Between Jonathan’s Ebola fever and Buhari’s Lassa fever
At the time of writing this essay, Nigeria has lost 44 citizens to the dreaded Lassa fever which like the equally dreaded Ebola Virus Disease is a haemorrhagic fever that spreads easily from one person to another. The two diseases need a comprehensive action plan involving the people and relevant agencies, local and international, and mobilised by government who deploys all resources necessary, to tackle the menace headlong. The Ebola virus which caused a worldwide stir in 2014 and claimed about 11, 000 lives in West Africa alone, can be considered to be more fearsome because of the number of casualties per occurrence and its rapid spread to even Europe and the US. However, with all its threats and spread; with all its fame for defying medicine, thethen Jonathan administration rose to the occasion with total commitment and vigour, mobilising agencies, personnel and other resources; sensitising schools, offices, churches/mosques etc while equipping hospitals and other public places with...