Muhammad Ali Pate: This was Inevitable
They have just announced that Ebola has landed in Abuja, and here we go again. I am very far from surprised as I expected it to have landed since. Let
The announcement that Ebola has arrived in Abuja has come as no surprise to many, who have long anticipated the inevitable. During a recent trip back from London, the reporter encountered an Emirates counter clerk who insisted on filling out the NCDC form before boarding the plane. The form contained an overwhelming 100 questions, such as whether the traveler had experienced fever, vomiting, or an erection in recent days.
The reporter, feeling overwhelmed by the absurdity of the form, decided to answer "no" to all of them, only to be allowed to board. Upon arriving in Lagos, he heard that nobody checked the forms of other travelers, and no on-site testing or swab tests were conducted. The reporter feared that this lax approach would only be a matter of time before Ebola would spread.
He decided to go into hiding until the situation improves, unwilling to risk his life due to the government's incompetence and bureaucratic red tape.
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