Ufoma Ejenobor It was a very emotional moment for actress, Ufoma Ejenobor, who couldn’t hold her tears when Maiden, wife of the late Minister of Internal Affairs, Alex Ibru, recounted the last days of her husband earlier in the week during the launch of The Big Fight Against Cancer. The very emotional Ufoma said cancer is a deadly diseases and it was high time Nigerians came out to fight it. The actress and some other entertainers including Chief Tony Okoroji, Patrick Doyle, KSB and Anne Inyang had gathered at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos for the launch put together by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy and some other agencies. Mrs. Ibru called on all governments in Nigeria and the private sector to take urgent action to ensure that facilities are provided in Nigeria for early detection of cancer. According to her, if the facilities were readily available and her husband’s condition detected on time, he probably would not have died at the time he did, having survived an assassin’s bullet. Explaining why COSON had to join in the fight against cancer, the chairman of the society, Okoroji said, “We would have been irresponsible not to join this battle after the frightening statistics that have been brought to our attention. While our country is giving a lot of attention to the battle against HIV/AIDS, cancer is wreaking havoc across our land. The good news is that we can do something to significantly reduce this crazy death figures. At COSON, we plan to mobilise all ‘mobilisables’ in Nigeria to take action immediately.” Chief Okoroji announced that a massive concert, ‘The Concert of Stars in support of the Big War against Cancer in Nigeria,’ will take place in March. The event is targeted at raising funds for the acquisition of mobile cancer centres. He said that several A-list artistes had indicated their interest in participating in the concert and to join the war.
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