Abeokuta, Sept. 16, 2025 (NAN) The Ogun Government on Monday appealed to elders to desist from self-medication.
“Self medication is dangerous to health; elderly persons are advised to avoid it,” a statement by Mr Femi Osipitan, spokesperson of the state’s Hospitals Management Board, quoted the state’s Head of Service, Mr Kehinde Onasanya, as saying.
It said that Onasanya made the appeal in Abeokuta at the celebration of the 2025 World Physiotherapy Day.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by the Physiotherapy and Medical Rehabilitation Department of the Ogun State Hospitals Management Board.
Speaking on the theme: “Healthy Aging and Prevention of Falls in the Elderly”, Onasanya said that physiotherapy and physical activities were crucial to the well-being of the elderly.
Onasanya, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Olayinka Elemide, said that senior citizens should always try to desist from things that could increase their worries or bring depression.
In his remark, Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), Mr Abdul Suraj, appreciated the organisers for sensitising the elderly and identifing with them
He said that the event would help the elderly and make living much easier for them.
Also speaking, Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Prof. Saka Matemilola, who led other monarchs to the event, commended the organisers for remembering the elderly and making their welfare a priority.
Matemilola encouraged the elderly to constantly seek medical attention and avoid self-medication.
Earlier in her welcome address, Mrs Moji Abeokuta, Director, Physiotherapy and Medical Rehabilitation, Ogun State Hospitals Management Board, had said that the event was organised to offer medical counsel to the elderly.(NAN)
