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  • Corps members rally against sickle cell

    To educate people and rid Akure South Local Government Area of sickle cell anaemia, Corps members serving in the local government have held a sensitisation campaign on the disorder as part of their Community Development Service (CDS).

    Ifeoluwa Osundare led the corps member to Oja Oba Market, Akure.

    The rally featured donation of free drugs to residents and medical tests, including free HIV screening, diabetes, blood sugar level test and dental check-up.

    Dr Osho Patrick, a consultant and haematologist at the Ondo State Specialist Hospital, dismissed the notion that sickle cell patients die prematurely.

    “Sickle cell can only be transferred through heredity. The haemoglobin in the blood of a sickle cell victim is weak; that is why we always advise them to go for medical check-up frequently. Drugs which contain folic acid should be taken more by patients,” he stated.

    Dr Patrick said Nigeria had one of the highest rates of sickle cell occurrence in the world.

    Mrs Soetan Abimbola, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer, Federal Medical Centre in Owo, said all a sickle cell patient needed to live healthy was support from the people around them.

    “You need to be watchful as parents if you have a child suffering from sickle cell. Dehydration is a factor that aggravates it, so you need to give them water from time to time. They should not be left to excessive exercise, mosquitoes should be prevented around them, they should be kept warm always and more importantly, the environment where they dwell should be kept clean. The more the attention, the less the crises and the more the chances of living a longer life.” She said.

    A beneficiary of the free check up, Azizat Gbadebo, a 400-Level History and International Studies student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), said: “All the tests we did here today were great. As carriers of the SS genotype, we need to get tested often so as to keep ourselves in good shape at all times. We should know our HIV status, blood sugar level and many others.”

    The convener, Ifeoluwa, expressed happiness at the high turnout of residents.

    “Today is one of my community development programmes in line with the NYSC directive which says that we must help our community. And of course, I chose this initiative because of my passion for sickle cell patients. We just want them to know that they are normal people like us, just that they have a peculiarity they need to address.”

    A 94-year old woman, Mrs Longe Eunice, said she was surprised that all the tests were free, urging government at all levels to support such effort at all times.

  • Corps member donates relief materials

    Corps member donates relief materials

    The Etioro Community of Akoko Southwest, Ondo State, Nigeria, has praised a corps member serving at AAUA Mr. Godwin Afiene, for providing the community with relief materials.

    Mr. Afiene, a 2013 Batch ‘B’ corps member, among other services, organised skills acquisition programme on carpentry (PVC ceiling fixing) for youths in the community, distributed domestic materials to widows, donated two first-aid boxes to the community and gave exercise books to some indigent pupils.

    Speaking after the presentation of the materials, the Head of the community, Chief P. A. Adewumi, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, said: “Many corps members had served in this community, but this is the first time a corps member has done these remarkable things. Mr. Afiene has impacted our community positively. We are happy and we appreciate you.”

  • Corps member donates projects

    Corps member donates projects

    2013 Batch “B” member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Lagos, Ackley Ufot, has launched series of Community Development Service (CDS) projects in Araromi and Oworonshoki Primary Schools.

    The project, which was commissioned by the Senior Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Primary Education, MrsAbosedeOttun, included the construction of a security post, a four-unit ultramodern toilet, donation of free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms, presentation of 1000 copies of exercise books and five white boards to the schools.

    Abosede commended the corps member for the gesture. ‘’I am so happy for this kind of initiative you put up. God will continue to support you in your endeavours and by His grace, your development will not go unnoticed and will pave way for your dream job,’’ she said.

    Ackley thanked his sponsors for making the project possible.

    One of the sponsors, MrOkafor Paul, a staff of Pedoquasphere International Limited, said: ’’I urge other corps member to follow Ackley’s example and bring up a good plan to develop communities. Initially when he came up with this plan, we doubted his ability but today we are very happy for a job well done. Those who have similar ideas should not hesitate to forward them to us. We promise to always give our support.’’

    Other sponsors of the project included SJ Technologies, Mind the Gab, Etisalat, among others.

    Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area, Mr S.O. Ogede, said it was the first time the community was witnessing such gesture from a corps member.

    The Baale of Kosofe, Chief Onalaja, Head teachers of both schools and NYSC officials at the event commended Ackley for the gesture.

  • ‘Paralysed’ Corps member: I’m tempted to commit suicide

    ‘Paralysed’ Corps member: I’m tempted to commit suicide

    •Begs Dickson to fund N5m for surgery abroad

    She was knocked down by a fast-moving vehicle, sustaining multiple fractures of the hip, separation of the pubic symphysis and multiple open fractures at the distal half of the left femoral bone, just above the left knee joint  

    Her friends turned down the offer to help the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) register voters in 2011. But she accepted it out of her love for her country. Perhaps, in the spirit of the old saying that one good turn deserves another, Miss Ekade Oyintarila now needs the help of her country.

    For now, nobody has come to her rescue. But she believes that if everybody eventually fails her, Governor Seriake Dickson, whom she describes as a humane gentleman and believer in youths, will come to her aide.

    All is not well with Oyintarila, a beautiful young woman, who hails from Tarakiri clan, Agbere Town, Sagbama, Dickson’s local government area. People knew her as a good sprinter. But for about three years, she has been quarantined.

    She is confined to a small room at Akenfa, a suburb of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. It is with difficulty and excruciating pains that the 27-year-old graduate of Economics at the Niger Delta University (NDU) carries her feet. Downcast and forlorn, she broke down in tears when the Niger Delta Report visited her.

    In fact, life has become so meaningless, hopeless and helpless that Oyintarila attempted suicide many times. “Sometimes, I even get tempted to commit suicide because of the situation I’ve found myself. I have tried suicide not once,”she sobbed.

    Her journey to tragedy started in 2010 when she was posted to Rivers State by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the compulsory one year service to her fatherland. With accredited number NYSC/NDU/2010/188405, Miss Oyintarila’s dream of a better future as the first daughter and child of her father was rekindled. NYSC posted her to the Community Secondary School Akuku Toru as a place of her primary assignment.

    “When I became a graduate, I felt I had achieved one of my dreams in life. I got my NYSC letter and went to camp and came out . What I wanted to do after my youth service was to get a good job, be useful to the society, my family and myself”, she cried.

    But a decision she took to further serve the country in the capacity of INEC ad-hoc employee seems to have robbed her of her dreams. She worked for INEC as a registration official during the 2011 voters registration exercise. She registered voters at Abisa in the monthly exercise. But she was later called by INEC for a preview of her work.

    So, she obediently left for the last lap of the exercise. During the one-week preview, her travails started.

    “I had an accident. On the last day of the preview, we submitted all our computers, tools they gave to us and also collected our allowances. Actually, I was on the way to collect the allowances when I had the accident,” she recalled.

    Oyintarila was being conveyed to the place by a commercial motorcyclist. A bus hit them from behind. The impact was so much that she became unconsous.

    “I later discovered myself in an ambulance. I asked the man with me what happened. He told me it was an accident. He asked me of my people’s address. It was only my father’s phone number that was on my head then.

    “He called my dad immediately and I spoke to my dad. My father asked me not to worry, that I was going to be okay. That was the last thing I remembered. I went back into a coma”, she narrated.

    When she eventually regained consciousness, she found herself at Keme Hospital at Mile 1, Diobu. She was in a terrible state as the doctors battled to save her from bleeding to death. Her pelvic and right leg were all damaged. She went under the knife for series of surgeries and different types of iron were fixed on her by the surgeons. She spent about two months at the hospital.

    Oyintarila thought she had a glimmer of hope at some point. She found herself in the same ward with the former President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC). Being an Ijaw girl, she mistook it for a divine coincidence. But her hope was dashed.

    “I was at the recovery ward, the INC former President was even in the same ward and some government officials were coming to see the man. I tried to get their attention – to let them know what was happening to me and that I needed help – nobody was willing to help”, she said.

    From February 24, 2011 when the accident occurred, Oyintarila was catered for by the hospital. But on first week of April, she was discharged and she came back to her family in Yenagoa.

    Indeed, it has been a tale of woes since she came back home. Life has been tortuous. Even with various walking aides, she finds it difficult and painful to move beyond her room.

    There is, however, some silver lining in the sky. In his desire to make her daughter bounce back to her feet again, Deacon Gesiye Ekande, took her to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Yenagoa following referral by the Keme Hospital.

    After examining her, a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Chibuzor Peter, wrote: “The patient was knocked down by a fast-moving vehicle sustaining multiple fractures of the hip, separation of the pubic symphysis and multiple open fractures at the distal half of the left femoral bone, just above the left knee joint.

    “She has had external fixation of the fractured bones with only little improvement. She still cannot walk unaided. She will benefit from total hip and knee replacement which we do not have facilities for here. Kindly grant her any necessary assistance due her to enable her do these surgeries abroad”.

    In the spirits of the recommendations, Ekande started hunting for for an orthopedic hospital abroad that could solve his beloved daughter’s problem. He took his search to India through inquiries and later settled for Aditya Brila Memorial Hospital. But he was shocked. He must raise N5million for the treatment. The hospital assured him that his daughter would walk again after the treatment.

    Without mincing words, Ekande and her daughter are at a crossroad. He has no money again having already committed about N2million to her daughter’s treatment. He, however, has optimism that Dickson, the governor of the state and other philanthropic individuals will come to his aide.

    He wrote a letter to the governor requesting for assistance. The letter dated July 29, 2013, appealed to the governor to assist her daughter walk again. “Since the accident occurred, she has been undergoing treatment and has not recovered even though l have spent over N1million for her treatment.

    “Therefore, l appeal for N5million to cover medical expenses for her and one attendant, visa expense, tickets and accommodation”, the letter begged.

    The governor received the letter and sent acknowledgement dated August 15, 2013 and signed by the Chief of Staff, Mrs. Dido Waltson-Jack, to the family of Ekande. Dickson further sent his Commissioner for Health, Dr. Anapurere Awoli to visit Oyintarila and assess her condition. The commissioner visited the family and rekindled the hope of the victim.

    But Oyintarila’s hope has been hanging. She has not heard from the governor despite the claims by the commissioner that he forwarded a memo of his recommendations on the victim’s condition to his office on August 21, 2013.

    In a letter dated November 12, 2013, Oyintarila thanked the governor for sending his commissioner to her. She reminded the governor that the file of her case had been sent to his table.

    She begged: “His excellency, l now have a renewed hope that l can walk again as my file is on your table for approval. I am a hard-working girl. I was serving my nation Nigeria on INEC assignment as a corps member when l had an accident.

    “But NYSC and INEC abandoned me at my critical time in hospital and now. Most of my colleagues are all working now but l am still on clutches. Please, sir, help me so that l can go for the final surgery in India to enable me work and contribute my services to the Restoration Agenda.”

    In fact, as contained in his letter, Oyintarila insisted that neither INEC nor NYSC had come to her aide. During her period at Keme Hospital, she said only NYSC Local Inspector identified simply as Sandra visited her.

    She regretted that the accident prevented him from familiarising herself with other officials of NYSC and discharging her duties at the place of her primary assignment.

    “Sandra was always coming around. Sandra was the one telling them what actually happened. After I came back home in Yenagoa, she came about three times. I asked what I was going to do with my situation.

    “She said they were working on my matter and they would see what they would do. But she stopped coming. Since then, NYSC has not shown interest anymore”

    While praising Keme Hospital for its efforts, she said the hospital treated her free throughout the period she was there. But she is optimistic that her benevolent governor in the spirits of the restoration agenda will restore her health.

    “I know the gov is not aware of my plight. He is a man with heart of gold. But he is not aware. I am appealing to the governor to help me to be able to walk again.

    “I feel so terrible. I feel so abandoned because I never believe that more than two years now, I can’t walk knowing full well that I was not at home when I got the accident. I was on duty for my nation.

    “I had some friends that did not do the INEC registration but I volunteered myself. Leaving me at my point of need is so frustrating, so painful. If my parents had the money to send me out, I would have been freed from this. That is why I am begging public spirited individuals and govt to help me.

    “Right now, I am just helpless. I am here like somebody who did not go to school. In the morning I wake up, eat and sleep. No help from anywhere. So it is frustrating. The psychological effect I am going through is unimaginable”, she lamented.

    Oyintarila is sure that the Indian hospital will make her walk again. “I know someone that had a similar problem after my own. The family was able to send her to India and she is back fit. I know that if I go, I will be bouncing back on my feet again.

    Also, the father of the victim appealed to the government, INEC and NYSC for assistance. He recalled that he as a politician played a crucial role in the process that led to the emergence of Dickson as the governor.

    Describing Dickson as his friend, he said they were so close that they fondly called each other by the title, Angadiowei. Identifying himself as a stalwart of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) Ekande said people should not abandon him at the time of his need.

    “The help I need from people now is to come to my aid to see how I came take my only daughter out of this country to India for surgery. She had this accident when she was serving the country – doing her NYSC. When she had the accident, she was on her NYSC uniform.

    “So I am calling on NYSC, INEC, Rivers State Government to come to my aid so that I can take her to India. I contacted clinics and hospitals in India and I have been assured that her case is what they could handle.

    “Her hip bone needs replacement because her bone is not growing to join. It is disjointed – it is growing out of proportion – one leg is shorter than the other leg.

    “The knee cap needs a replacement. The knee cannot bend. That knee cap is broken and it needs replacement. Doctors and specialists have indicated interest that they could do it.

    “From their profiles on the internet, I have seen cases they have done. I am convinced it is something they can do. So the constraint now is the fund. On my own, I wrote the bayelsa state governor appealing for assistance and and the governor has directed the commissioner for health to prepare a memo and send to him.

    “The file or memo is stuck in between the commissioner and governor’s office. I am appealing to the governor to graciously assist by asking for the file.

    “I am a peace-loving man. If it were some people, they would have gone to court, to let the world know what happened. I am using peaceful means to see how nysc, inec and state govts – bayelsa and river can assist.

    “I have spent over N1.3m for different orthopedic consultants, xray treatment. When she came back, she came back in a terrible condition where she had iron all over her body – stomach, leg and waist.

    “At her hip bone, you see iron there. We thank God. You heard what she said that she attempted suicide. I did not know that. If not I would have lost her.”

     

  • Controversy over corps member’s death in Kano

    Controversy over corps member’s death in Kano

    THE real cause of the death of 26-year-old Abbas Lawal, a youth corps member serving in Kano State, may continue to be shrouded in controversy for some time to come.

    While the general belief among his friends and colleagues is that Abbas lost his life to dreaded cholera, a representative of NYSC in the state maintained that the young man died during a brief but undisclosed illness.

    Abbas’ untimely death on February 13 marked the end of a long time dream and aspiration for a better future.

    According to sources, Abbas was rushed to the hospital by his friends after he excreted and vomited non-stop for a long time. But it was too late, as he later died at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Kano despite a strong battle by doctors to save his life.

    It will be recalled that The Nation had earlier reported that cases of cholera were on the rise in Kano.

    Abbas, an indigene of Kaduna, studied Computer Science at the Federal University of Technology, Minna. He was until his death observing his primary assignment at Government Girls’ College, Kano, where he served as the only computer instructor.

    According to his close friends, Abbas was hale and hearty a day before his death, and betrayed no sign that death might be lurking in the corner. But all that changed in the night when he allegedly complained of stomach ache.

    Sensing trouble, the friends rushed him to the hospital where doctors allegedly diagnosed cholera as the cause of his illness.

    “It was a surprise to all of us in the lodge. Although Abbas complained that he was not feeling fine that morning, but it did not look like anything serious. We all played and took photographs before we departed for the Federal Secretariat for the passing out ceremony. He told me that he had visited the toilet for more than seven times before day broke,” Mathias David, one of his roommates, said.

    He lamented that nurses at the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, a government-owned hospital, gave Abbas the sugar and salt solution after he was rushed there at about 12.15pm.

    “We rushed Abbas to the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital after he complained of stomach ache. But there was no doctor to attend to him, so the nurses only gave him the sugar and salt solution. He was later transferred to the IDH where he died in the evening,” David stated.

    The Nation further gathered that Abbas’ corpse was taken to Kaduna the same night he died as demanded by the father in company of two NYSC staff and six corps members.

    However, while most of his colleagues are blaming cholera for his death, the management of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC in Kano is insisting that Abbas Lawal died during a brief illness.

    When contacted, NYSC Coordinator in Kano State, Mr. Abdulrasheed Sanusi, told journalists that Abbas Lawal was one of the 37 corps members serving at Government Girls’ College.

    He said Abbas Lawal did not die of cholera or any infectious disease, noting that the deceased died of natural cause after a brief illness.

    When asked about the details of the medical report received from the hospital, the coordinator said he had not collected any report from the hospital.

    “The corps member in question was sick and taken to the hospital. The time was around noon on Thursday. Unfortunately, he died in the evening of the same day.

    “We don’t know the cause of death yet because we have not collected the medical report. However, we have informed the parents of his death, and his remains were taken to Kaduna as requested by the father.

    “The truth is that we could not collect the medical report because of the very busy activities of the day. And don’t forget that we cannot afford not to inform the parents of the death.”

    However, Abbas’ father, Malam Abbas Abubakar, said: “I have left everything to God. I was told my son died on Thursday evening and I asked them to bring his corpse to Kaduna that same night. The NYSC told me that he died of cholera. I believe it is time, and I have left everything to God,” Mallam Abubakar said.

    Also speaking, a very senior medical officer at the IDH, Kano, confirmed to The Nation that Abbas Lawal suffered from acute diarrhea and vomiting, which he said were symptoms of cholera.

    Before the unfortunate incident, Kano State Commissioner of Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, had stressed the need for the people to be extra-vigilant against the dreaded disease in the state.

    While giving the warning, which came against the backdrop of the outbreak of cholera in neighbouring states, Yusuf said that the government is doing its best to ensure the safety of its citizenry by providing potable water and regular sanitary activities in the state.

  • Corps members bid colleagues farewell

    Corps members bid colleagues farewell

    Corps members in Bakassi Local Government Area, Cross River State, have organised a week-long event to mark the passing out of the 2013/2014 Batch “A”.

    The event brought corps members together and facilitated networking.

    It started with an endurance trek and drills by soldiers, after which a football match was organised between outgoing corps members and students of Ikang Central Government School.

    The youths also had the “swagger” Community Development Service (CDS), where they adorned traditional and old school attires.

    The event ended with a party, which lasted till dawn. The outgoing corps members could not hide their joy for completing the compulsory service.

    One of them, Solomon Arulogun, said: “I am happy that I was able to contribute my quota to the development of my host community. I had time with orphans and residents of my place of primary assignment. In a way, it was challenging living in a rural community. But, it was a nice experience and part of education for me.”

    He said life after service would not be a bed of roses,” adding: ”I am optimistic about life. I understand that life, sometimes, may not go the way we wish. But, with God on my side, I know all will be well with me.”

    For Uchenna Okeke it is an achievement. “I am elated that a particular phase of my life has been accomplished. For me, this is the best way to learn how to cope, tolerate and persevere,” she stated.

  • Corps members clean environment

    To promote healthy environment in their place of primary assignment, corps members serving in the University of Calabar (UNICAL), held a sanitation exercise last weekend in the university and its environs.

    The exercise started at 8am from the convocation ground to the registry block and the Vice-Chancellor’s block.

    Speaking on the reason for the exercise the Public Relations Officer of the UNICAL Corpers’ Association (UCA), Akpan Enobong, said the exercise was part of corps members’ Community Development Service (CDS), which was to promote an environment free of diseases. He said environmental sustainability was a major aspect of development, adding: “Cleanliness is next to holiness.”

    On his part, President UCA, Reuben Agu, praised his colleagues for participating in the exercise, which he said was a success.

    The corps members, who were dressed in their service uniform, stormed the campus and its environs with cutlasses, rakes and brooms. The exercise was round off at noon.

    A 500-Level Economics student, John Etim, praised the corps member for the service rendered to the university.

     

  • Corps member vaccinates dogs against rabies

    Corps member vaccinates dogs against rabies

    A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Dr Victor Oyebanji, serving in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has provided free health services to hundreds of domestic animals, including dogs and goats in Upenekang and Iwuo Achang communities in Ibeno Local Government Area.

    Victor said the initiative was borne out of his desire to ensure that people were protected against animal related diseases. He noted that rabies was one of the major diseases transmitted from dogs to human beings, usually transmitted through dog saliva.

    He said: “If the dog owner or a child with wound plays with their dog, they can easily contaminate these infections. So this public health initiative is aimed at reducing the infection risk for lovers of dogs. We equally extendedthe gesture to goat and sheep because they also can transmit disease like fungal infections as well as other related disease which can be easily transmitted to man.”

    Victor advised the residents to report dog bites immediately at the hospital where they would be properly treated, adding that he was encouraged by the turn out of residents for the vaccination programme.

    The traditional ruler of the community, Obong Joseph Eshett,thanked the corps member for extending the free healthcare service to their community, urged them to extend the service with more days so that other residents could benefit from the programme.

    One of the beneficiaries, Mr Sunday Kufre, who brought six dogs for treatment, thanked the organisers of the health programme, saying such gesture was rare.

  • Corps member becomes chief

    Corps member becomes chief

    A MEMBER of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Amarachi Kalu, has been conferred with a chieftaincy title by her host community, Efut Abasi Uwanse South Local Government Area of Cross River State.

    The graduate of Anambra State University (ABSU) was named the Utuonikang Nkori Ke Abasi Uwanse (the light of Abasi Uwanse) for her meaningful contributions to the community during her service year.

    The Muri of Efut Abasi Uwanse, represented by the Assistant Secretary, Ndabo Philips, said the community recognised the humanitarian gestures of the corps member.

    He said: “The renovated police station that we see today used to be an eyesore some months ago as it was completely dilapidated. But thank God for Amarachi who came and made a strong impact in renovating the station.”

    He listed other projects executed by the corps member, including training of the youths in skill acquisition, introduction of sanitation programmes in the community market, distribution of drugs and mosquitoes bed nets to the community and planting of plantain and cocoa for widows and vulnerable children.

    The traditional ruler said the renovation of the police station will add value to the community and aid security, saying the community would not forget the sterling efforts of the corps member.

    The conferment was part of activities during the inauguration of some projects by the corps member executed under the NYSC and MDGs Community Development Service (CDS) scheme.

    The Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command, represented by CSP Abiola Reuben, commended the corps member’s efforts, saying he was impressed.

    He advised everyone to see the police force as their friend and be ready to rise to the occasion by providing them with support, saying it would make them discharge their duties effectively.

    The NYSC State Coordinator, Ibangha Nkereke, said corps members should make their host community to feel the impact of their service year.

    He said the gesture would boost the security situation in the community. He thanked the community for honouring the corps member with the chieftaincy title, urging other corps members to take a cue and contribute to the development of their respective communities.

    Speaking with CAMPUSLIFE, Amarachi said the projects executed were products of the NEEDS assessment she carried out in the community.

    “I carried out assessment of projects needed in the community and the renovation of the dilapidated police station, came tops in my priority list. I decided to partner with some multinational companies and individuals to make sure the projects were implemented. I am so happy and honoured to be bestowed with these awards,” she stated.

    The Secretary of Efut Uwanse Clan Commission, Edabo Ekong, praised the corps member.

    Other dignitaries at the event were Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Rekpene Etta; Ntongha Ewah, and MDGs Schedule Officer, Cross River State, Muri Bassey.

  • Corps members train teachers

    Corps members train teachers

    Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, belonging to the mass literacy campaign have held training for teachers.

    The training held at St Eugene Primary School in Ochon, centred on importance of physical resources that can aid teaching and learning.

    During the event, parents were also sensitised on the dangers of child abuse. The Corps members identified parents as vital in the war against child abuse, saying parenting was a serious business that should not be handled with levity.

    They noted that if the task of parenting was handled carelessly by parents, children would be predisposed to becoming victims of abuse. They highlighted some of the negative effects of child abuse, including unwanted pregnancy, hostility, stress, lack of concentration, excessive aggression and in some cases eating disorders.

    The group also visited theObubra market in the community to educate market women on the importance of early child education, saying parents should ensure they give their children quality education so that they can be useful to the society.

    Mrs Veronica Osang, a teacher at Opa Model Nursery and Primary School, praised the Corps members for organising the enlightenment campaign, saying that parent-teacher relationship was crucial to successful upbringing of children.