Ameyo Adadevoh Way – that is the new name of a major road in
the federal capital territory (FCT).
The road was renamed after the late medical doctor whom
TheCable unveiled as the ‘Nigerian of the Decade based on her role in
preventing Ebola epidemic in the country.
The road, located along Ahmadu Bello Way, close to the
Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, was renamed after Adedovah, about six
years after she died from the disease in Lagos.
Her death occurred on
August 19, 2014, while she was managing a Liberian-American who brought the
virus to Nigeria.
She was the most senior doctor who participated in managing
Patrick Sawyer at the First Consultant Hospital, Lagos.
The late nurse insisted on keeping Sawyer in the hospital
despite pressure from the patient and his country for him to be freed.
‘SHE DESERVES MORE’
When a Twitter user shared a picture of the new road named
after her, some lauded the gesture while others called on the relevant
authorities immortalise her in a bigger way.
“She deserves more than that, a national holiday, her face
on of our naira notes, a place in the national museum, part of our history
& civic education textbooks & her children getting their entire
education funded by the government for life,” a user tweeted via @CeOdimz.
Below are some of the reactions to the tweet:
This is amazing. Such a brave and patriotic doctor. I also personally think that the National Hospital in Abuja should be renamed after her.— Chiemeziem MD (@DrChiemeziem) February 19, 2020
An airport, seaport or even a stadium should be named after her. And her family paid till eternity.— Mazi Frank Ifeanyi (@OkonkwoPerez) February 19, 2020
I think something more lasting should do more than this.— CHUKWUBUIKEM (@chionyeadinizu) February 19, 2020
Even the hospital she worked for should be named after her.
Good start but she deserves a bit more— Le Gen (@chuxugo) February 19, 2020
Beside her, Nigeria also lost Justina Echelonu, a
25-year-old nurse who assumed work at the hospital just a day before Sawyer
entered the country. Some other healthworkers also paid the ultimate price.
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