Abakaliki — Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has announced that Ebonyi State will achieve total eradication of guinea worm by the end of this year.
Gowon said this when he paid a courtesy visit to Ebonyi State Governor, Dr Sam Egwu, at the Government House, Abakaliki, after visiting some villages in Ngbo East Local Government area of the state, where guinea worm is endemic.
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