carelessness and insensitivity on the part of the Rivers State
Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and the State Commissioner for Health, Dr.
Samson Parker, are responsible for the unfortunate spread of the
deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the State, with a confirmed death
incident of an innocent doctor, Ike Samuel Elemo, as the first victim.
The PDP in a statement signed by Jerry Needam Special Adviser, on
Media to State PDP Chairman, Bro. Felix Obuah notes that Gov Amaechi's
laxity and his Health Commissioner not been proactive in putting in
place necessary facilities and modalities in preventing the Ebola
outbreak or tackling it to avoid spread in the event of any reported
case is consequently regrettable, as the Rivers State situation might
be more severe than that of Lagos State, in which case the State
government at least showed some form of seriousness by cooperating
with the Federal government prompt responses to the index case and
others who had contacts with him .
The PDP expresses astonishment while reacting to the death of the
medical Doctor in Port Harcourt, who had contact with an Ebola
patient, and who's wife and over 200 persons are reported being
infected with the Ebola virus in Port Harcourt.
Describing the situation as devastating, the PDP regretted that all
efforts by the Federal Government to contain the spread of Ebola to
Rivers State were rebuffed by Governor Rotimi Amaechi, including
shunning a meeting convened in Abuja on the prevention of the spread
of Ebola to other States, presided over by President Jonathan, which
had in attendance, 35 States Governors, except him (Amaechi).
At the meeting, modalities for containment of the spread of the virus
were considered and agreed upon, and all the governors in attendance
resolved and had immediately taken proactive steps in impeding the
spread.
This development, the PDP believes, elucidates the fact that the
Governor had always look for an avenue to milk dry the State, as what
he and his Executive members will now do is to present an expansive
budget purportedly for dealing with the current avoidable situation in
the State, thereby enriching themselves.
The Party also observes that rather than key into the policies and
programmes of the Federal Government in containing the spread of Ebola
to Rivers State, Governor Amaechi prefers to embark on ward to ward
APC campaigns in the State, against the advice by the Rivers State
Police Command.
By the latest development in the State, PDP is convinced that more
Ebola cases are in Rivers State, following out right negligence of the
governor, who prefers to travel to other parts of the States and
beyond than stay back and first tackle Ebola and other emergency
developments.
The PDP also expresses strong disapproval of claims made by the
Commissioner of Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, that all adequate measures
have been taken to contain the spread of Ebola in Rivers State,
believing that if that was the true reflection of government's action,
the heart breaking death of Dr. Elemo would have been avoided.
The PDP is not in doubt that all actions taken by the Rivers State
Government so far, are measures that are not in the interest of the
people, but aimed at looting the State resources.
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