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Pres. Jonathan condemns stigmatiation of Nigerians over Ebola

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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_293190869" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Wednesday</span></span> in Abuja condemned the stigmatization of Nigerians by some countries over recent cases of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">Speaking at a meeting with Mr. David Navarro, a Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General, President Jonathan particularly denounced discriminatory actions such as that which forced Nigeria’s team to the Youth Olympics in China to abandon its participation.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">Noting that there was no justification for such stigmatization of Nigerians since the Ebola Virus Disease had been effectively  contained in the country and never attained epidemic levels, the President called for the cessation of discriminatory actions against Nigerians over the virus and urged the UN Secretary General, Mr.  Ban Ki Moon  to support the call.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">Responding to the Secretary General’s commendation of Nigeria’s management of the threat of Ebola, President Jonathan praised the Federal Ministry of Health, the Lagos State Government and all Nigerians for the success achieved so far in containing the virus and avoiding a national epidemic.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">“All hands have been on deck to contain the virus here. I commend my team and the Lagos State Government. We have been able to set politics aside and work in unison to deal with a national threat.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">“All other Nigerians have played a part too by complying with the directives and advice we have issued to stop the virus from spreading any further. The success we have had is a testimony to what we can achieve as people if we set aside our differences and work together,” he told Mr. Navarro.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">The President assured the Special Envoy that in spite of the seeming  success of  its containment measures, the Federal Government and its agencies will remain vigilant to guard against further cases of Ebola in the country.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">“We will continue to monitor the situation and we will also support other affected African countries as much as we can because we cannot be completely safe from the virus as long as it continues to ravage some countries in our sub-region and continent. We will continue to work with the international community to curb the outbreak in other countries,” President Jonathan pledged.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">Mr. Navarro who  had visited Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the countries worst hit by Ebola before coming to Nigeria, told the President that he had come, on the instruction of the UN Secretary-General, to applaud Nigeria’s successful containment of the virus.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">“The Secretary-General asked me to come here too, not because you have an Ebola problem, but because you have tackled it in an exemplary fashion.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">“Your personal leadership on the matter has been key. There may still be some work to be done before the virus is completely cleared out from here, but other countries can learn from your fine example,” Mr. Navarro told the President.</span></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 14px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Pres. Jonathan condemns stigmatiation of Nigerians over Ebola

F ind the State House press below... President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Wednesday in Abuja condemned the stigmatization of N...

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1000 Clerics storm Abuja to reconcile Jonathan, Obasanjo

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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ABUJA - AHEAD of the 2015 general elections in the country, over 1000 Bishops and Pastors from the Pentecostal fold on Sunday stormed the Ecumenical Center Abuja to reconcile President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasajo.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">THE Clerics who came from different parts of the country arrived late on Saturday while some of them from Imo State arrived early hours of Sunday and slept at the park as there were no officials of the organizers of the program.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But it was gathered that because of the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan who was away to Germany on a national official duty and that of the former President Obasanjo who was said to have been represented by his pastor the reconciliation prayer meeting could not precede.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There were divergent views on the invitation sent to the two leaders as some of the pastors claimed both President Jonathan and former President Obasanjo were formerly invited, some other members said that the President was not given formal invitation to attend but that he was aware of the meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Some of the clerics told Vanguard that President Jonathan was represented at the prayer meeting by Venerable Obioma Onwuzurumba but that the members had wanted the two personalities to be present so that the reconciliation could be effective</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In the absence of the main objective of the meeting which was the reconciliation, the Ministers of God had intensive prayers against the recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the insurgency in the North East occasioned by the Boko Haram sect and the abduction of Chibok girls in Borno State.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A Pastor who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity said that there was also indiscriminate installation of Bishops and ordination of pastors at the occasion.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In an interview, one of the 100 pastors from Imo State that were stranded on arrival early hours of Sunday and founder and General Overseer of Light of God Mission, Mbaise, Imo State, Rev. Udechukwu Matthew Uka explained that the prayer meeting was to ensure a total reconciliation between President Jonathan and former President Obasanjo.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rev. Uka said that the reconciliation of the two would bring a peaceful election in 2015 as well as unity to the country, stressing that the Men of God were concerned over the suspected strained relationship between two great leaders of the country.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to him, “We came to Abuja to pray for the peace and unity of this nation and to make sure that the leaders of this nation are working in unison, especially we want to pray that God will unite the former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo with the present President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“We know that they are leaders and when two of them are united, many souls, many part of the nation will be united, they are the head. The former President is aware of our coming, he is the grand patron of this network which is Master Seed Pentecostal and College of Bishops and Ministers network.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“We are almost 1000 in number organized by our national President Bishop David Emma Okoroafor Agu. The 1000 ministers are from different states of the federation. Many are from Rivers State, some from Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Abia State, Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Lagos , Edo, Delta and many other parts of the country.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He also said that President Jonathan was aware of their and coming for the reconciliation meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On while some of them slept at the park on arrival about 12 am on Sunday, he said, “The reason is that we came very late, our vehicle couldn’t meet up with time. Before we came in, our national organizers who should direct us where to pass the night have gone to their various homes, we came almost midnight that is why we were stranded.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Also speaking Pastor Modestus Kelechi the General Overseer of Holy Ghost Intercessory Ministry with its headquarters in Mbutu, Aboh Mbaise in Imo State said that it was imperative that President Jonathan and former President Obasanjo should unite to give the nation direction.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pastor Kelechi who is a notable prayer warrior said that God would not be happy to see the two men going across purposes, adding that animosity among the two could spell doom to the nation.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He said, “’They have to come together for the sake of this country.”’</span></div>
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1000 Clerics storm Abuja to reconcile Jonathan, Obasanjo

ABUJA - AHEAD of the 2015 general elections in the country, over 1000 Bishops and Pastors from the Pentecostal fold on Sunday stormed the ...