The Lagos State Government on Monday said it
had received the N200million pledged by the Federal Government to
support the containment of the Ebola Virus Disease in the state.
Gov. Babatunde Fashola confirmed receipt of the fund while
receiving some Ebola protective and relief items donated by MTN
Nigeria in Ikeja.
The governor said the state government received the money on
Wednesday and thanked the Federal Government for fulfilling its
President Goodluck
Jonathan had announced a pledge of N200million to the state to support
its efforts at containing the spread of the virus.
Jonathan said the N200million was not part of the N1.9billion Ebola
Intervention Fund that would be released to Federal Ministry of Health
to contain the spread of the disease.
“Yes we have received the money. We got the N200million on
Wednesday. It is definitely going to help in our efforts to contain
the virus,’’ Fashola said.
The governor said that the state government was working closely with
the Federal Government and other partners to effectively fight the
He noted that the Lagos index case was the first urban case of the disease in history.
Fashola said that the quick response of the state government to the problem had saved Nigeria what could been a pandemic.
The governor said though the state was not yet free of the disease, “the successful treatment of eight hitherto patients means that Nigeria is winning the war against the virus.’’
He described the spread of the disease to Rivers State as very unfortunate, saying that the state government was sharing knowledge and information with Rivers on its successful containment.
Commenting on the on the postponement of schools resumption to Oct 15 by the Federal Government, Fashola said, “though issues like that are on the concurrent list, schools in the state would comply with
the directive.’’
The governor, however, said there was the need for Federal Government to
always carry states along on issues that concerned them.
Fashola, however, urged residents not to panic about the Ebola Disease.
