Hello. I want to take a few moments to speak directly to you, the people of West Africa, especially in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria. On behalf of the American people, I want you to know that our prayers are with those of you who have lost loved ones during this terrible outbreak of Ebola. Along with our partners around the world, the United States is working with your governments to help stop this disease. And the first step in this fight is knowing the facts...Stopping this disease wont be easy, but we know how to do it. You are not alone. Together, we can treat those who are sick with respect and dignity. We can save lives. - President Obamas message to West Africans on Ebola. My conversation with the WHO D-G, Dr Margaret Chan was revealing. She said 60 per cent of the transmission was spread during burials. That is why in my announcement; I’ve been saying that people should be careful about burials. Some people like burial ceremonies. This is not the time for burial ceremony, somebody is dead, he is dead, leave him there. This is not the best time for those ceremonies. If he is dead, he is already dead, Sawyer that brought this Ebola to Nigeria; his sister died of Ebola, and he started acting somehow, his country asked him not to leave the country, let them observe him, but the crazy man decided to leave and found his way here...” - President Goodluck Jonathans first personal statement after the EVD outbreak at an Inter-Faith Conference in Abuja. Hey...! Am I the only one who finds the message more helpful than the statement? Am I the only one who had to Google search the statement because it really wasnt a public message from the countrys number one man? Am I the only one who is worried about the silence of our leader over critical issues of urgent concerns? I have posited in my writings and talks that one of the three critical actions of effective leadership is to COMMUNICATE VISION (the other two are: to DEFINE PURPOSE and to MAKE DECISIONS). We should then wonder if our leaders get a pass mark on any of these three checks. #Leadership ~ abiodunBEYOND
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 07:50:47 +0000
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