The upcoming 2027 general election may be postponed if there is a threatening Ebola outbreak in the country, Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, has submitted while noting that this will be done to protect public health.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Dr Jide Idris, who said this during an interview with Channels Television, also noted that the severity and geographical spread of the outbreak would determine whether the elections would be postponed or not.
Clarifying that there is no reason to have such a proposition on the table at least for now, he also expressed optimism that the outbreak will be contained without disrupting the electoral timetable.
‘We hope the elections will not be postponed, but if the thing (Ebola) gets wide enough, that might be considered. As of now, there is no need for that’ he said.
Dr Idris noted that any decision to postpone the elections would be guided by public health considerations rather than political interest
‘We in the health sector will not use disease issues as a political weapon. No government will use Ebola as a political weapon.
This Ebola thing started in DRC a couple of months ago and we were tracking. They said for you to track again there is a possibility that it may get here due to our population movement, flight into this country, and ports of entry, yet it came. No government will use Ebola as a political weapon’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
