TB Joshua, The Last Chance Of Ebola In West Africa Tourism.

For many years, the travel and tourism industry has been dogged by lack of professionalism, poor packaging and in most cases, corruption by officials; and now, the Ebola outbreak.

Regrettably, three of West Africa’s promising and upcoming destinations are at the very heart of the outbreak, with Guinea Conakry, Liberia and Sierra Leone worst hit and now gradually spreading to Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country which many health experts predicted could have devastating consequences for the continent.

Since the outbreak, trade which is the biggest unifying factor across the West Coast has suffered great loss with restrictions and strict border controls on land, water and air travels.

As a way of controlling the deadly Ebola Virus from spreading fast, government across the region have put in place stringent screening procedures at airports. In some cases, some airlines that made air connectivity easier have stopped flying the Sierra Leone and Liberia routes.

Arik Air, the biggest airline in Nigeria and West Africa has suspended all flights to and from Serra Leone and Liberia.

The airline’s head of corporate communications, Ola Adebanji said the suspension would be in force “until further notice”.

Also affected were A Sky, another regional airline based in Lome, Togo with strong ties with Africa’s largest and most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines has been stopped by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority [NCAA]from operating its regular flights into Nigerian airports.

Reports from the Dubai also say that Emirate sand British Airways have also suspended all their scheduled flights to and from Guinea Conakry.

Whilst the world battles the deadly virus, Nigeria is on red alert since the Liberian, Patrick Sawyer who was the index case of Ebola on Nigerian soil died;four more cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed while 177 people are being watched in Lagos and 6 others in Enugu then.

The Nigerian government has also placed a ban on repatriation of dead bodies into the country and relevant government agencies have been directed to ensure that the ban is properly enforced.
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