APC Denounces Atiku's Politicization of Ebola Crisis

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of "dangerous politicisation" regarding Nigeria's Ebola outbreak. In a statement by spokesperson Dele Alake, the APC PCC asserted that the ₦10 billion emergency fund approved by President Bola Tinubu in June remains untouched.

This statement followed Atiku's criticisms of the government's handling of the Ebola case, including questions about the emergency allocation and surveillance systems. Alake condemned Atiku's remarks linking Tinubu's name to Ebola, stating it risks trivializing a serious health issue.

He also criticized Atiku's comments on the failure to detect the infected traveler upon arrival in Abuja, explaining the incubation period of Ebola and the timeline of symptom development. Alake praised the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for their effective surveillance and response to the outbreak, which included contact tracing of the patient's 44 contacts.