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  • ACPN governorship candidate adopt Ahmed

    ACPN governorship candidate adopt Ahmed

    The governorship candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) in Kwara Tuesday again adopted the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and all APC candidates for House of Assembly seats in the April 11, 2015 general elections.

    Seven parties, under the aegis of Congress of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), had earlier adopted Governor Ahmed as their governorship candidate for the Saturday elections.

    The parties based their decision on the need to be in the mainstream of the nation’s politics.

    The parties involved are Action Alliance (AA), Progressive Peoples’ Alliance (PPA), United Progressives Party, Social Democratic Party (SDP), Citizen Popular Party (CPP), African Peoples’ Alliance (APA) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

    Speaking with reporters in Ilorin, the state capital, the state chairman of ACPN, Mr. Abraham Omotosho, who is also the governorship candidate of the party, expressed the confidence of the party in the capacity and competence of Governor Ahmed to continue to steer the ship of the state in the direction of peace, progress, stability and development.

    Omotosho said the decision was in line with directive of the national executive committee of the party, directing members of the party to vote for and mobilise for the APC to ensure victory for the party on Saturday.

    Said he: “Having done the a review of the policies and achievements of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed-led administration, which is a product of the Saraki political dynasty, we reached the conclusion that the governor has made commendable progress in poverty eradication, peaceful co-existence, youth empowerment, job creation, security of lives and property, infrastructure development, education, and made significant impact in other key sectors of the state economy.

    “We also put into consideration the fact that Saraki dynasty is united under the leadership of Dr. Bukola Saraki. We are particularly happy that the duo of Senator Saraki and Senator Gbemisola Saraki are now united to pursue the progress and development of Kwara state and her people under one political platform. The Saraki political dynasty has stood by Kwarans and for Kwarans for many decades and we are eternally grateful to the dynasty,” the statement said.

    The ACPN chairman, who said the party welcomed the outcome of the March 28 presidential election, added that the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari is a signal of a better tomorrow for Nigerians, and especially for the people of Kwara state.

    He also said that the ACPN, under the late founder, Dr. Olusola Saraki, maintained a cordial beneficial relationship with the government at the centre, “which endeared development and comforting patronage to the state. Our party therefore, having been founded on the principles of our late leader, pivoted on the welfare of Kwarans, is committed to maintaining this stead, even without his physical presence.”

  • 2015: ACPN releases timetable

    THE Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has released its timetable for the 2015 general elections. In a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting in Abuja, the spokesman of the party, Prince Babatunde Sarumi, said:”

    The National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great party reaffirms its confidence in the leadership of our National Chairman, Engr. Olu Okunrinboye and urged him to remain focus.

    The NEC has also approved the introduction of a national data base for accurate record of party members. “NEC directed old members to meet their financial obligation upon which their membership cards would be renewed from November 1 to November 14, while those who wish to join the party are enjoined to visit ward, local government and state headquarters of the party across the federation.

  • N2.2m expired drugs seized in Oyo

    N2.2m expired drugs seized in Oyo

    The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Ibadan, has handed over expired drugs worth N2.2 million to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Oyo State.

    The drugs were classified as Prescription Only Medicines (POMs) and Over the Counter Medicines (OTCs).

    The NAFDAC State Coordinator, Benjamin Haruna, praised the effort of the association.

    He said such action would prevent the stocking, sale and distribution of expired drugs.

    The State ACPN Chairman, Mrs. Bolanle Salako, said the association’s gesture was to complement NAFDAC’s effort at ensuring the safety and delivery of quality healthcare services.

  • NGOs sensitise traders on hepatitis, Ebola

    To prevent another outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), a non-governmental organisation, Geno Hope Alive Foundation, has sensitised traders on the symptoms, prevention and mode of contracting the virus.  It also distributed hand sanitisers to the traders at Census market, Surulere in Lagos State.

    According to the coordinator of the foundation, Mrs Eno Abasi, the gesture was part of the foundation’s effort to reach out to its community, the market people, and sensitise them on the dangers of the virus; what it is all about and how they can protect themselves and the society from its spread.

    She said personal hygiene and disinfecting one’s environment are essential in preventing the disease.

    “Wash your hands with soap regularly under a running tap, fumigate your house, keep your environment void of smells, dirt, cockroach, insects, rat and avoid handshakes and touching of dead bodies. Ebola can spread fast if precaution is not taken and it can be contracted from anyone, even those that are close to you, your family members, co-workers and most especially those working in the Hospitals “ she said.

    She urged the traders to be more cautious in their business, saying that the market is an open place.

    “Do not allow customers to touch your goods anyhow; they should only touch what they want to buy so that they will not spread Ebola on your goods. “

    In the same vein, the Oshodi Noble Heritage (ONH) in conjunction with Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), Alimosho branch Lagos, has organised a sensitisation programme for the people of Alimosho community on the need for them to take care of their health, especially managing hepatitis and the Ebola virus disease.

    According to the FOMWAN Amira, Alhaja Sherifat Ajagbe, and the Secretary of the Oshodi Noble Heritage, Mr Rasheed Olawale, the sensitisation is to educate the women to know their health status and carry out regular medical check-ups to keep themselves healthy.

    Alhaja Ajagbe said the health enlightenment was to help the women maintain their health and go for regular checkups.

    “We set out to enlighten our women on how they can live a healthy life that will keep them going in life, it is also to enlighten them on the need for them to always remain hygienic so as to prevent the deadly Ebola virus,” she said.

    The guest speaker on the occasion, Dr Abdul Lateef Akegbeyale, took the women through the dangers of hepatitis B and advised them on how to tackle it.

    “Hepatitis is deadly. As women you need to go for medical checkups to know your status, if you give birth, the hepatitis injection will be given free of charge at general hospitals, so, take your children there for prevention of this disease,” he said.

    Giving reason for the public health enlightenment, Secretary to the Oshodi Noble Heritage Mr Rasheed Olawale said it was meant to guide the women on how to protect themselves against hepatitis which, he said, is deadlier than HIV.

    “We have come to hold a sensitisation for the women of Alimosho on their health in ensuring that they get to know more about the deadly diseases; Ebola and Hepatitis because it was said by the UN that in every eight person one person is infected by hepatitis, but it is unfortunate that people don’t know this disease is deadlier than HIV, so that is why we took it a duty because public health enlightenment is one of our cardinal programmes,” he said.

    Medical checkups were carried out during the programme.

    The Association of Community Pharmacists (ACPN) has also stressed the need for regular hand washing with soap and water.

    Its chairman, Mr Olufemi Adebayo said hand washing is the most effective way of preventing diseases, such as Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)  and diarrhoea.

    He said a good hygiene should include clean hands, adding that this would prevent EVD and other infectious diseases.

    Adebayo said regular hand washing will help Nigeria attain Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5.Also, the Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria has advised the Federal Government on the need to sustain the partnership with World Health Organisation, (WHO), in the containment of Ebola Virus and other diseases in Nigeria and the West African sub-region.

    In a communiqué issued at the end of its 37/38 Annual Conference and General Business Meeting, held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, the society said there are other infectious diseases that need adequate attention as well.

    The communiqué signed by the society Editor-In-Chief, Sam Wobo, stated: “Nigerians are afflicted by a number of parastic/infectious diseases which do not attract headlines like the dreaded Ebola virus, adding that the diseases are often neglected because they afflict the poor and their signs and symptoms are not as severe as Ebola. The society appeals to you all the participants to educate their communities on safety precautions in particular, the importance of hygiene to contain Ebola and other infectious diseases.”

    It said further: “Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and other development agencies should not be left out in the containment of the diseases, the critical roles of African research and development institutions are important in the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTD), through advocacy, partnership/collaborations, capacity building and adequate funding.

    “The society believes in the sustenance of operational research with community participation as a major tool/strategy in the control/elimination of parasitic and other infectious diseases based on the inspiring example of river blindness control in Africa, the urgent need for qualitative studies on the impacts of human migration on the prevalence and persistence of parasitic and other infectious diseases in Africa.”

     

  • Gbemisola Saraki seeks governorship ticket

    Gbemisola Saraki seeks governorship ticket

    The 2011 governorship candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) in Kwara State, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, has signified her interest to take a shot at the seat again.

    But this time around, the senator, who is Senator Bukola Saraki’s younger sister, is seeking the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) ticket.

    In her letter of intent to the state PDP chairman, Ms Saraki said: “I have the pleasure to inform you that after several months of statewide consultations, I have resolved to contest for the position of the Governor of Kwara State on the platform of our great party, the PDP, in the 2015 general elections.

    “This decision is informed, on one hand, by calls by my family, friends and several thousands of members of our party, who are convinced about my capacity to lead the state out of its present hopelessness and stagnation, which the ruling party has deliberately thrown it into.

    “On the other hand, it is informed by the positive reactions received so far from majority of elders and stakeholders of our party, and other members of the public during my statewide consultations.

    “Thus, in obedience to their clarion calls, and a personal conviction that Kwara State can be better governed, I have decided to offer myself to the service of the people.

    “As an aspirant, I am under no illusion that the stakes are high, but I also know that we face an electorate that has been exhausted by broken promises, bad governance, collapsed infrastructure, an ailing economy, and a host of other problems that seem to defy solutions. But with God on our side, and the unalloyed support of our party, I believe I would bring my experience and connection to bear to salvage our dear state from the brink of collapse.

    “I assure you that I am committed to free, fair and transparent primary among my co-aspirants in the PDP. I must, however, be quick to commend the thoughtful decision of our party to exempt all female aspirants from the payment of the mandatory Minimum Contribution Levy, among other concessions granted the womenfolk by the PDP.

    “This is no doubt of the commitment of our party to the participation of women in politics in Kwara State and Nigeria at large. Nonetheless, it goes without saying that I have indeed contributed to the party beyond the minimum contribution levy of N500,000 that other governorship aspirants have had to pay.”

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • PSN seeks improved funding for healthcare delivery

    PSN seeks improved funding for healthcare delivery

    Pharmacists under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have called for improved funding and radical innovations to boost healthcare delivery in the country.

    This was the outcome of the just concluded 32nd CPN annual national conference held in Calabar, Cross River State.

    Speaking at the occasion, President of PSN, Olumide Akintayo, in his address said: “Pharmacy as strategic profession in healthcare cannot continue be an exception in its quest for relevance and survival and that is the reason we’ll continue to dig deep in search of radical innovations geared towards enhancing service delivery in the best interest of the public. Pharmacy has much to offer in helping to meet rising expectation, not only in promoting better health and preventing illness but also in contributing to the effective delivery of care closer to home and in the communities where people live, the very ideals of the National Primary Healthcare Agency.”