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| Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo |
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has
commended the Federal and Lagos State Governments for curbing the spread of the
Ebola virus in the country.
The former President stated
this at the opening ceremony of the 11th Biennial International Conference on
“Drugs, Alcohol and Society in Africa” organized by the African Centre for
Research and Information on substance Abuse (CRISA). He, however, called for
collaboration among West African countries to contain the virus.
Obasanjo said, “I have
always believed that where we have done well, we should be able to commend
ourselves whether or not anybody commends us.
“On the other hand, where we
have not done well enough, we should be bold and courageous enough to admit our
failing, show remorse and make correction.
“The Lagos State Government
and the Federal Government separately and collectively have done very well in
the prompt measures taken to stem the tide of Ebola disease and to prevent the
spread into an epidemic proportion both in Lagos and in the country.
“We should hail these
efforts which are in contrast to the efforts and time deployed to rescue the
276 Chibok girls abducted. The difference is clear and the results are obvious.
Where we fail like in Chibok, no excuse will absolve us from the responsibility
and guilt that will remain for years and decades to come.”
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