Dr. Stella Adadevoh, a female consultant physician, in Lagos
Following the death of the Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, her family members have said that they have been left devastated.
Adadevoh was the lead doctor who attended to the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, that brought the Ebola Virus Disease to Nigeria.
She died on Tuesday night, making her the fifth recorded fatality of the highly contagious disease in Nigeria.
One of the deceased’s cousin, Biase, who had led an online campaign urging the United States government and the Western world to release the experimental Zmapp drug to save Adadevoh’s life took to Twitter to mourn her death.
In a petition launched on change.org,which gathered over 3,000 signatures, Biase had begged the American government “to help save her life”
But she said on Wednesday that she was heartbroken, adding that she “doesn’t know how to feel now.”
A Nigerian health worker in Ebola protective gear
Writing on her Twitter page, she added, “This is sad. I can’t believe she died. Thank you to everyone that signed and shared the petition. You guys were awesome. She’s at peace now. Not waiting for America to send her drugs.”
Kwami, another relative of the late consultant physician with the First Consultants Medical Centre, Lagos, stated that Adadevoh was her “darling cousin.”
Noting that the deceased taught him and his younger ones that hard work pays, Kwami explained that her passing was not only sad but was also a great loss to the entire Adadevoh family.
He stated that their family had received condolence messages from the Nigerian authorities, through the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babtunde Fashola.
He tweeted, “I would like to thank you all for your prayers. Sadly, my darling cousin has been called home. She has finished her course and now rests with God. She was my eldest cousin.
“The one who showed us all that it is possible to be chic and hardworking. She was the best student everywhere. We have received condolence messages from Lagos State Governor Babtunde Fashola and the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris.”
Another relative of the deceased, Wale Kwame, stated that “only God knows” why Ameyo was not part of the survivors of the EVD.
“Just lost an aunt to Ebola: Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh. Only God knows best! It really was a funny topic until the whole thing got real,” Kwame wrote on Twitter.
Meanwhile, tributes have continued to pour in for Adadevoh from prominent Nigerians and her medical doctor colleagues.
In the several tributes and eulogies posted online, many Nigerians hailed her as a “heroine” and asked the Federal Government to immortalise her [color=#006600][/color]