RIVERS State has the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS with a total of 145,236 adults and 15,000 children affected.

Priscillia Shu, Co-ordinator, Rhema Care Integrated Development Centre stated this when the HIV/AIDS awareness center facilitated a sensitisation programme among staff of the Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism .

To curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, the awareness campaigner stressed the need for abstinence and faithfulness to one uninfected partner at the event.

She also advised on the need to avoid use of unsterilized sharp instruments and ensure that only screened blood are transfused.

Shu recalled that the epidemic first came to lime-light in America in the 80s then gradually crept into Nigeria in 1988 in Calabar through a 13 year old teenage girl.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Tourism Mrs. Grace Akpughunum-Okwulehie who was represented by the ministry’s Director of Administration, Mrs. Ibiere Pepple enjoined all staff to join hands in minimizing the spread of HIV/AIDS.

dominique: First Benue then Adamawa now Rivers. How exactly do they come up with these figures

kelvin1191: I dont believe this report at all. Recently, i read that one out of four in Benue state is HI5 positive. With a total population of 4.5million, over a million ar positive with over 300,000 children/teenagers. The state don dey carry first since and will continue to be except if re-orientation is done on d people.

delors: Months ago, una say na Benue, because of that I purse all my Gboko girl friends commot, now na Rivers! Habi una don dey madt!!!!!!

Okija juju: CHINEKE!!!! I am finished...




_{Picks up the phone and calls doctor}

yuzedo: tenk God ive only nyash 20 river babe.

dolphinife: This report is misleading, barbaric, stupendous, incorrigible, incongruous and above all, unacceptable. This is a sheer propaganda by the enemies of ROTIMI AMAECHI to use everything within their power to discredit, dishonour, disfavour, dehumanise and distort the good works of ROTIMI AMAECHI.

We have been inundated in the past that GOMBE AND BENUE STATES has the largest reported cases of HIV/AIDS occurrence. This report is unacceptable because, it comes from the pit of hell.

I am from Ondo state, and by extension a Yoruba man, doesn't mean i shouldn't speak out the truth. All these rigmarolling and catastrophic campaign so as to denigrate the Rivers Govt can only make rotimi more popular