As the United Nations, celebrate the World Mental Health Day, so is Nigerians as top celebrities are set to take to the street of Lagos for a two day walk tagged Advocacy Walk on October 8th and 9th respectively.
Day one will witness top artistes like Koffi, Owen-G, Ashionye, DJ-Jimmy Jatt, MI amongst other sensitize the public, government, policy makers and all other health stakeholder on mental health issues while the day two is set aside for workshop and stimulation dialogue to be held at Rotunda Hall, National Library, Yaba Lagos.
Discussing further on the choice of celebrities and media practitioners for participation in the Walk, The Executive Director of the PR outfit (Rubies Ink) to Mental Health Foundation Nigeria, Miss Esther Ijewere noted that the need for the celebrities to be chosen was to use Entertainment/Showbiz Stars and Icons because they wield so much social power and they are prime influencers of lifestyle and they need to be sustained as behavioral and attitudinal change agents in the society.
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