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Alex Akao, a journalist, speaks on his several years of
tobacco addiction and the toll it took on his relationships. In a humorous, yet
gripping recollection, he narrates how his present wife, then a girl friend,
helped him quit in a most subtle way.
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Betty’s guests in this edition are
two young, enthusiastic tobacco control activists. Adeola Akinrenmi and Seun
Akioye, both in their 20’s, have been involved in tobacco control activities
among young Nigerians in the last seven years. They co-founded Journalists
Action on Tobacco and Health (JATH). Both spoke on the ploy by tobacco
multinationals to recruit young smokers, and advise fellow youngsters on the
way out.
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What health risks do women smokers
face? Dr. Uduak Ikpegbu, a gynaecologist
and child care expert answers. The young doctor and mother, stresses that besides the tendency for women
smokers to suffer from infertility, children of such women suffer low births,
withdrawal symptoms and other health implications. ‘Smoking does no woman any
good,” .
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The interview with Barrister Irukera continues. He takes
the listeners on a tour of the legal process, and progress, what Nigerians
should expect, and why the war, like in the West, is destined to be a success. LISTEN
Betty’s guest on this compelling edition is Tunde Irukera
of the Simons Coopers law firm, and one of the leading lawyers in the litigations
against tobacco multinationals in Nigeria. Irukera who so passionate about his
historic ‘warfare’ , explains why he is
in it.
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In this new year edition, Betty reflects on the success recorded
in the last year when “Tobacco and You’ commenced, as evidenced by responses to
the program, and admonishes smokers on why they should make quitting smoking
part of the famous New Year Resolution.
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Betty’s guest
is Mr. Charles Odenigbo. He is the AGM, corporate affairs and
business development of TELL Communications Limited in Lagos, Nigeria.
He is also a public relations practitioner, motivational speaker and
pastor. Mr. Odenigbo was a chain smoker who smoked for more than 10
days before he finally found the courage to quit. In this compelling
interview, he talks about his ordeal, how the habit affected his finance,
cut short his promising sporting career among other costs. He also advises
active and intending smokers on the need to desist from the act of self
destruction which is tobacco smoking. LISTEN
In the second part of this interview, Betty’s guest, Chief/Dr. Atim Eneida George, a much-loved American diplomat who holds the Nigerian traditional title of yeye Araba of Ife, concludes her story on the unsavoury impact of smoking, and reveals how she eventually quit after several failed attempts. Eighteen years after quitting, she declares she doesn’t miss cigarette. Mrs. George also provides hints on quitting to smokers. Professor Levi Zangi, her husband, a Liberian academic, who was at the show, revealed how he coped with her during her smoking days, and advises spouses on how to help smoking partners quit. LISTEN
Betty’s guest is Chief/Dr. Atim Eneida George, the counselor for public affairs section at the American Embassy in Nigeria. In this rare interview, Mrs. George talks about her tobacco addiction which lasted for several years. This humorous, lively and captivating interview provides an insight into the social, economic and physiological costs of tobacco addiction for the average smoker. LISTEN
Betty’s guest is Dr.
Mike Anibueze, the national coordinator of non-communicable diseases at the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health
and the country’s focal person on tobacco control. He spoke on Nigeria’s
tobacco control laws, efforts at implementing the Frame Work Convention on
Tobacco Control (FCTC), the fallacies of tobacco manufacturers, the law on
smoking in public places, and how the government intends to tighten the noose
on the tobacco industry. LISTEN
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