Muhammad Ali Pate
ON THE RECORD · 5 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Nigeria has muscle memory that has been activated, but we are not fighting the past outbreak in the exactly the same way. We have to be vigilant,”
Muhammad Ali Pate · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Pate expressed confidence in Nigeria's ability to contain the outbreak, citing strengthened disease surveillance, laboratories and trained epidemiologists.
“Not all of them have been in close proximity. We cast the net wide so that we contain it as broadly as possible,”
Muhammad Ali Pate · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Pate explained that 44 people who had been in contact with the patient were identified and placed in isolation.
“We respect our sister nation of Uganda,”
Muhammad Ali Pate · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Pate sought to play down tension after conflicting accounts emerged about the patient's movements between Nigeria and Uganda.
“We have very strong solidarity, we are all in it together.”
Muhammad Ali Pate · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Pate emphasized solidarity with Uganda as Nigerian officials worked with Uganda, Ethiopia and the Africa CDC to establish the full facts.
“She's stable, she's improving,”
Muhammad Ali Pate · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
The health minister commented on the condition of Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola patient, a 42-year-old woman who tested positive on Tuesday.