THE Deputy Minority leader, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Toby Okechukwu has sponsored the participation of his Constituents in the ongoing Health prevention, Sensitization and empowerment program, in Aninri local government Area of Enugu state.

The 3-day Sensitization program duly anchored and Organised by the Nigerian tourism development corperation, is themed, “Domestic Cultural Health practices.”

The participants are to be taught, sensitized, Empowered with Kits and grants, in order to further sensitize the other locals.

The program is aimed at teaching the constituents, the methods of preventing impending diseases and illnesses towards building better vitality. Again, it is targeted at taking persons back to the domestic and cultural health practices.

The participants were also taught the Domesticated method of the  production of basic day to day consumables, Such as Liquid Soap, Disinfectants, Pomades etc.

In realization that when diseases are prevented, the rate of possible infection are reduced to the barest minimum, Okechukwu Attracted this train of Facilitators to address the issue of Personal Hygiene, Disease prevention, Home-made Production processes.

This program has brought to limelight, the causes, Preventive measures and mode of contraction of some easily obtainable ailments within the environment, Such as River blindness, Yellow fever, Ulcers, Cancers, Elephantiasis as well as Testicular Swelling etc.

The Sensitization program has ended for Aninri Local government area, However, it is to be subsequently taken to Oji River, Awgu local government Areas of the state. The Oji River Sessions begins on Thursday 26th November 2020. It is to be held at HANEF foundation hall mile 2 achi road Orji river, Enugu state.

A certain Akpa Donatus Ekwe, a participant, said ” they are trying to educate us and teach us about our health, we are Very lucky to be involved. We were taught to make Soap, Sanitizers, Body pomade and Disinfectants.

“This program has indeed educated our people, it will aide our people in enjoying domesticated production of our day to day consumables, than purchasing in the market, some can produce and sell. It has lasted for Three days.”

He however, appreciated Okechukwu for the thoughtful initiative and Sponsorship. In his words,” He cares for life welfare and economy of his people.”

Hajiya Bello latifah kemi, a facilitator under NCDC, after appreciating the President, Muhammadu Buhari and Minister for information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, thanked Okechukwu, for bringing down the program to the constituency, as it avails them the opportunity to understand their environment, also keep themselves unexposed to disease causative organisms.

She also laid emphasis on the need to imbibe personal neatness as well as environmental sanitation, as dirty environments becomes a breeding ground for such harmful organisms.

Chioma Ibe, the Zonal coordinator Nigerian tourism development corperation, Enugu who represented the Director General, Folorunsho Coker told us in an exclusive Interview that, “Due to none availability of jobs in Nigeria, our leaders have become proactive in sourcing for ways to ensure that our people, youths are self employed and self reliant.”

“Toby Okechukwu has brought the is program for Sensitization, trying to teach our youths to make products, by themselves after graduation without totally depending on the Government totally. They can as well market the products.”

“They were given health talks by health professionals. To curtail ailments such as Elephantiasis, ulcers and Cancers, river blindness and yellow fever including Covid-19. Their causes, protective measures, Remedy and prevention were carefully outlined.”

She continued saying, “When you get to realise the causes of certain ailments, you can be intentional and deliberate towards the prevention. Even when they get exposed to such risks, they can take immediate preventive measures as taught in this program. By so doing, the rate of persons suffering from such ailments will be reduced drastically, thereby building development, the production teaching improves the economy of the constituency.”

When asked the driving force behind this initiative, Okechukwu said, that he hopes that his annual medical outreach will experience lesser patients, owing to the eradication of diseases in his constituency, because to him, a healthy Constituency is a wealthy Constituency.

Subsequently, the participants were Certified, empowered with kits and grants to startup a minimal practice.