Traditional And Religious Leaders Must Fight Against Preventable Diseases – Tinubu

Bola Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has urged traditional and religious leaders to take greater responsibility in the fight against preventable diseases. He recently had his say while addressing the National Summit of Traditional and Religious Leaders on Health and Well-Being, held at the State House, Abuja.

According to him, the gathering is an intergenerational and interfaith meeting of wisdom, faith and courage, and he can only thank the leaders for their commitment to improving the quality of life of Nigerians in their domains.

BAT added that the well-being of Nigerians remains a collective duty that must be taken seriously.

His words, “The war against preventable diseases is the responsibility of all of us, and I’m here as a leader to respectfully say that the responsibility is also yours as traditional rulers.

Today in this hall, we have an intergenerational, institutional, and interfaith gathering, a meeting of wisdom, faith, courage, and the commitment to the health of Nigerians.

It is a great honour for me to have listened to you carefully, making this commitment to improve the quality of health of Nigerians in your domains.

No health reform in Nigeria can succeed without you. Your trusted voices are bridging the gap between government and the people.

Communities listened to you before they listened to the government.

Check the wards in your area, send a message out there to look at the neighbourhood and health facilities, and if they don’t exist, write to the local government area, state government and the Federal government. We will respond.

In 2025, we introduced the National Health Fellowship Programme, selecting the brightest young Nigerians from all 774 local government areas.”

WOW.