Ellen Johnson (Liberian president) apologizes to Nigeria on Sawyers behalf

President of Liberia, Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson has said that the Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer, was on surveillance, but he sneaked out of Liberia and came to Lagos, where he died 24 hours later.

The Liberian President expressed concern over the unfortunate incident and apologized to Nigeria on behalf of her countryman who brought the virus to the country.

According to the Minister of State on Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nurudeem Mohammed, Sirleaf-Johnson told the Federal Government that Sawyer was on surveillance when he sneaked out of Liberia through Asky Airline.

Mohammed told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that Sirleaf-Johnson had apologised to Nigeria over Sawyer’s visit to Nigeria.

The Liberian Ambassador to Nigeria, Prof. AL- Hassan Conteh who participated in the briefing of the International Community on Ebola, pleaded with the FG to stop the embarrassment and stigma Sawyer’s action had caused Liberians living in Nigeria.

Conteh said since the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, media and Port workers have discriminated and harassed Liberians, and he called on the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, to help save the situation.

He said, “The fact that the person who brought the disease was from Liberia does not mean all Liberians were positive of Ebola Virus Disease.

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