The National President,
the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Osahon Enabulele, has called for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians to promote healthy living and development in country
Enabulele made the call in Benin, on Saturday during the NMA’s International Walk for Peace.
He said that sport had been discovered to be a unifying factor among the people, adding that without peace, there would be no development.
The NMA boss further said that it was important for people to exercise since regular exercises promoted healthy living.
The walk, tagged, “Dame Patience Jonathan International Walk for Peace”, was part of the association’s 54th Annual General Conference and delegates meeting holding in the state.
Enabulele said that exercise was good for the body in terms of health promotion and improving the overall body fitness.
“Exercise helps to reduce the occurrence of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cancers. “The first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan is someone who has expressed desire to be part of this walk for peace but unfortunately, she is not here physically due to some challenges in the Federal Capital. “She has been in the fore front of our campaigns and she is one of the ambassadors of healthy living.
“She is a symbol of the women’s struggle and we believe that her contributions will draw participation from other women to embrace healthy living,” Enabulele said.
The Chairman of the Edo Chapter of NMA, Dr Emmanuel Ighodaro, said the association believed that without peace there would be no development.
He said the association also believed that the walk for peace would enable people to do regular exercises and embrace peace as part of their life style.
“We need peace in our homes, society and in the country; peace is what will take this country to the next level. “That is why the first Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, decided that there should be a Walk for Peace during the programme. “The NMA believes that this walk for peace will prompt people to do regular exercises and embrace peace as part of their life style,” he said.
