President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abdulwaheed Omar
yesterday challenged the Federal Government to double its fight against Boko
Haram insurgency in the manner it has tackled the issue of the deadly Ebola
virus disease (EVD) so far in the country. Speaking at a one-day sensitisation
on prevention of EVD in the workplace, organised by National Union of Textile,
Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), Omar commended the Federal
Government’s efforts to stop the spread of the virus. I think if the Federal
Government should fight Boko Haram the way it is fighting Ebola, then the
insurgency would have ended since. So, I call on the government to be as
proactive to Boko Haram as it has done to Ebola, he said. The NLC president
urged the government to re-direct more of such energy and resources towards
bringing an end to the Boko Haram insurgency. Earlier, the General Secretary of
NUTGTWN, Issa Aremu, who is also the vice president of NLC, said there was need
for continuous enlightenment and sensitisation on the Ebola virus, explaining
that the workshop was to enlighten members of the labour force about the
disease and how to prevent it. As deadly as the Ebola virus disease is, we
should not forget that there are other diseases like malaria, polio and
cholera, which have cure but are still rampant in the country. Thus, as we
battle with the deadly Ebola virus disease, we should do more with other
diseases with known treatment/prevention.
Sun Newspaper
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