Deriving from the last conversation between Prince Ned Nwoko and some leadership of the National Assembly on the Malaria Eradication Project of the Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation to establish a much more robust and sustainable structure to ensure the eradication of malaria in Nigeria, Chairman of the Foundation, Prince Ned Nwoko yesterday met with the Deputy Senate President Distinguished Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and Chairman Senate Committee on Health Sen. Ibrahim Oloriegbe.
Ned presented them with a draft Bill for an Act to establish an Agency of the Federal Government that will see to the sustainable implementation of the Malaria Eradication and Waste Management Project so as to ensure a Malaria Free Nigeria.
“If we can do proper sanitation, manage the wastes, fumigate the environment, and in addition fund a malaria vaccine, malaria will be a thing of the past in Nigeria.”
He highlighted the economic importance of this Bill and the willingness of the private sector to invest in power generation through the waste management and recycling project.
Omo- Agege received the Bill, promised to review and expressed willingness to sponsor the Bill and present it to the National Assembly after proper consultations.
Senator Oloriegbe acknowledged the health challenges of Malaria in Nigeria and also agreed with Ned that this solution is plausible to fight this disease that has ravaged Nigeria and Africa for decades. He also promised to look at the proposed Bill.