Disturbed by the outbreak of the Lassa fever in neighbouring states, the Ekiti State deputy governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi has called on residents to always ensure a clean environment to prevent the outbreak of the disease in the state. Egbeyemi gave the advice on Saturday while monitoring the first edition of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise for the year. He promised that the government would do everything possible to prevent the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state which is ravaging some neighbouring states. He contended that landlord association meetings are not an excuse for residents not to observe the monthly environmental sanitation exercise which, he said, was established for the good of the people. “We pray that Lassa fever does not come to Ekiti State and we must try to avoid it by cleaning our environment.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 25, 2020 16:18 UTC