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| John Idoko, DG NACA |
Over 300
protesters under the aegis of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS on Monday
shut the office of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, citing their
inability to access anti-retroviral drugs and ongoing withdrawal of financial
support to HIV/AIDS by external funding partners.
They also
complained about the non-implementation of the Comprehensive Response Plan
inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan to bridge the existing treatment
access gaps.
As early
as 6am, the protesters had besieged the major entrance to office of the
Director-General, of NACA, Prof. John Idoko, and prevented him and other staff
from entering their offices.
They came
with bed sheets and other sleeping materials, an indication that the protest
would be serious.
The
Federal Government had appropriated N140bn for the PCRC, out of which only N8bn
has been released.
The
spokesperson for NEPWHAN, Mr. Sumaila Garba, told journalists that they would
lock up NACA office for 25 days.
Among
these protesters were young men and women, carrying placards with different
anti-government inscriptions.
But Idoko
assured the protesters that NACA was looking into their grievances to ensure
that the issues were resolved amicably.
Punch
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