From Ayodele Samuel, Lagos
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately halt the rallies being organized across the nation in his support by the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), saying the rallies are jeopardizing Nigeria’s efforts to control the spread of Ebola.
The party said the TAN rallies in Awka and Ibadan, and the forthcoming ones in Port Harcourt and elsewhere flout the advice by the President against large gatherings that can encourage the spread of the disease.
According to the APC, there is no way it can be guaranteed that those coming for the rallies are Ebola free
‘’Mr. President, you said your ambition is not worth the life of any Nigerian. But the TAN rallies for your re-election are endangering the lives of thousands of Nigerians in these days of Ebola. Some things must simply transcend politics. This is one of them. Please stop the rallies now,’’ the party said in a statement issued in Ilorin, on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
It said the President must in particular ensure that the rally slated for Port Harcourt on Saturday is stopped, in view of the spread of the Ebola virus to the Rivers capital, recalling President Jonathan’s had on Aug. 8th, 2014 while declaring the Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria a national emergency, discouraged public gatherings and activities that may unwittingly promote close contact with infected persons or place others at risk.
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