Project Pink Blue raises funds for cancer treatment (Video)
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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 president1 by hafsah tilde1 ppb made the call at a music and comedy fundraising show themed show love to encourage donations for cancer patients nationwide1 the executive director of ppb mr runcie chidebe said the show was organised to entertain create awareness and support people battling with cancer1 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 said1 chidebe said the contributions made would assist cancer patients in need of funds to ensure their treatment and overall wellbeing1 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 ondo1 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 children1 he said that this had empowered other non-governmental organisations to support the fight to eradicate cancer1 project pink blue ppb an ngo has called for more awareness about support and treatment of cancer in the country1 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 before1 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 before1 i believe a lot of us are proud of what we have been seeing bagudu said1 mrs betty akeredolu wife of ondo state governor and a breast cancer survivor said that cancer was curable1 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 said1 akeredolu said that people should be educated on the stages of cancer and how to detect it1 similarly moji makanjuola a veteran journalist said she lost two people to cancer1 therefore creating awareness and supporting people with cancer is very crucial and humane. nan1