Atiku calls for audit of Nigeria’s 10 billion naira Ebola funds
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dailytrust
Atiku Abubakar is calling for an audit of the 10 billion naira announced by President Bola Tinubu to prepare Nigeria for Ebola. The former vice-president accuses the government of taking too long to confirm a case in Abuja and warns that the outbreak must not be used to discourage participation in the 2027 election, according to Daily Trust.
Former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar is calling for an audit of the 10 billion naira approved for Ebola preparedness, following the confirmation of a case in Abuja. In a statement sent by Phrank Shaibu, strategic communications director of the ADC presidential campaign council, he asked President Bola Tinubu to publish the sums actually disbursed, payment dates, contracts, recipients and equipment delivered.
Atiku says the patient arrived in Nigeria on 5 October, developed symptoms on 7 October and went to a private hospital on 11 October. The government publicly announced the case on 20 October, according to his statement. He maintains that 44 people who had close contact with the patient were not being monitored during this period and that private healthcare workers lacked protective equipment.
The former vice-president also called for epidemiologists, doctors and public health professionals to lead the response rather than politicians. He questioned the presidential task force announced in June, chaired by Tinubu’s chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. Atiku had previously called for contact tracing to continue after the Ebola case emerged in Nigeria, in a call to continue contact tracing.
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