Ebola: Jang-led NGF to meet health minister, stakeholders

Governor Jonah Jang-led Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said on Wednesday it would hold a one-day sensitisation programme to educate and inform Nigerians on the deadly Ebola virus.

This was contained in a statement in Abuja and signed by Osaro Onaiwu, the Secretary to the forum.

According to the statement, the meeting which is being organised in collaboration with the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu and all the commissioners of health in the federation, also seeks to keep Nigerians abreast of government’s efforts to combat the virus.

“The purpose of the meeting is for the minister to discuss sensitisation efforts and review the progress made in the preparedness and measures put in place to prevent the spread of Ebola.”

The statement said the meeting would arm the commissioners of health with adequate information to brief their governors on measures to adopt to curb the virus in their various states.

The meeting is scheduled for 11 August with all the commissioners for health in the 36 states are expected in attendance.