lionduke:
Liberia's President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has
written a heartfelt letter to the world over the
Ebola crisis that hit her country. In the letter
which was read over the radio and
transmitted worldwide, she likened the Ebola
epidermic to the civil war her country faced
11 years ago which killed a lot of Liberians,
crumbled their economy and vital
institutions.
The president called on the international
community to stop all theoretical
explanations on the Ebola crisis and act fast
to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Find
her letter after the cut...
Dear World
In just over six months, Ebola has managed
to bring my country to a standstill. We have
lost over 2,000 Liberians. Some are children
struck down in the prime of their youth. Some
were fathers, mothers, brothers or best
friends. Many were brave health workers that
risked their lives to save others, or simply
offer victims comfort in their final moments.
There is no coincidence Ebola has taken hold
in three fragile states – Liberia, Sierra Leone
and Guinea - all battling to overcome the
effects of interconnected wars. In Liberia, our
civil war ended only eleven years ago. It
destroyed our public infrastructure, crushed
our economy and led to an exodus of
educated professionals. A country that had
some 3,000 qualified doctors at the start of
the war was dependent by its end on barely
three dozen. In the last few years, Liberia was
bouncing back. We realized there was a long
way to go, but the future was looking bright.
Now Ebola threatens to erase that hard work.
Our economy was set to be larger and
stronger this year, offering more jobs to
Liberians and raising living standards. Ebola
is not just a health crisis – across West
Africa, a generation of young people risk
being lost to an economic catastrophe as
harvests are missed, markets are shut and
borders are closed.
The virus has been able to spread so rapidly
because of the insufficient strength of the
emergency, medical and military services that
remain under-resourced and without the
preparedness to confront such a challenge.
This would have been the case whether the
confrontation was with Ebola, another
infectious disease, or a natural disaster.
But one thing is clear. This is a fight in which
the whole world has a stake. This disease
respects no borders. The damage it is
causing in West Africa, whether in public
health, the economy or within communities –
is already reverberating throughout the region
and across the world.
The international reaction to this crisis was
initially inconsistent and lacking in clear
direction or urgency. Now finally, the world
has woken up. The community of nations has
realized they cannot simply pull up the
drawbridge and wish this situation away.
This fight requires a commitment from every
nation that has the capacity to help –
whether that is with emergency funds,
medical supplies or clinical expertise.
I have every faith in our resilience as
Liberians, and our capacity as global
citizens, to face down this disease, beat it
and rebuild. History has shown that when a
people are at their darkest hour, humanity
has an enviable ability to act with bravery,
compassion and selflessness for the benefit
of those most in need.
From governments to international
organisations, financial institutions to NGOs,
politicians to ordinary people on the street in
any corner of the world, we all have a stake
in the battle against Ebola. It is the duty of
all of us, as global citizens, to send a
message that we will not leave millions of
West Africans to fend for themselves against
an enemy that they do not know, and against
whom they have little defence.
The time for talking or theorizing is over. Only
concerted action will save my country, and
our neighbours, from experiencing another
national tragedy. The words of Henrik Ibsen
have never been truer: “A thousand words
leave not the same deep impression as does
a single deed.
Yours sincerely,
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Adminisher:


You must be smoking something really bad to have posted this trash. You have just ridiculed our democracy with this trash. So MEND will be allowed to subvert the free expression of our fundamental human right of voting in an elected government. This is a very weak argument to compel us to support GEJ. Maybe you guys already know now that he will lose the popular vote.The Niger Delta is part of Nigeria and the most dependent one at that. The naval blockade and air strikes on MEND installations will affect the region and cause untold hardship on the ND peoples. Starvation will be used as a weapon of war, disease and criminality will ensue. Women and Children will bear the full brunt. Civil society will cease to function. I don't think you have thought about the effects of what you are suggesting properly. This idiotic argument can also be extended to even 2019 as well and you are more or less saying GEJ may as well do ten terms in office. Please stop smoking bad stuff and reason properly.

ibedun:
My Yoruba Brothers

Continue with your debate but be aware of IGBO interlopers on this thread.

We have been muslims and Christians living peacefully together for a long while and that tolerence must continue.

And whether we like it or not none of the 2 religions have done us any particular good over the years.

Christinity despite their sanctimonious stance is full of fraud, manipulation and abuse and mind control of vulnerable (and sometime outright stupid people)

They do more damage to people than the bombs.

I support those who want to wear Hijab to school, office or wherever the like.

F117A:
You must be a very stupidd human being.
Is it the same SA that is looking for any opportunity to embarass Nigeria due to the already existing geo-political rivalry.
You think SA likes Nigeria?
I wonder how i came to be in the same country with inbred moronns like you.
Anyway,MTN and co will produce the money one way or the other.

NgeneUkwenu:
Crap! Very useless threat that carries no weight.

The fact is that, the whole world knows how corrupt, jonathan, his pastor and friends are, so in their opinion they are withholding the money till next year when an incorruptible, legitimate and purposeful leadership that would be led by the people's General is sworn in.

Kudos to SA for coming to our rescue!

LasGidiOwner: Customized13 why are you doing this to yourself?

Bro , I hardly comment on here , I just read . If you are Chino as they say , YOU NEED TO STOP PLS !... why will you be fighting other Igbo states ? For your info , I am from Nnewichi Nnnewi Anambra. Dear Chino , i had to comment because i have become ashamed of you . Stop!