Emmanuel Ukudolo
December 01, 2015 – Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly’s Committee on Health, Mr Segun Olulade today said that no fewer than 470, 435 Lagos residents are infected with HIV virus.
Olulade (APC- Epe II) made this disclosure on the floor of the House while praying the House to support the people living with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS). According to him, there is a need to unite efforts in fighting the dead disease not only in the state but across the country.
“There is a need to show support to those living with AIDS. Today gives us the opportunity to identify with the people living with AIDS. It is a serious issue that cannot be ignore or treated with levity, no fewer than 470, 435 people have HIV in Lagos State alone,” the chairman said.
The lawmaker said that the figure was obtained from the Lagos State Aids Control Agency and called on the state government and all relevant agencies to support enlightenment programmes aimed at stemming the spread of the disease.
Commenting, Mr Sola Giwa (APC-Lagos Island I) said the issue of the deadly disease is germane. HIV virus requires all hands to be on deck to eradicate the spread.
“I urge Lagosians to know that HIV Aids is real, there is no cure for it, everyone should protect themselves”, he said.
Responding, Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa said that Lagos residents needed to be aware that HIV/AIDS was real and rampant. The House called on the Lagos residents to be conscious of their safety, stressing that HIV/AIDS is very real.
