Nigerian Music Legend, Innocent "2Face"
Idibia has lent his voice to the prevention of Prostate Cancer in Nigeria. The
month of September is The musician, who recently lost his Father to the scourge
of the disease has partnered with CECP-Nigeria (Committee Encouraging Corporate
Philanthropy) to inform Nigerians about the disease. The month of September has
been air marked as the "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
In a courtesy call paid by the group to 2Face Idibia
at The 960 Music Group's Office in Lagos, Nigeria, 2Face (who is an ambassador
for the group) promised to lend all the support he can to the group. A
spokesman for the group who consoled the star on the death of his father, was
excited about the collaboration and hoped that many more Nigerians would become
aware of the disease and ways to curb it. The group plans to deploy Mobile
Cancer Centres (MCC) which would take holistic health promotion to the
grassroots of Nigeria.
Anyone may
contribute towards the Mobile Cancer Centre project by giving via an ATM or
online at www.quickteller.com using the code ‘777526’.
To mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, there shall
be FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING at the National Cancer Prevention Programme
(NCPP) centre at 30 Ishaga Road, Surulere, Lagos. This will hold on Saturdays
September 13th and 20th, 2014 from 2 pm each day.
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