Kwale: The fight against sickle Cell Disease was brought to Ndokwa Nation, with the commissioning of the Sickle Cell Unit at the Central Hospital Kwale, and a Water Project at Kwale Prisons, by the first lady of Delta State, Dame (Mrs) Edith Okowa.
Reacting to the development, the Executive Director, Social Services Development, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Hon Ochor Chris Ochor, thanked the first Lady, and the people of Ndokwa for their contributions towards the execution and completion of the projects.
According to him, the ceremony which was well attended by the people of Ndokwa was a good development, as both projects commissioned by the first lady, is a sign of better thing to come for the people of Ndokwa.
The Executive Director, who said he is joining the first lady to thank the people of Ndokwa for their efforts for the success of the projects, said for once the individual contributions and the large numbers of people from Ndokwa who attended the occasion is a sign of unity, as the ceremony was also a sign of thanking His Excellency, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa.
On the water project built at the Nigerian Prison Kwale, he called on the management and inmates of the prison to see it is protected, so that the benefit of the project can be felt in the prison.
Hon Ochor called on the people of Ndokwa to utilise the facilities at the Sickle Cell Unit to know their genotypes to avoid preventable pains, saying that the ability to deliver such projects is the reason we asked the Ndokwa people to vote for Senator Okowa as Governor in the last election.
“Her delivery of such projects is the reason we asked Ndokwa people to vote for Senator Okowa as Governor”. He concluded.
