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NMA Mourns With Edo State On Demise Of Prof. Omoruyi

The Nigerian Medical Association has expressed its condolence to the Edo state government following the death of the former Director-General of the Centre for Democratic … Continue reading NMA Mourns With Edo State On Demise Of Prof. Omoruyi


The Nigerian Medical Association has expressed its condolence to the Edo state government following the death of the former Director-General of the Centre for Democratic Studies, Prof. Omo Omoruyi, who was reported to have died in a private hospital in Benin City, after a courageous battle with prostate cancer.

In a statement made available to Channels Television, the president of the association, Osahon Enabulele, stated that the information was received with ‘great pain and distress.’

Enabule, who mourned the loss of the foremost Professor of Political science, expressed gratitude for Omoruyi’s life and his “indelible footprints in the sands of time.”

In his words, Omoruyi “showed uncommon courage in his inspirational struggle against prostate cancer” and noted “his determination to demystify the dreaded prostate cancer which is currently the leading cancer afflicting men.”

The statement further stated that “The circumstances surrounding Prof. Omo Omoruyi’s death once again reinforces the NMA’s call on Nigerians and governments at all levels to collaborate with the Association in the aggressive pursuit of her “Healthy Living And Regular Health Check-Up Campaign.”

The association called on Nigerians to cultivate the right habit of regularly consulting their licensed and duly registered medical doctor/dentist for periodic health check-ups in view of its benefits, which includes prevention and early detection of all forms of cancers and sudden deaths amongst Nigeria’s male and female population.

The NMA also advised Federal and State Governments to join the league of countries and governments currently involved in the active search for more effective and permanent solutions to the dreaded scourge of cancer. This they can do by investing more resources into researches aimed at producing a cure for advanced stages of prostate cancer and other forms of cancer.

The group called on the Governor of Edo State, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, to immortalise the legacies of Prof. Omo Omoruyi, by implementing a 3 day free health check-up programme tagged ‘’Prof.Omo Omoruyi free health check-up day’’.

“We equally call on other State Governments to institute similar free health check-up day for citizens of their respective states, at least once a year, and laced with some incentives to encourage them to buy into the project,” the statement read.