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Gov. Ganduje tasks parents on immunisation for children

Gov. Ganduje tasks parents on immunisation for children

By Aisha Ahmed
Immunisation
Kumbotso (Kano State), Nov. 10, 2018 (NAN) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has called on parents in the state to ensure full routine immunisation for their children.
The governor gave the charge on Saturday while inaugurating immunisation for the month of November at Panshekara Ward in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano.
Represented by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Getso, the governor said there was need for parents to support in sustaining the successes recorded in immunisation in the state.
According to him, “About 3 million children below the age of five are expected to be immunised across the 44 local government areas of the state.”
He added that the state had recorded over 52 months now without any case of wild polio virus in all the local government areas in the state.
The governor also stressed the importance of regular environmental hygiene to guard against infectious diseases in the communities.
Ganduje said his administration has placed high premium on the health sector by provision of infrastructure, financing, human resources, procurements and drugs chain supply system, among others.
He enjoined the people to continue to rally round the administration for more meaningful achievements in effective health care provision.
The Chairman Kumbotso Local Government Council, Alhaji Kabiru Panshekara, expressed commitment towards ensuring the success of immunisation in the area. (NAN)
AAA /JPE/MST
Edited by Joseph Edeh/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Social vices: Emir urges parents to monitor children

Social vices: Emir urges parents to monitor children
By Awayi Kuje
Drugs
Keffi (Nasarawa State), June 16, 2018 (NAN) The Emir of Keffi in Nasarawa State, Dr Shehu Chindo-Yamusa III, has urged parents and guardians to monitor and prevent their children against the intake of hard drugs and engaging in social vices for the good of the society.
Chindo-Yamusa III, a first class traditional ruler, made the call in his Eid-el-Fitr message to his subjects in his palace in Keffi, Keffi Local Government Area of the state.
He noted that consumption of hard drugs by some youths had affected their lives and their education negatively, hence the need for parents to closely monitor their wards to curb the growing menace.
The monarch also appealed to Muslim faithful and other Nigerians to continue to pray for peace, unity and development of the country, adding that peace is the necessary requirement for the development of any society.
The emir maintained that sustained prayers by Nigerians would overcome devilish acts threatening the peaceful co-existence of the country.
Chindo-Yamusa III added that Eid-el-Fitr is not only for merry making, but a time to emulate what Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was sent by Almighty God to preach to humanity.
The traditional ruler said that Prophet Muhammad preaches peace, love and unity, while urging Muslims to emulate his good attributes in order to enjoy the blessings of Allah here and in the hereafter.
“We must maintain and use the good lessons of the Ramadan which includes brotherhood, bond of charity and love sharing, among others, in the interest of peace.
“Muslims worldwide should endeavour to continue to sustain their good acts and behaviour beyond the one-month period of the Ramadan fast, so that we would continue to get Allah’s blessings and favour,” he said.
He also called on Nigerians to be law abiding, respect constituted authorities and live in peace with one another irrespective of religious, political and ethnic differences.
Besides, Chindo-Yamusa III enjoined Nigerians to embrace good government policies and programmes in the interest of national development.
He further urged his subjects to continue to embrace agriculture considering its importance to national economic development.
Earlier, the Chief Imam of Keffi Central Mosque, Alhaji Muhammadu Auwal, charged Muslim faithful to adhere strictly to the teaching of the Holy Qur’an in the interest of peace and national development.
The cleric also called on Muslims to shun all negative acts capable of tarnishing their personal integrity, the image of the state and the country at large. (NAN)
AKW/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola