The National Orientation Agency has commenced a nationwide sensitization of local communities on the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease and security in the country.
The flag off of the programme began on Saturday at Akokwa in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo state during the community’s new yam festival, which attracted indigenes of the community from across the country.
The Director General of the Agency, Mike Omeri, who flagged it off at the Community Primary School, Akokwa, stressed the need for personal hygiene among the populace.
Omeri said: “The best cure for Ebola so far is in prevention of infection.”
According to him, the Federal Government is determined to wipe out the scourge, which was brought into the country by a Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer.
He said so far, only five persons have died from the disease in the country, while several persons have been certified free despite contact with the index case.
Omeri said the containment of the spread of the disease shows that government is capable of securing the well being of the society.
On security, Omeri urged for support by Nigerians for the Federal Government in the fight against terror and insurgency, saying the Armed Forces and other security forces were making steady progress to stamp out terrorism in the country.
According to him, the local communities and all citizens have a role to play by being security conscious and working in concert with security forces in terms of information sharing to ensure a more secured country.
Others who spoke at the event were the representative of the Department of State Service, Steve Ajege; the Dean of the School of Health Technology at Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Prof. Ikechi Dozie; the Health Desk Officer in NOA, Dr. Femi Ayoola; and the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on security, Okechukwu Okorocha.
The NOA community sensitization will see community mobilization officers visiting village squares, churches and mosques, markets and other public squares to engage members of the public on the subject matter.
The National Orientation Agency has commenced a nationwide sensitization of local communities on the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease and security in the country.
The flag off of the programme began on Saturday at Akokwa in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo state during the community’s new yam festival, which attracted indigenes of the community from across the country.
The Director General of the Agency, Mike Omeri, who flagged it off at the Community Primary School, Akokwa, stressed the need for personal hygiene among the populace.
Omeri said: “The best cure for Ebola so far is in prevention of infection.”
According to him, the Federal Government is determined to wipe out the scourge, which was brought into the country by a Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer.
He said so far, only five persons have died from the disease in the country, while several persons have been certified free despite contact with the index case.
Omeri said the containment of the spread of the disease shows that government is capable of securing the well being of the society.
On security, Omeri urged for support by Nigerians for the Federal Government in the fight against terror and insurgency, saying the Armed Forces and other security forces were making steady progress to stamp out terrorism in the country.
According to him, the local communities and all citizens have a role to play by being security conscious and working in concert with security forces in terms of information sharing to ensure a more secured country.
Others who spoke at the event were the representative of the Department of State Service, Steve Ajege; the Dean of the School of Health Technology at Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Prof. Ikechi Dozie; the Health Desk Officer in NOA, Dr. Femi Ayoola; and the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on security, Okechukwu Okorocha.
The NOA community sensitization will see community mobilization officers visiting village squares, churches and mosques, markets and other public squares to engage members of the public on the subject matter.
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