A former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the choice of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, to pay a N100,000 weekly allowance to folks stored in isolation over the Ebola virus.
The NCDC Director General, Dr Jide Idris, had on Sunday introduced that 53 contacts linked to the confirmed Ebola case in Abuja will obtain N100,000 per week to cowl feeding, lodging and household help throughout the 21-day monitoring interval.
Reacting on his verified X deal with on Monday, Shehu Sani warned that the company must be cautious with the cost.
He stated the N100,000 incentive might make some folks come ahead to falsely claim they have had contact with the virus simply to profit from the weekly stipend.
“The NCDC reportedly stated they will give 100k weekly to anybody they preserve in isolation over the Ebola virus.
“They must be cautious as a result of some folks can come ahead and claim they have the virus due to the 100k,” he wrote.
Recall that the NCDC confirmed one case of Ebola in Abuja and is at present monitoring 53 main contacts together with well being staff and family members.
