Nigeria: Attah Commends Ecobank On HIV/Aids

Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has commended Ecobank for financing a youth friendly centre at the University of Uyo. According to a statement from the bank the governor who spoke during the commissioning of the centre over the weekend maintained that the youth friendly centre which is a resource centre providing students with the enabling facilities on HIV/AIDS related matters will compliment the three anti-retroviral therapy centers in Akwa - Ibom state.

Victor Attah, represented at the commissioning ceremony by the state commissioner for Health, Mr. Okon Emah, maintained that the fight against HIV/AIDS must be seen as a challenge for all as the scourge is fast destroying the youth population.
He applauded National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) and Ecobank for the initiative saying that the choice of developing Youth Friendly Centers in Nigerian Universities is commendable. He urged the student's to protect the facility with passion and pass it on to their successors, who must also benefit from the project.

In his comment Babatunde Osotimehin, Director General of NACA, represented at the event by Mr. Kayode Ogungbemi, a director in the agency, urged business and financial institutions to take a cue from Ecobank by financing centre that will help check the HIV/AIDS scourge, which according to him is fast depleting the able bodied population.