Conventional, non secular and group leaders in Uding South space of Pella District in Hong LGA of Adamawa State have advocated a ban on open sale of tobacco to discourage children from smoking.
The leaders, who spoke in turns throughout a sensitization and consciousness exercise organized by a non-governmental organisation, The Eye Opener Youth and Ladies Basis, hinted at poor parental upbringing as a significant reason behind habits comparable to smoking, including that radical steps are wanted to halt the development.
They expressed the view that if authorities regulates the distribution and gross sales of tobacco, the speed of youths indulging in smoking shall be decreased drastically, thereby stopping folks from victims of heart-related ailments and different types of smoking-related menace.
The coordinator of Pella District of The Eye Opener Youth and Ladies Basis, Umaru Hassan, stated the marketing campaign is geared toward elevating public consciousness in regards to the adverse impacts of tobacco smoking and why cultivation, manufacturing and distribution of tobacco ought to be curtailed.
Those that graced the occasion included the Village Head of Uding South, Ardo Edison Taya Klakusu; Assistant village head, Baba Adamu Gwala; in addition to different group and non secular leaders, retired and serving academics and lots of politicians within the locality.
Arogidigba International Journal experiences that obvious ineffective combat in opposition to public tobacco smoking across the nation encourages a gradual rise of the behavior.
And tobacco smoking and illicit drug dealings are notably rife inside northern Adamawa, particularly round or close to the borderlines with the Cameroon Republic, together with Hong LGA.