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On the 5th February 2020, Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin
Rotimi Akeredolu SAN,played host to the Bangladeshi Government represented by His Excellency, Shameem Ahsan, Bangladesh Ambassador to Nigeria and the Head of Chancery Mr Mohammed Hoque, at the Ondo Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, FCT.

Discussions were held on cooperation between Bangladesh and Ondo State in pharmaceuticals manufacturing, garment and jute bags for cocoa storage.

Bangladesh is one of the largest manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and also the 2nd largest producers of garment in the world.

There is also plan to develop large agriculture projects in a cashew and cocoa jointly in Ondo state for export to Bangladesh.

The SAO Capital team Ayo Sotinrin and Tope Runsewe, Ondo State investment advisers were also present at the meeting.

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The Ondo State Government says it is making concerted efforts to tackle the outbreak of lassa fever in the state.
 
The State Commissioner for Health under Governor Rotimi Akeredolu led - administration, Dr Wahab Adegbenro stated this at the meeting of the State Epidemic Preparedness and Response Committee in Akure, the state capital.
 
Dr Adegbenro said the meeting of the extended committee which is multi sectoral in nature was called following the recent upsurge in the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state, adding that government is working to put the situation under control.
 
He said the State has not been sleeping over the issue, as the fatality rate in the month of January alone is alarming, hence the need for stakeholders to come together to work on lasting solution to the issue.
 
To tackle the situation headlong, the Health Commissioner said there a serious partnership between the State and the Treatment Center, Federal Medical Center Owo, on the treatment of patients.
 
Dr Adegbenro disclosed that the government has given FMC Beds, Personal Protective Equipments (PPE), making arrangement for a 100KVA Generator to power the Incidence Lab, Chemistry Analyser, Dialysis machine and some other consumables that will be ready in the next one week.
 
He said lots of sensitisation is on about Lassa Fever, which he described as a purely environmental issue, which can be resolved through proper environmental management, hygienic food processing procedures and stoppage of harmful habits that aid the spread of the Lassa virus.
 
The Health Commissioner on behalf of the state government thanked FMC Owo for their commitment in the battle against Lassa, promising that they will be compensated in due course.
 
He also thanked Developments Partners and other stakeholders for their commitment, while urging them to do whatever they want to do urgently as the period is a trying one for the state.
 
In his situation report, the State Epidemiologist, Dr Stephen Fagbemi disclosed that the outbreak has been on, consistently in the last three years and had not been totally put at bay because of the environmental management attitude of residents of the state.
 
The outbreak last year in his words, was thought to be the worst but the current one which started October last year is overwhelming.
 
He said the state is leading nationally with the statistics that he made available to stakeholders for January 2020 alone and this in his words, have both tourism and economic effect on the state.

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The Ondo State Government has expressed its readiness to sustain the achievements of FADAMA III Additional Financing in the state as the project rounds off.

    The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Asiwaju Adegboyega Adefarati made the promise at the implementation completion review of the project .

He said FADAMA 111 AF has substantially impacted the lives of the farmers under it, hence the need to sustain it especially in the areas of cassava and rice production that the project focused on.

Adefarati stressed further that government is trying to give assistance to the farmers through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Agricultural Inputs Supply Agency (AISA) to follow up on what they have been taught.

According to him, there is 400% increase in the yield of cassava and 100% increase in the yield of rice in the state through the support of FADAMA III AF, adding that L’Ondo Rice, Golden Sunrice and Mainland Rice are products that emanated from the project.

He said 258 unemployed graduates tagged FADAMA guys were given grants to start up their own enterprises while 5,000 indirect jobs were created .

While saying that the decision to pick Ondo state for review is an indication that the state performed very well, Adefarati solicited for the support of the Federal Ministries of Agriculture and Finance to consider the state for such projects in the future promising that “we will not let you down as we always take the first position in projects like this.

He commended the state Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for paying the counterpart fund as and when due.

Leader of team from National FADAMA Coordination Office, NFCO, Dr Kush Peter Kukwi said they were in the state to hear from the people, look at the documents for implementation, see the achievements and how the achievements could be sustained either by individuals or government.

Kukwi who said there are a lot of achievements in the state considering the figures and the statistics on ground hoped that the established achievements will be sustained.

   Also speaking, the State Project Coordinator of FADAMA III Additional Financing, Mr Olusiji Olatunji said the sum of N360, 460,565.35 was released by NFCO to the state between 2015 and 2018 for the implementation of various sub- projects.

He added that the state government supported with the sum of N176,775,000 as the counterpart contribution for the period.

According to him, out of the states that implemented FADAMA in the country, only 13 states were considered for review and Ondo state is one of them.

Stressing that the project has impacted on the lives of farmers under it in the state, Olusiji said “we carried out a baseline survey of the income level of our rural farmers at the inception and after the intervention, we carried out another survey and we discovered that the farmers have over 300% increase in their annual income.”

https://citadelng.com.ng/2020/01/31/fadama-odsg-ll-sustain-achievements/

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has hailed the giant strides of the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi, SAN, especially in the areas of Infrastructural development,industrialization and other sectors.

The NIPR President and Chairman of Council, Mallam Mukhtar Sirajo, gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to the Governor at the Governor's office, Alagbaka , Akure, the state capital on Thursday.

The NIPR President, who said he had visited Akure before Governor Akeredolu assumed office, commended the Governor for the infrastructural transformation of the state capital.

Mallam Sirajo said: ”We are very glad with what we have seen you do in Ondo State. It justifies the nagging persistent by our state chapter here that we should come and perform the investiture on you as one of our Patrons.

”We are aware of the massive infrastructural development you are doing in Ondo state. We have been to Akure before you were Governor and we are in Akure now. We have seen the difference. We have seen the flyover, the industrialization, the Ondo -Liyin industrial hub. All these are handiwork of purposeful leadership. We are ready to come and perform the investiture soon.”

The NIPR boss informed the Governor that members of the institute are in the state to pay their last respect to the late Alex Akinyele whom he described as a Public Relations man per excellence.

Responding, Governor Akeredolu appreciated the visit of the President and other members of the NIPR.

While describing the late Alex Akinyele as a Public Relations guru who lived his life in PR, the Governor said the late Akinyele was a true son of the state that everyone was proud of.

Governor Akeredolu explained that his administration decided to construct the Ore flyover to put an end to the incessant deaths recorded along the cross section of the road.

:camera_with_flash: Blessed Michael
https://citadelng.com.ng/2020/01/30/nipr-hails-gov-akeredolus-strides-in-infrastructure-industrilization-others/

The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has been presented with his electronic Tax Clearance Certificate otherwise known as, e-TCC.

This development followed the migration of Ondo State Internal Revenue Service, ODIRS, from manual production of the document to an electronic generation for taxpayers who have paid their taxes up-to-date in three recent consecutive years.

Speaking at the presentation, the Executive Chairman, Ondo State Internal Revenue Service, Mr Tolu Adegbie said the governor has satisfied all the conditions attached to the generation of electronic Tax Clearance Certificate.

According to the Chairman, Arakunrin Akeredolu had earlier complied with the directive of the Federal Government through the Joint Tax Board to register as a Taxpayer upon which a Tax Identification Number, TIN, was generated for him and a TIN certificate presented to him.

Mr Adegbie also said that, Governor Akeredolu had equally paid up-to-date the Land Use Charge on his landed property which qualified him to have a Tax Clearance Certificate.

Responding the State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, expressed happiness that ODIRS has greatly moved Ondo State forward by way of making tax processes stress-free.

While saying that the development should gladden the hearts of all residents of Ondo State, Governor Akeredolu enjoined all the tax paying public in the state to reciprocate the latest initiative by voluntary coming up to pay their taxes.
https://citadelng.com.ng/2020/01/30/governor-akeredolu-receives-e-tccurges-tax-payer-to-pay-tax/

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The Ondo State Government has launched vigorous campaign and sensitization against the Neglected Tropical Diseases NTDs across the eighteen council areas.

The State Commissioner for health Dr Wahad Adegbenro while speaking with journalists in Akure on the occasion of this Year’s World Neglected Tropical Diseases NTDS Day with the theme : “#Beat NTDs ; For God ,For All “said the people of the state should now be more conscious of their environment and health.

Adegbenro said harmful environmental practices could lead to outbreak of epidemic and urged residents of the state to take their personal hygiene seriously .
Following the spate of disease outbreak not only in Nigeria but in the global communities like the latest Coronavirus in China, The Health Commissioner urged residents of the state to present early at any Government Hospitals especially when they are faced with health challenges for proper Medical Examination and treatment.

According to him, diseases like onchocerciasis,lymphatic ,filariasis, leishmaniasis ,soil transmitted helminths,schistosomiasis and Human African Trypanosomiasis among others constitute neglected Tropical Diseases Predominantly at the rural communities.

Adegbenro further explained that, NTDs are endemic in 149 countries affecting over 1.6 billion people and ranks among the top 4 most devastating groups of communicable diseases along with diarrheal diseases ,HIV/AIDS and lower respiratory infections.
He said the United Nations has taken a bold step by declaring January 30th every year as the World NTDs day with a view to tackling all forms of communicable diseases across the globe.

“Ondo state has been mapped for the various NTDS.The mapping result indicate that , the state has overlapping endemicity for four preventive chemo Therapy (PCT) NTDs. These are onchocerciasis,lymphatic ,filariasis, leishmaniasis ,schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil transmitted helminths (STH).The Distribution of the PCT-NTD Diseases in the state varies across the communities and the LGAs in the state. Emerging cases of buruli ulcer have been found. However ,Mapping is yet to be done for the disease in the state.

The scourge of NTDs can be addressed through mass awareness created by different print and electronic media along with specific mass administration of medicines in endemic communities. WHO has targeted most of the PCT NTDs for elimination by 2030 in line with the Millennium Development Goal 3.”

The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oloyeloogun and the Chief of the staff to the State governor, Chief Olugbenga Ale, yesterday insisted that the second term of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, is sure, declaring that the giants strides of the present administration have silenced the opposition parties in the state.

He cited Akeredolu’s role in the establishment of the South-West security outfit, Operation Amotekun, as one of the things that had endeared him to the people of the state.

Oloyeloogun spoke at the Ondo state NUJ Press Centre during a Press Conference organised by a pro-Akeredolu group, the Democratic Peace Movement for Aketi 2020, in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Monday.

The group, which consists of mostly appointees of the governor, called on Governor Akeredolu to consider running for the second term in office, said: “the second term for Akeredolu is not negotiable.”

Represented by a former Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Samuel Aderoboye, the Ondo Speaker said Akeredolu had performed well in every sector of the state in the last three years had earned him the love of the people of the state.

The Speaker pointed out that opposition parties such as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had lost their voice as a result of unprecedented developmental strides of Akeredolu,

urging the people of the state to sustain their support for the governor for second term.

Addressing newsmen at the NUJ Press Centre, Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, the Chief of Staff to the governor, Chief Olugbenga Ale, emphasized that the group decided to champion the call for the reelection of the governor due to the need for continuity of all the ongoing developmental projects he initiated.

Ale, said Akeredolu’s achievements had already earned him a second term, saying Akeredolu deserved the party’s tickets to re-contest in order to continue the developmental strides initiated by the governor.

The Chief of Staff who disclosed that the party leadership had been making efforts to resolve the internal wrangling with the state chapter of the APC to ensure victory for the party in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

Also speaking, SUBEB chairman in Ondo state, Princess Oladunni Odu highlighted major achievements of governor Akeredolu in education sector which included massive construction of school and modern laboratories in primary schools in all local government areas.

Also speaking at the press conference, the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Security matters, Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo, said the southwest governors were working on recruitment modalities and how those employed will be trained by certified security experts.

According to him, consultations were made before the launch of the security outfit.

According to him, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu was carried along in all stages before the outfit’s launch.

Besides, he said the IGP sent a representative to the Southwest security summit held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, where the six governors agreed on Operation Amotekun.

The coordinator of the group, Prof Olu Aboluwoye, said Akeredolu was committed to moving the state forward, calling on the people to support him for second term to enable him to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people.

Aboluwoye said ahead of 2020 governorship election in Ondo State, the pressure group within the state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), Democratic Peace Movement for Aketi 2020, had thrown their weight behind the re-election of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for a second term in office.

Former Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has commended the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN for signing the N30,000 minimum wage agreement.

Elegbeleye gave the commendation while addressing newsmen in Akure, the state capital.

He noted that Governor Akeredolu has demonstrated his love for workers since the inception of his administration through the regular payment of salaries and his commitment to pay the new minimum wage.

According to him, Akeredolu's people oriented programmes scattered across the state were potent enough to earn him another chance with the good people of Ondo State.

“Aketi is doing so well. His love for Ondo workers is topnotch. There is hardly anywhere you get to in the state that you wont find his impacts.

“No Governor had achieved in five years what Governor Akeredolu has done in three years. We need to support his administration to succeed”.

The former lawmaker, thereby, called on Ondo State workers to improve on their productivity and also support the Governor to deliver on his promises to the people of the Sunshine state.


https://citadelng.com.ng/2020/01/29/minimum-wage-agreement-elegbeleye-salutes-akeredolus-love-for-workers/

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has dared the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to replace him with any other person as the party's candidate in the Ondo state 2020 govership Election, if it wishes to retain in the state.

Akeredolu's position is being eyed by some interested party members in the state, one of whom is Mr. Ife Oyedele, a foundation member of the Party speculated to be the ‘Villa's Candidate'.

Akeredolu, who became the governor of the state in February 2017, told journalists in Abuja that he is the only person who could win the election for APC in Ondo State given his pedigree, achievements, and general acceptability by the majority of the people of the state.

He boasted that the people would always stand with him because they freely looked out, persuaded and picked him to become the governor of the state without paying them any money as other aspirants did, but were rejected by the electorate.

He said:

“I didn't ask to become governor of Ondo State; the people sought me out to be their leader. As far as I am concerned power belongs to God and not to any man or leader. It is God who gives power and not any human being. That was why I ran and won the primary of the last governorship election in Ondo State without paying people money as other contestants did.”

“I can tell you that there is no threat or panic whatsoever to my second term election. What I do know for sure is that if APC goes ahead to pick another person as their governorship candidate for Ondo State the party would lose the state.”

“But with me on the ballot, we will win a landslide for APC in Ondo State. That is certain because God's hands are with me and I cannot fail in my second term bid. My trust is in God and not in any man with clay feet.”

When reminded that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was making stronger inroads into the state politics and could pose a threat to his re-election next year, Governor Akeredolu retorted:
“There's no PDP in Ondo State.”

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, joins other dignitaries and chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the inauguration ceremony of Governor Yahaya Bello and his deputy, Edward Onoja for another term in office .

The event, held in Lokoja , the Kogi State capital , was attended by the National Chairman of the APC , Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, some governors and top government officials among other dignitaries.

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The Ondo Government under the leadership of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, and Labour Unions in the state have signed agreement on the new salary template for workers in the state.

The dotted documents were signed today, Saturday at the office of the state head of Service, Mr Dare Aragbaye.

The State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Sunday Adeleye said all interests were protected.

Payment takes effect from January 2020

Eleyi tun paka sooo

THE security of lives and property of the citizens is universally accepted to be one of the major preoccupations of a responsible government. Security guarantees peace and socio-economic advancement of a society

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Aketi SAN, pledged before the people of Ondo State on February 24, 2017, to protect the provision of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) that guarantees the security of the lives and properties of the residents alike.

Security refers to the measures that are taken to protect a society from dangers or threat of residents being attacked or killed by assailants or enemies to ensure peaceful relationship among individuals and social groups. Security is also said to be freedom from or resilience against potential harm caused by others.

When Akeredolu assumed power in 2017, he inherited a state in total dissillussionment, including insecurity arising from armed robbery, kidnapping and constant clashes between herdsmen and farmers, among others.

The governor's monthly meetings with the security agencies in the state were not handled with kid's glove. Even impromptu or occasional meetings where isuees that were meant to guarantee peaceful co-existence among the residents were adequately deliberated upon.

The governor, who could not afford to be emotive in taking decisions for the benefit of his people, allayed the fear being nursed in some quarters over the launch of Amotekun Security Network.

Amotekun is a security network formed by the South-West governors to combat the disturbing crimes in region.

With zero tolerance to crime, the governor described the Amotekun Security Network as a necessary intervention and pragmatic solution required to tackle the criminal activities currently threatening the peace and the economic development of the region.

https://citadelng.com.ng/2020/01/24/akeredolus-long-walk-to-rid-ondo-of-crime/

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National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has debunked claims that a security outfit launched by South-West governors, Amotekun, is a threat to national unity.

Tinubu said this in a press statement on Wednesday.

The statement reads, “Those claiming that this limited, inoffensive addition to security threatens the Republic have taken themselves upon a madcap excursion.

“Those claiming that the Federal Government seeks to terribly suppress the Southwest have also lost their compass. Those who occupy these two extremes have sunken into the dark recesses of fear and political paranoia that can undo a nation if such sentiments are allowed to gestate.”

The statement continues, “Amotekun. This issue has dominated recent discourse and media headlines. Distilled to its basics, it concerns how best state governments can assist with the safety and security of their residents. This is a matter of serious concern entitled to sober thought. However, it has been turned into a political tug-of-war. Fierce, often unthinking rhetoric, for and against, has crossed the lips of too many Nigerians. More subjective talking than objective thinking has been the fuel of this outburst.

“Question those in favour of Amotekun. Most have but the vaguest notion about it. They know few details yet vigorously attribute to its opponents the most negative intentions. Ask those who oppose Amotekun. They are equally ignorant of its provisions. They oppose the initiative not on its merits but merely because it was proposed by their political opponents or because they don’t see an avenue for personal gain from it.

“While colourful, the rhetoric has been disconcerting. How people have mishandled this matter demonstrates that we still have far to go in perfecting this democracy. Too much energy has been spent distorting this issue instead of seeking a resolution that supports local enhancement of security while keeping the constitution intact. If this becomes the standard for how we handle disagreements then we will obscure Nigeria’s path forward with our own rubbish.

“In this matter, I do not see malign intent in the differences of opinion between the SW Governors as authors of Amotekun and the Attorney-General as the primary law enforcement officer of the Federal Government. Shorn of the overly dramatic language, what lies before us is but a step in the evolution of our federalism. This is an opportunity to more clearly define that federalism; but one cannot attain this better, more functional definition through overblown, emotional language. Objectivity and calmness are required. To a significant degree, the enduring quality of our republic will be established by the sagacity with which we handle disagreements regarding the division of power between federal and state governments. Such disagreements are inevitable. This is not the first. Nor will it be the last. We must devote our energies more toward solving problems rather than amplifying them.

“Seeking to fulfil their mandates by helping protect their people, the governors of the Southwest collectively established a program to buttress existing security mechanisms. Seeking to protect the constitution as best he could, the Attorney-General offered his opinion on what he believed the governors have sought to do. No one can blame either party for seeking to fulfil what they genuinely see as their public duty.

“Until now, I have deliberately maintained a studied silence regarding Amotekun. Many have tried to goad my swift public reaction. Those who have taken this road did so not because they care about Amotekun or even the people it intends to help protect. They did so knowing this had become a delicate and emotional issue for many. These cynics did so with the adversarial hope that, in haste, I might misspeak or misstep in a manner they could twist to their political advantage.

“Such people are possessed of a mercenary aspect that permits them to sacrifice almost anything, even jeopardize the very foundations of our political unity, if they might exact personal gain from the upheaval. In that they know no nobler purpose than their own appetites, we should feel sorry for them. However, we must not allow our sympathies for their barren condition to persuade us that there is worth in their destructive misconduct. They must be left to the consequences of their own devices.

“If truly I am a political leader as I am often described, then I have not the luxury of hasty, ill-conceived utterances. There are those who will use inflamed words to spark the passions of others. This may bring transient applause. But when the cheers fade, we shall only have further descended because their words were never inclined toward resolution and long-term improvement but toward short-term popularity and perpetual confrontation.

“I believe in this nation and its benign prospects. I dearly love its people, all of them. Over the years of our existence, they have suffered much. Yet they still hold forth with heroic patience and an extraordinary optimism born of strong faith. To these people, I owe my best. I shall not treat them cheaply or bandy their emotions like some errant football. The welfare of these good and decent people is my overriding concern.

“Equally, I do not cow to the demands of those who press for me to make a premature statement on an important issue. Again, that is a game devised by those who care more about political cleverness than the quality of governance. I chose to talk when my position has been made ripe by a collection of the facts and a reasonable assessment of those facts.”

Critical stakeholders on disease control have met with Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN in Akure on the effective check of lassa fever in parts of the state.

Addressing the meeting, Governor Akeredolu directed Chairmen of Local Government Councils to acquire land distant from city centres to be used as dump sites.
“Your environment must be made clean and dump sites should no longer be in the cities”, he said.

The governor who called for collaborative efforts to combat the deadly scourge of Lassa Fever through intense sensitization on environmental cleanness and hygienic living urged the residents of the state to report any suspicious case to the nearest hospital.

Governor Akeredolu urged the Council helmsmen to appropriately deploy their workers into contact tracing and surveillance so as to checkmate the spread of Lassa Fever in the state.

“Lassa Fever is a serious challenge, you therefore need to sacrifice to make people live . You must get your personnel properly deployed for contact tracing and surveillance”, he said
Earlier, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro informed that Lassa Fever is transmittable virus by a type of rat called multimammate rat, also known as Mastomys Natalensis which breeds in dirty environments.

Dr Adegbenro said though the treatment of Lassa Fever is free of any cost to affected persons at the Lassa Fever Treatment Centre at the Federal Medical Centre Owo courtesy of Ondo State Government advised that any feeling of malaria should be reported to the hospitals on time.
In his own intervention at the meeting, an official of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control from Abuja Dr Yahaya Disu appreciated the demonstrated concern of the Ondo State Governor and pleaded with Chairmen of Councils to support the fight against Lassa Fever across towns and villages in the state.

Dr Disu said in view of the fact that Lassa Fever has socioeconomic implications on the wellbeing of the people,all hands must be on deck to frontally confront the disease with uttermost priority.

The NCDC official who described as enormous the cost of treating Lassa Fever put at #300,000:00 per person for early response and a complicated case at #2,000,000:00, said the resources should ordinarily be used for the development of other sectors.

Responding on behalf of his colleagues, the Chairman of Ifedore Local Government who is also the ALGON Chairman in the State, Engr. Alex Oladimeji promised to deploy all human and material resources at making Ondo State free of Lassa Fever.

https://citadelng.com.ng/2020/01/22/gov-akeredolu-calls-for-collaborative-efforts-to-curtail-lassa-fever-cases/

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Oluwa dasi oro temi na, pls pick my call

Residents of Ondo state are panicking over reported outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.

A source, in one of the hospitals, said score of patients have been affected by the disease.

It was learnt there were more reported cases at the Federal Medical Centre(FMC) in Owo, Ondo state and other state government hospitals.

Confirming the incident, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, The Commissioner for Health under Governor Rotimi Akeredolu led - Administration urged residents not to panic as government is already taking pro- active steps in addressing the situation.

He warned people of the state to ensure their surroundings are clean to keep away Rats which is the Primary Carrier of the disease.

The commissioner said people with malaria symptoms should present early at government Hospitals for proper medical examination and treatments.

https://citadelng.com.ng/2020/01/21/ondo-government-calls-for-calm-over-lassa-fever-outbreak/

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