Senate Blasts Aviation Officials Over Ebola Patient’s Entry Into Nigeria

… Declares Health Emergency Nationwide

…Seeks Emergency Funding To Contain Spread

…Senators Reject Motion To Visit Patient’s Point Of Entry

The Senate has come down exhausting on administration and workers of the Nigerian aviation sector, particularly officers entrusted with the screening of tourists into the nation at entry factors.

It declared a nationwide well being emergency over the entry of an Ebola affected person’s entry into Nigeria from Uganda on Monday by the Abuja worldwide airport.

During an prolonged debate at plenary on Wednesday, the lawmakers referred to as on the Federal Government to urgently launch funds to the related businesses with a view to containing the unfold of the virus.

The senators nonetheless, unanimously rejected a movement urging members to go to the Abuja airport, by which the Uganda affected person entered Nigeria for on-the-spot evaluation.

It’s obvious the lawmakers are afraid of doable an infection throughout such a go to to the ability.

The debate was nonetheless ongoing as of the time of submitting this report.

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