Stop Discriminating Against Nigerians, Jonathan Warns

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October 28, 2014 4:01 PM

Jonathan said this while receiving the Foreign Minister of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart, Mr. Laurent Fabius at the Presidential Villa in Abuja

President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that the discrimination being perpetrated against Nigerians over the Ebola Virus Disease must stop.

Jonathan said this while receiving the Foreign Minister of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart, Mr. Laurent Fabius at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The president added further, as revealed via a statement released by his media aide, Reuben Abati, that there was no reason for Nigerians to be stigmatized as the disease never attained epidemic level in the country and Nigeria had also been declared Ebola-free.

The statement reads:

“Jonathan assured the visiting ministers that Nigeria would cooperate fully with other concerned nations to stop the current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa as quickly as possible.”

“The ministers told the president that they were in Nigeria to seek further cooperation with the federal government in the growing global effort to contain the outbreak and continued spread of the virus.”

“They praised Nigeria’s successful containment of the virus and expressed the desire of France, Germany and the European Union to help other West African countries where the virus still remains active.”

Nigeria was declared Ebola free on October 20 after recording 21 cases and 8 deaths.

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