No govt should claim credit over Ebola roll back — Jonathan

In response to criticisms of government by some opposition governors over who gets the credit for the roll back of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan has explained that the “buy-in” of Nigerians into the campaign was responsible for the success in tackling the outbreak. Therefore, he said no government should claim credit for the feat.

Governors Babatunde Fashola and Rotimi Amaechi of Lagos and Rivers states, respectively affected by the outbreak, had separately chastised the Federal Government for claiming credit for the disease control.

Speaking while launching the Tony Elumelu Empowerment Fund at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, Jonathan regretted people’s attempt to play politics with the issue and credited the success recorded to the Nigerian people…