Save us from skin cancer, albinos cry to Buhari
People with Albinism (PWA) in Nigeria say they are suffering from skin cancer, appealing to President Muhammadu Buhari to come to their rescue.
The president of the Albinism Association of Nigeria, Jake Epelle, made the appeal in
Abuja yesterday at a press conference to mark National Albinism Awareness Day.
He said no fewer than four million of over 27 million Nigerians with some form of disability are currently struggling with one or more forms of diseases, including the “dreaded skin cancer”.
He asked Buhari to help them in reawakening his
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described his predecessor, the Late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, as a selfless leader and peacemaker.
Jonathan said this in a tribute shared on his social media accounts on Thursday, titled, ‘President Yar’adua: 12 years after’.
Yar’Adua was the president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. He died of an illness on May 5, 2010.
Jonathan, in the tribute, said Yar’Adua was a “servant leader and a good man”, who is hard to find.
His words: “Twelve years ago, our nation lost a patriot, a selfless leader and a peacemaker who governed with sincerity and passion for the administration’s previous effort towards addressing their plight.
He said: “It is important to reiterate that special attention needs to be placed on PWAs who are suffering one or more forms of cancer as a result of their condition.”
He specifically said the government should review the previous administration’s Skin people. President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua is no longer with us today, but his strides in public life continue to testify for him and keep his memory alive.
“Like a good athlete, he ran with passion, kept the faith and finished the race. Today we can look back and say, as President he won laurels for us in terms of peace and other worthy causes he successfully pursued.
“He was a soldier of truth, committed to justice, equity and other democratic virtues. He was a servant leader and a good man; the type that is hard to find. He was my
Cancer Intervention Programme for PWAs by setting up the requisite policy instruments that would make it functional and sustainable.
Epelle also urged the president to approve the inclusion of Skin Cancer Care in the scope of the current Cancer Health Fund which only takes care of breast, cervical and prostate cancer. boss.
“President Yar’Adua, we remember you today and will continue to remember the good works that you did in our nation. Yours is a story of patriotism, a life well-lived in service to the people and humanity.”