Ebola scare: Interior minister Tunji-Ojo joins stakeholders for high-level emergency preparedness discussions 

Ebola scare: Interior minister Tunji-Ojo joins stakeholders for high-level emergency preparedness discussions

As the Minister of Interior, I joined key stakeholders in Lagos today for a critical high-level emergency preparedness meeting convened on the directive of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.

The meeting led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, brought together the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), other health authorities, security agencies, and emergency response officials to review Nigeria’s readiness and strengthen preventive measures against the Ebola virus disease.

While there is currently no confirmed case of Ebola in Nigeria, we are not leaving anything to chance.

At the Ministry of Interior, our focus remains firm on border control and robust screening at all points of entry; airports, seaports, and land borders. We are enhancing monitoring and surveillance protocols using available technology and structured decision-making mechanisms to prevent the virus from entering the country.

As government, we will continue to work seamlessly as a team with state governments, the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, and all relevant agencies to ensure this threat does not rear its ugly head in our dear nation.

Together, drawing lessons from our successful containment of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, we are confident that Nigeria will once again rise to the challenge and protect our country.

Minister for Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo