Cancer is more common sense than a spiritual matter- Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode addressed victims of breast cancer on Thursday,at the Lagos House, Ikeja not to see the disease as death sentence but rather, embrace early medical solution to a lasting cure to the disease.
He said while he receiving the wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu during her courtesy visit with members of the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), said it was time for people to seek solution to the disease from medical point of view and not only view it from spiritual or cultural points.
“This is more about the people at the lower level. People talk so much about spiritual issue on cancer. Yes, there is spiritualism but again there is common sense. This is obviously more about common sense and we don’t want to continue to lose our people.”
The Governor also said on the part state of the state their will be enlightenment for members of state and he also thanked the Wife of the Ondo State Governor for coming up with such laudable post.
“On our part as government, we will do more of public enlightenment, we will do more of advocacy and whatever it is that the association is doing, I want to be put in the front burner because I want to be a partner in this. I believe that anybody having good health, there is hope for good life and that is the way we should treat every citizen that we come across in the course of our duty”, he said.
“I say this not because you are a survivor but because you are a proud one at that and also trying to send a message that breast cancer is not a death sentence. Twenty years after surviving it, you are seated here and we are propagating something that we should also sell to all Nigerians.”
