The Governor, Rotimi Amaechi disclosed this on Tuesday when the Country Director of the World Health Organisation in Nigeria, Mr. Rui Vaz, paid him a courtesy call at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
The governor also pledged to work together with WHO to fight the Ebola virus in the state, even as he assured that his administration would do everything to contain the disease.
“Whatever it takes for us to overcome Ebola, I will do it because it costs more if Ebola is on the loose than if it is contained.
“So, we are happy that the World Health Organization is here to assist Rivers State. We are happy that the World Health Organization appreciates the dangers of Ebola to our communities.
“We need to contain Ebola. If there is no cure, then there should be containment so that more persons don’t contact it. The Rivers State Government is prepared to take all the responsibility. The citizens are ours,” Amaechi said.
Governor Amaechi however condemned the attempt by politicians in the state to politicize the outbreak of Ebola in the state.
According to him, “They cannot be talking about politics in the midst of Ebola. We are talking about lives. For me, I am the governor of Rivers State.
“I am elected to protect the lives of Rivers people and to ensure that they are alive. That is my responsibility to the people of the State.”
He vowed that his administration would concentrate on necessary measures to contain the spread of the disease in the state.
Amaechi thanked the WHO for coming to the state and promised to actively participate in the collaboration.
Speaking earlier, Mr. Rui Vaz told Amaechi that the world health body would render technical support to the state to fight the Ebola virus.
He said WHO would also provide necessary support in areas of expertise, logistics, media, case management, surveillance among others.
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