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The chairmen of local government and Local Council Development Areas in Ikorodu division of Lagos State, have embarked on intensive sensitisation against cholera outbreak among residents.
The chairmen directed the environment department in the various councils to take up the sensitisation to curtail the spread of the disease.
They disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria.
NAN reports that Ikorodu division is made up of one local council and four LCDAs, which include Ikorodu Central LG, Ijede, Igbogbo-Baiyeku, Ikorodu West, Imota, and Ikorodu North LCDAs.
NAN recalls that Lagos State, through its Health Education and Promotion Board, inaugurated a standing committee on sensitisation to cholera in Ikorodu.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on June 11, warned that the state had recorded many cases of severe gastroenteritis (cholera).
Abayomi disclosed that cases of severe gastroenteritis were reported from communities around Eti-Osa, Lagos Island, Ikorodu and Kosofe Local Government Areas of the state.
The Chairman of the Ikorodu Local Government Area, Wasiu Adesina, advised residents to take preventive measures against cholera seriously.
He directed heads of environment departments in the councils to set aside two days for cholera sensitisation.
According to him, some of the preventive measures will include ensuring safe drinking water by boiling, safe bottled water, maintaining proper sanitation, and safely disposing of faeces.
“I advised residents to adhere to measures and be careful with what they eat or drink, which is the primary cause of cholera.
“If all these measures are strictly obeyed, cholera outbreak will be curtailed in Ikorodu and Lagos State as a whole and the country,” he said.
Also, the Chairman of the Igbogbo-Baiyeku LCDA, Sesan Daini, advised residents to stop open defecation, practice personal hygiene by washing hands with soap regularly.
He also said there was a need to ensure food safety by covering food against flies and to thoroughly wash fruits before consumption.
Daini warned that residents found engaging in open defecation would be made to face the law, to serve as a deterrent to others.
“Preventive measures must be enforced to curtail spread and prevent further outbreak,” he said.
The Chairman of the Ikorodu West LCDA, Mr Kazeem Sulaimon, said markets, abattoirs and every nook and cranny of Ikorodu must be visited to further enlighten people about cholera and its prevention.
