‘Please Be Vigilant’: Ogun State Govt. Writes Pastor Adeboye On Protection From Ebola Virus

The commissioner also said the state had begun a training programme for health officials in in local government areas

To create more awareness on the deadly Ebola virus, the Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Olaokun Soyinka said the state wrote a letter to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), to take precautionary measure against its spread during the on-going annual convention.

Dr. Soyinka made the information known at a press conference in Abeokuta, organised to address the preventive measures being taken by the state. continue...

He said the letter was sent to the RCCG authorities last Friday and the state government requested the General Overseer, Enoch Adeboye, to pass the information to the congregation about Ebola in order to guard against its spread.
 

He said, “We wrote a letter and sent a team to the Redeemed Christian Church of God, because they are having their annual convention. We asked them to make sure they are vigilant.

“We wrote them last week Friday and reminded them of the dreaded Ebola virus and we commended them for what they have been doing. We asked Pastor Enoch Adeboye to pass the general information on Ebola to the congregation.”
 

The commissioner said the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, had instructed the health ministry to interact with Muslim and Christian leaders and any other groups that have large crowd.

Dr. Soyinka also said the state had begun a training programme for health officials in in local government areas.

He noted that the state was already collaborating with Federal Government agencies in the border areas to prevent carriers of the virus from entering the state.