Project Pink Blue raises funds for cancer treatment (Video)

By Hafsah Tilde

Project Pink Blue (PPB), an NGO, has called for more awareness about support and treatment of cancer in the country.

PPB made the call at a Music and Comedy Fundraising show themed “Show Love’’ to encourage donations for cancer patients nationwide.

The Executive Director of PPB, Mr Runcie Chidebe said the show was organised to entertain, create awareness and support people battling with cancer.

“We want a very strategic way to get people to come and laugh and enjoy the music today to see how they could touch lives,” he said.

Chidebe said the contributions made, would assist cancer patients in need of funds to ensure their treatment and overall wellbeing.

The show had in attendance, Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Abubakar Bagudu, his wife Zainab Bagudu and other wives of governors, Mrs Amina Abubakar of Niger, Mrs Asia El Rufai of Kaduna and Mrs Betty Akeredolu of Ondo.

Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, praised the efforts of the Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, for her firm support to achieve better healthcare for women and children.

He said that this had empowered other non-governmental organisations to support the fight to eradicate cancer.

“In the last two years, in a lot of states in Nigeria, almost all states, one seen effort at cancer awareness mobilisation, is that of Her Excellency, the Wife of the President.

“Mrs Aisha Buhari with her Future Assured Programme, ably assisted by her husband President Muhammadu Buhari, has inspired all the wives of governors to do much more than they were doing before.

“To re-mobilise and do things together with the government and in support of the government and in support of the populace that has not been done before.

“I believe a lot of us are proud of what we have been seeing,” Bagudu said.

Mrs Betty Akeredolu, Wife of Ondo State Governor and a breast cancer survivor, said that cancer was curable.

“There is a misconception that people have on how cancer can be treated and the thinking that cancer is a spiritual attack; thus the need for awareness about cancer,” she said.

Akeredolu said that people should be educated on the stages of cancer and how to detect it.

Similarly, Moji Makanjuola, a veteran journalist said she lost two people to cancer.

“Therefore, creating awareness and supporting people with cancer is very crucial and humane.’’ (NAN)