Highlights Of Nigeria's Ebola-Free Declaration Ceremony

The World Health Organization(WHO) has today, October 20, declared Nigeria officially Ebola free.

The country has gone through the requisite 42 day period without recording any new case of the disease and has thus qualified for official clearance.

The declaration was made at the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua centre in Abuja by the WHO country representative in Nigeria, Dr Rui Gama Vaz on behalf of Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan.

The ceremony included a moment of silence for the lives lost to the disease and a testimony from the sister of late Port Harcourt doctor, Iyke Enemuo, who also got infected but survived the disease.

Former Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu took the stand to give an official statement as regards Nigeria’s new Ebola-free status.

The ceremony was also attended by former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku who expressed gratitude to God that Nigeria was able to beat the disease.