Taraba State governor, Agbu Kefas, on Friday, offered automatic appointment to two women who confessed they have been living a happy life despite being HIV-carriers for about a decade
Kefas announced the job offer during a two-day working visit of the First Lady/Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to Jalingo, Taraba State capital.
Mrs Tinubu was in the state to flag off the presentation of 10,000 professional kits to Midwives and Nurses in the North-Eeast zone of Nigeria and campaign for triple elimination of HIV/AIDS, Syphilis and Hepatitis among women of productive age.
During the occasion, women were allowed to give confessional statements over their health status. Two out of hundreds of women volunteered to give details of the challenges they faced while living with HIV over the years.
The women, during the confessions, narrated that it has been challenging, especially how they have been stigmatised among men and women in society.
Governor Kefas, during his speech at the occasion, urged the First Lady to plead with President Bola Tinubu to provide more intervention funds to Taraba State even as he promised prudent and transparent use of the funds if granted.
The governor also announced that the two women who made confession about their health statuses would be given automatic appointments as Special Advicer in the office of his wife, the First Lady of Taraba state.
“Please, the First Lady of Nigeria, if you go, inform Mr. President also of the federal funds and interventions given to Taraba State are being properly and judiciously utilised for the benefit of our citizens, we have proof for that.
“We, therefore, respectfully request that more resources be extended to Taraba as we are prepared, committed and accountable in transforming every intervention into human resources.
“For the two ladies that spoke out, the government of Taraba will be appointing you Special Adviser from this day and attach you to the office of the First Lady of Taraba State, after here you can go to the office and collect your appointment letters,” Governor Kefas stated.
