Speaking at the public presentation of the autobiography of Emeritus Prof. Luke Ekundayo Edungbola at the University of Ilorin, the Governor commended the pioneering works of the academic whose efforts have been credited for the eradication of Guinea Worm in Nigeria.
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Responding, Jonathan said that it was a milestone attainment, which coincided with the period “the country is marks its centenary”
The team was in the country to verify the claim by Nigeria that no guinea worm transmission exists anywhere in the country
“The success recorded in Guinea worm eradication will make the World Health Organisation to present a certificate to President Goodluck Jonathan in December
Prof. David Molyneux, leader of the team, said this in Abuja when he briefed the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on the team’s findings