Govs’ Wives Move against Cancer Scourge in Nigeria

Wives of Nigerian Governors with project focusing on cancer awareness, prevention and treatment are to partner the Roche Foundation in reducing the rate of death arising from cancer scourge, THISDAY has learnt.

This decision was reached at the maiden meeting which was held at the Oyo state liaison office in Lagos recently.

The convener of the ‘Wives of Governors against cancer’ who is also the wife of Niger state Governor, Dr. Aminat Abubakar while speaking with journalists after a closed- door meeting with wives of Governors and some Nongovernmental Organisations (NGOs) said the meeting was called to chart a course and map out strategy to effectively combat cancer and reduce its prevalence in Nigeria.

Abubakar said the purpose of the meeting was to lend their voices to the fight against cancer and to raise awareness by partnering NGOs who are on the front line in the battle against cancer.

The wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, who was the host of the meeting said she is more committed to seeing that mortality rate as a result of cancer is reduced to the barest minimum. She lamented the rate at which many people have lost their lives because they could not access basic health care which could have averted their death.

The meeting had in attendance the wives of Governors of Oyo, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi; Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade; Niger, Dr. Aminat Abubakar; and Kwara, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed. Also there were representatives from the Roche Foundation, ABC Foundation, and Asi Ukpo international oncology centre.