Cholera: Agege local govt suspends school food vendors
By Jeffrey Agbo
Agege Local Government in Lagos State has suspended school food vendors in the area in a bid to curtail the spread of cholera.
Chairman of the council, Ganiyu Egunjobi, told NAN on Friday that the council has also embarked on sensitisation to prevent further spread of the disease.
According to the chairman, efforts have been put in place to sensitise market stakeholders and schools on radio to prevent the outbreak within the community.
“We have suspended all school food vendors to ensure the safety of the pupils and students.
“We have informed both the pupils and students on radio stations to come with their foods to ensure their safety from the cholera disease.
“This development will allow us to detect and prevent the outbreaks in our community,” he said.
The disease has spread to over 30 states in Nigeria. Lagos alone has recorded 24 deaths from 417 cases.
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Egunjobi said that schools were visited and inspected to ensure the children were in good health and environmental condition.
According to him, traders in various communities in Agege were also enlightened and sensitised to adopt environmental hygiene to prevent the outbreak of cholera.
“We are working tirelessly to prevent the menace of cholera outbreak in our community.
“We are using various means to talk to our people, through landlord associations and others, to caution them on ensuring hygiene in preparing foods and drinks.
“We urge residents to acquaint themselves with precautionary measures against the deadly cholera disease outbreak,” he said.