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Over 50,000 living with HIV AIDs in Kogi- KOSACA

No fewer than 50,000 people are currently living with HIV/AIDs n Kogi state,the Acting Executive Secretary, Kogi State Agency for the Control of Aids, (KOSACA) Ibrahim Anate made this revelation on Monday.
Anate stated this in an interactive session with journalists during a road Walk in commemoration of the 2024 world AIDS Day in Lokoja on Monday.
The road Walk was organized by the Centre for integrated health programs (CIHP) in collaboration with Kogi State agency for the control of aids.
” There are about 50,000 people living with HIV presently out of which 36,066 are presently on treatment in Kogi State” he said.
According to him, “We are seriously fighting the scourge and we are giving the awareness to all the community and the hard to reach areas of the awareness of HIV in Kogi State”. He added.
He said that the State Government under Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is striving hard to see that people that are living with HIV AIDs are on treatment and those Pregnant Women that are HIV positive deliver babies that are negative.
” The current administration is also striving hard to ensure that People who are positive in Kogi State will turn to negative. The Government is seriously working hard by providing support to the Ministry of Health, and KOSACA to see that we take the campaign to the very hard to reach community and the community at large in Kogi State”.
He explained that with the current security challenges in some part of the State, some HIV patients finds it difficult to access treatment.
Anate, however, appealed to the Governor Ododo to give his ascent to the Anti Stigma HIV law which was recently passed by the Kogi State House of Assembly.
“When the Governor ascent to this law, people that are HIV positive can have the confidence to come out and declare their status. Many can’t do this because of the stigmatization in the society”he added.
Also speaking, the Kogi State Technical Lead, Centre for Integrated Health Programs, (CIHP) Inyama Lawrencia lamented on the transmission of HIV AIDs from Mother to Child in the State.
Her words ” We have been advocating for every mother to go for anti Natal services so that they can know their HIV status. With the record on ground about mother to child HIV transmission, CIHP have been working in the communities sensitizing the Women to ensure that they come out in masses to know their HIV status.
“One of the challenges is that due to the economic situation of the Country, Some Women who are supposed to go out to know their status don’t even go because of financial constraints”. He noted.
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Construction Company debunks roof leakage in NASS . .says report driven by ‘bad belle’

By George Mgbeleke
The Managing Director of Laralek Ultimate Construction Company , Olalekan Adebiyi has debunked media reports on purported roof leakage at the white house segment of the National Assembly on Friday during storming downpour .
An online platform had in the early hours of Saturday , reported that the violently storming rain that fell on Friday , made mince meat of renovation work carried out by one of the subsidiaries of Laralek (Visible Construction Company ) on roofs and other areas of the National Assembly complex from 2022 to 2024.
The online medium in the report alleged that some staff of the National Assembly lamented that if the N38billion renovation work was given to Julius Berger , there wouldn’t have been problem of roof leakage again during rain fall , positing that the Federal Capital Development Authority( FCDA) that awarded the contract to Visible Construction Company , compromised .
But hours after the publication , the Managing Director of Laralek Ultimate Construction Company , Olalekan Adebiyi in a telephone conversation with journalists covering the National Assembly said the report was fake as investigation carried out by them through their subsidiary company used to execute the contract ( Visible Construction),, revealed that there was no leakage from the roof at the White House segment of the National Assembly
According to him, Amothene , imported from United States of America ( USA) and applied to the points of leakages on the roof , is water tight and can never leak .
” The report to us , is unfounded and simply put , bad belle because if it was Julius Berger that carried out the renovation work , no such fake report , will be written against it .
” I wonder why some Nigerians always like to be enemies of their fellow country men for no good reason whatsoever .
“We checked and found out that it was an ingress of water that came through the Smaller windows at the upper part of the Chamber Building that flooded the floor and not roof leakage .
” The said story or report , has no single picture of points of leakages from the roof which to us , is very unprofessional and unethical .
“The report is fake as there was no leakage from any point on the roof. We did a good job and stand by it and shall surely be vindicated as more and more rains will still fall in the coming weeks and months “, he said .
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Imbibe the culture of humility, love, sacrifice Says, Apostle Godfrey Omodubor – as BMNA honours him

By David Owei, Baylesa
Pastors have been advised to imbibed the culture of humility, love and sacrifice towards their members and the society in general.
This was handed down on Sunday by Apostle Godfrey Omodubor at the Faith Gospel Revival Deliverance Ministries Worldwide in Eteqwe, Yenagoa the bayelsa state capital during an award ceremony in his honour.
The award which was bestowed on him by the organizers of the most prestigious award, the Bayelsa Media Network Award (B.M.N.A) as the “Prophet of the Year 2025″ due to his outstanding love and care for the people.
Prophet Godfrey Omodubor said, he was honoured by the award and it is a call to do more for the society.
” I was not expecting it neither did I solicited for it, but as it please God to honour me this way, I must say am very happy and God will empower me to do more”.
” If God called you, he will back you up and give you all that you needed to succeed. It only required patience, endurance and hard work. God is not a magician neither is God a debtor, he paid everyone at the right time and in due season”.
He thanked the organizers for deeming it fit to recognize his little contributions to the society.
Presenting the award, the Project Manager, Bayelsa Media Network Award Mr. Blessing Ozegbe said, the award was as a result of Apostle Godfrey Omodubor contributions to the development of society in general.
The Project Manager described the man of God as a faithful and hardworking man, saying despite being a spiritual Father he still reachout to people within and outside his domain.
“We have been observing him from far and from investigation and testimonies of people around, his is truly a man of God full of humility and respect for both young and old alike. His character is worth emulating and I pray that other men of God will learn from him.
“This is an award that is not commonly given and because we couldn’t find a worthy person last year, this category was suspended and by the grace of God this year, we discovered this man of humility, full of love and sacrifice to be given the award “.
He encourage the man of God not relent in doing good to people and to see his calling as a genuine call from God.
The award ceremony was witnessed by his large congregation and visitors which also happened to be his birthday.
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