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HIV/Aids Prevalence Rises In Nigeria’s Federal Capital City Of Abuja
7 June 2009
Abuja — Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero, has expressed worry over the rise in HIV/AIDS prevalence in the FCT and described the situation as unacceptable. He spoke,weekend, at the dinner of the FCT Agency for the Control of Aids Partners at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja. Aliero, who was represented at the occasion by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Rafiq Ogunbambi, decried the leap of the HIV/AIDS prevalence in the FCT from 6.3 percent in 2005 to 9.9 percent in 2008, which he said is far above the national average, which stands at 5.6 percent. He then assured that the FCT Administration would take a decisive action that would reverse the trend, stressing that the rise in the rate of the dreaded disease is a calamity for humanity. "We acknowledge the bitter truth that Abuja as the melting pot of Nigeria, if susceptible to factors that fuel the spread of the disease , portends serious health related problems. "We must also accept the fact that we have not significantly and collectively done enough to stem the rising tide of the pandemic," he said. Aliero emphasised that the task of nation building is the collective responsibility of all, noting that no nation can grow under the threat of HIV/AIDS. "As Administrators of the FCT, we are determined to reduce further spread of HIV and mitigate its impact on those already infected and affected but we cannot do it alone," he said.Aliero called on all the residents of the FCT to collectively work towards minimising the spread by ascertaining individual HIV/AIDS status. He also advised that stakeholders should put a stop to rhetorics, noting that now is the time for action, imploring all to join hands to make a huge difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS in FCT." In order to put concrete structure on ground to fight the dreaded disease, on my assumption of office, I directed the relocation of FACA to the office of the Minister and upgraded it into FCT Agency for the Control of AIDS; thus, our legal secretariat is fine-tuning the bill to that effect to be sent to the National Assembly," he said.
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