Not fewer than 108 people living with HIV/AIDS were empowered with materials worth over N5m by the Wife of Ekiti state governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, yesterday.
Mrs Fayemi said the exercise, which was the third since the emergence of Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration underscored the commitment of the state government to giving the beneficiaries a new lease of life.
Items such as deep freezers, computer sets, video cameras, sewing machines, grinding machines, photocopy machines and clothing, among other items were distributed to the beneficiaries operating under the aegis of Network of People Living With HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN),
The EKSACA boss pledged the continued support of the government for the NEPWHAN members to live a meaningful life, adding that a lot more was being done to reduce the HIV/AIDS prevalence to the barest minimum in the state.
Mrs Fayemi who is also the Chairperson of Ekiti State AIDS
Control Agency, insisted that “in everything that we do around HIV/AIDS in Ekiti state, we should ensure that we empower people who are living with HIV/AIDS and we should be able to tell people that being HIV positive is not the end of the world.
“We need to be able to set an example and demonstrate practically what it means to be living with HIV/AIDS and still have hope. Testing positive is not the end of the world.”
