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Vanguard (Lagos)
NEWS
29 April 2008
Posted to the web 29 April 2008
By Chioma Obinna
Lagos
A coalition of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on environmental
issues last week called for the review of Nigerian laws on the sale of
cigarettes to minors with a view to protecting them and the larger Nigerian
population from the deadly impact of tobacco smoking.
Also, the groups are campaigning that Nigerian lawmakers must ensure that
existing laws on banning tobacco smoking in public places be extended to include
restaurants, bars, hospitals, parks and other designated areas where children
visit so that both minors and non-smokers are protected from passive smoke
(secondhand smoke).
The groups which include Coalition Against Tobacco (CAT), Nigerian Tobacco
Control Alliance (NTCA) and Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth
Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) are pushing for the review of tobacco-smoking laws to ban the
sales in sticks as a strategy to discourage minors from purchasing the product.
These views were presented at a world press conference in Lagos, at the on-going
litigation which the federal and some state governments brought against tobacco
companies and the campaign for a review of the nation's tobacco-control laws.
The 2006 World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimated that 5.4 million
persons die from tobacco-related diseases each year. One person in every 6.5
seconds dies, according to the data. It has also been shown that 110 thousand of
these deaths each year are recorded in sub-Saharan Africa, "with not less than
two each day from government-run facilities in Lagos alone."
Following these revealing statistics, the coalition maintained that "if the
current trends continue, 650 million people alive today will eventually die of
tobacco-related diseases. Addressing the journalists, the Programme Manager of
ERA/FOEN, Akinbode Oluwafemi said the current campaign and demands are necessary
to protect millions of Nigerians from tobacco products, which have been
scientifically proven to be deadly.
"What we are asking for is a ban on tobacco advertisements and that cigarettes
can no longer be sold in sticks," Oluwafemi added.
In his submission, Dr. Olanrewaju Onigbogi of the Department of Community
Medicine at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan lamented that tobacco
smoking has no health benefits at all, stressing that everything about tobacco
smoking is detrimental to health.
His words: "When you see a smoker - the eyes, ears, the cough, the discomfort -
show that the body does not want tobacco smoke. And then on the long-term, you
will be talking of hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer,
etc. So, there is no benefit in tobacco smoking."
Wondering why some people would continue to produce such an addictive product
capable of putting others in bondage, he said: "This is the reason for this
campaign."
Also speaking, Barrister Tunde Irukera, who is counsel to the government on the
litigation, said the lawsuits would hold the tobacco companies responsible for
their conduct.
He further explained that the primary thing which the government wants to
achieve with the litigation is to restrict the distribution of tobacco to young
and under-aged people.
According to Irukera, the government has discovered that there are a grand plan
and years of strategic planning for the tobacco companies to continue to target
young people and continue to get them addicted to these products.
Similarly, governments have realised that there is a conspiracy by the
companies, which have continued to conceal the dangers of nicotine and other
substances in tobacco. Consequently, the counsel said the governments are now
moving forward to say they have to restrict the companies, restrict distribution
of tobacco to ensure that those who smoke clearly understand all the information
in the choice they are making.
In addition, Irukera, who is with SimmonsCooper Law Firm said with the suits,
the governments want to ensure that young persons do not smoke.
"We want to protect our communities. Besides, the compensation that may accrue
from tobacco firms would help cover smoking-related medical costs and provide
some compensation to government-financed healthcare systems or injured persons.
"Furthermore, the lawsuits will strengthen regulatory and legislative actions
against various industry abuses, attract publicity that could change social
attitudes about smoking, change tobacco companies' behaviours, encourage victims
of cigarette smoking to seek compensation, among others."
Vanguard (Lagos)
NEWS
29 April 2008
Posted to the web 29 April 2008
By Chioma Obinna
Lagos
A coalition of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on environmental
issues last week called for the review of Nigerian laws on the sale of
cigarettes to minors with a view to protecting them and the larger Nigerian
population from the deadly impact of tobacco smoking.
Also, the groups are campaigning that Nigerian lawmakers must ensure that
existing laws on banning tobacco smoking in public places be extended to include
restaurants, bars, hospitals, parks and other designated areas where children
visit so that both minors and non-smokers are protected from passive smoke
(secondhand smoke).
The groups which include Coalition Against Tobacco (CAT), Nigerian Tobacco
Control Alliance (NTCA) and Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth
Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) are pushing for the review of tobacco-smoking laws to ban the
sales in sticks as a strategy to discourage minors from purchasing the product.
These views were presented at a world press conference in Lagos, at the on-going
litigation which the federal and some state governments brought against tobacco
companies and the campaign for a review of the nation's tobacco-control laws.
The 2006 World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimated that 5.4 million
persons die from tobacco-related diseases each year. One person in every 6.5
seconds dies, according to the data. It has also been shown that 110 thousand of
these deaths each year are recorded in sub-Saharan Africa, "with not less than
two each day from government-run facilities in Lagos alone."
Following these revealing statistics, the coalition maintained that "if the
current trends continue, 650 million people alive today will eventually die of
tobacco-related diseases. Addressing the journalists, the Programme Manager of
ERA/FOEN, Akinbode Oluwafemi said the current campaign and demands are necessary
to protect millions of Nigerians from tobacco products, which have been
scientifically proven to be deadly.
"What we are asking for is a ban on tobacco advertisements and that cigarettes
can no longer be sold in sticks," Oluwafemi added.
In his submission, Dr. Olanrewaju Onigbogi of the Department of Community
Medicine at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan lamented that tobacco
smoking has no health benefits at all, stressing that everything about tobacco
smoking is detrimental to health.
His words: "When you see a smoker - the eyes, ears, the cough, the discomfort -
show that the body does not want tobacco smoke. And then on the long-term, you
will be talking of hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer,
etc. So, there is no benefit in tobacco smoking."
Wondering why some people would continue to produce such an addictive product
capable of putting others in bondage, he said: "This is the reason for this
campaign."
Also speaking, Barrister Tunde Irukera, who is counsel to the government on the
litigation, said the lawsuits would hold the tobacco companies responsible for
their conduct.
He further explained that the primary thing which the government wants to
achieve with the litigation is to restrict the distribution of tobacco to young
and under-aged people.
According to Irukera, the government has discovered that there are a grand plan
and years of strategic planning for the tobacco companies to continue to target
young people and continue to get them addicted to these products.
Similarly, governments have realised that there is a conspiracy by the
companies, which have continued to conceal the dangers of nicotine and other
substances in tobacco. Consequently, the counsel said the governments are now
moving forward to say they have to restrict the companies, restrict distribution
of tobacco to ensure that those who smoke clearly understand all the information
in the choice they are making.
In addition, Irukera, who is with SimmonsCooper Law Firm said with the suits,
the governments want to ensure that young persons do not smoke.
"We want to protect our communities. Besides, the compensation that may accrue
from tobacco firms would help cover smoking-related medical costs and provide
some compensation to government-financed healthcare systems or injured persons.
"Furthermore, the lawsuits will strengthen regulatory and legislative actions
against various industry abuses, attract publicity that could change social
attitudes about smoking, change tobacco companies' behaviours, encourage victims
of cigarette smoking to seek compensation, among others."
Interesting read and the smoking of tobacco should be limited to adults but
this is a can.talk.smoking not lagos.talk.smoking so it really does not
belong in this forum.
You should also not cross post as it is considered bad form, I will cross
reply this one time in the hope that you read it.
"_ Prof. Jonez _" <theprof@jonez.net> wrote in message
news:67uhvoF2qdudrU1@mid.individual.net...
> NGOs Unite Against Tobacco Smoking
>
>
> Vanguard (Lagos)
>
>
> NEWS
> 29 April 2008
> Posted to the web 29 April 2008
>
> By Chioma Obinna
> Lagos
>
> A coalition of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on
> environmental issues last week called for the review of Nigerian laws on
> the sale of cigarettes to minors with a view to protecting them and the
> larger Nigerian population from the deadly impact of tobacco smoking.
>
> Also, the groups are campaigning that Nigerian lawmakers must ensure that
> existing laws on banning tobacco smoking in public places be extended to
> include restaurants, bars, hospitals, parks and other designated areas
> where children visit so that both minors and non-smokers are protected
> from passive smoke (secondhand smoke).
>
>
> The groups which include Coalition Against Tobacco (CAT), Nigerian Tobacco
> Control Alliance (NTCA) and Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the
> Earth Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) are pushing for the review of tobacco-smoking
> laws to ban the sales in sticks as a strategy to discourage minors from
> purchasing the product.
>
> These views were presented at a world press conference in Lagos, at the
> on-going litigation which the federal and some state governments brought
> against tobacco companies and the campaign for a review of the nation's
> tobacco-control laws.
>
> The 2006 World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimated that 5.4
> million persons die from tobacco-related diseases each year. One person in
> every 6.5 seconds dies, according to the data. It has also been shown that
> 110 thousand of these deaths each year are recorded in sub-Saharan Africa,
> "with not less than two each day from government-run facilities in Lagos
> alone."
>
> Following these revealing statistics, the coalition maintained that "if
> the current trends continue, 650 million people alive today will
> eventually die of tobacco-related diseases. Addressing the journalists,
> the Programme Manager of ERA/FOEN, Akinbode Oluwafemi said the current
> campaign and demands are necessary to protect millions of Nigerians from
> tobacco products, which have been scientifically proven to be deadly.
>
> "What we are asking for is a ban on tobacco advertisements and that
> cigarettes can no longer be sold in sticks," Oluwafemi added.
>
> In his submission, Dr. Olanrewaju Onigbogi of the Department of Community
> Medicine at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan lamented that
> tobacco smoking has no health benefits at all, stressing that everything
> about tobacco smoking is detrimental to health.
>
> His words: "When you see a smoker - the eyes, ears, the cough, the
> discomfort - show that the body does not want tobacco smoke. And then on
> the long-term, you will be talking of hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular
> diseases, lung cancer, etc. So, there is no benefit in tobacco smoking."
>
> Wondering why some people would continue to produce such an addictive
> product capable of putting others in bondage, he said: "This is the reason
> for this campaign."
>
> Also speaking, Barrister Tunde Irukera, who is counsel to the government
> on the litigation, said the lawsuits would hold the tobacco companies
> responsible for their conduct.
>
> He further explained that the primary thing which the government wants to
> achieve with the litigation is to restrict the distribution of tobacco to
> young and under-aged people.
>
> According to Irukera, the government has discovered that there are a grand
> plan and years of strategic planning for the tobacco companies to continue
> to target young people and continue to get them addicted to these
> products.
>
> Similarly, governments have realised that there is a conspiracy by the
> companies, which have continued to conceal the dangers of nicotine and
> other substances in tobacco. Consequently, the counsel said the
> governments are now moving forward to say they have to restrict the
> companies, restrict distribution of tobacco to ensure that those who smoke
> clearly understand all the information in the choice they are making.
>
> In addition, Irukera, who is with SimmonsCooper Law Firm said with the
> suits, the governments want to ensure that young persons do not smoke.
>
> "We want to protect our communities. Besides, the compensation that may
> accrue from tobacco firms would help cover smoking-related medical costs
> and provide some compensation to government-financed healthcare systems or
> injured persons.
>
> "Furthermore, the lawsuits will strengthen regulatory and legislative
> actions against various industry abuses, attract publicity that could
> change social attitudes about smoking, change tobacco companies'
> behaviours, encourage victims of cigarette smoking to seek compensation,
> among others."
>
>
this is a can.talk.smoking not lagos.talk.smoking so it really does not
belong in this forum.
You should also not cross post as it is considered bad form, I will cross
reply this one time in the hope that you read it.
"_ Prof. Jonez _" <theprof@jonez.net> wrote in message
news:67uhvoF2qdudrU1@mid.individual.net...
> NGOs Unite Against Tobacco Smoking
>
>
> Vanguard (Lagos)
>
>
> NEWS
> 29 April 2008
> Posted to the web 29 April 2008
>
> By Chioma Obinna
> Lagos
>
> A coalition of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on
> environmental issues last week called for the review of Nigerian laws on
> the sale of cigarettes to minors with a view to protecting them and the
> larger Nigerian population from the deadly impact of tobacco smoking.
>
> Also, the groups are campaigning that Nigerian lawmakers must ensure that
> existing laws on banning tobacco smoking in public places be extended to
> include restaurants, bars, hospitals, parks and other designated areas
> where children visit so that both minors and non-smokers are protected
> from passive smoke (secondhand smoke).
>
>
> The groups which include Coalition Against Tobacco (CAT), Nigerian Tobacco
> Control Alliance (NTCA) and Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the
> Earth Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) are pushing for the review of tobacco-smoking
> laws to ban the sales in sticks as a strategy to discourage minors from
> purchasing the product.
>
> These views were presented at a world press conference in Lagos, at the
> on-going litigation which the federal and some state governments brought
> against tobacco companies and the campaign for a review of the nation's
> tobacco-control laws.
>
> The 2006 World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimated that 5.4
> million persons die from tobacco-related diseases each year. One person in
> every 6.5 seconds dies, according to the data. It has also been shown that
> 110 thousand of these deaths each year are recorded in sub-Saharan Africa,
> "with not less than two each day from government-run facilities in Lagos
> alone."
>
> Following these revealing statistics, the coalition maintained that "if
> the current trends continue, 650 million people alive today will
> eventually die of tobacco-related diseases. Addressing the journalists,
> the Programme Manager of ERA/FOEN, Akinbode Oluwafemi said the current
> campaign and demands are necessary to protect millions of Nigerians from
> tobacco products, which have been scientifically proven to be deadly.
>
> "What we are asking for is a ban on tobacco advertisements and that
> cigarettes can no longer be sold in sticks," Oluwafemi added.
>
> In his submission, Dr. Olanrewaju Onigbogi of the Department of Community
> Medicine at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan lamented that
> tobacco smoking has no health benefits at all, stressing that everything
> about tobacco smoking is detrimental to health.
>
> His words: "When you see a smoker - the eyes, ears, the cough, the
> discomfort - show that the body does not want tobacco smoke. And then on
> the long-term, you will be talking of hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular
> diseases, lung cancer, etc. So, there is no benefit in tobacco smoking."
>
> Wondering why some people would continue to produce such an addictive
> product capable of putting others in bondage, he said: "This is the reason
> for this campaign."
>
> Also speaking, Barrister Tunde Irukera, who is counsel to the government
> on the litigation, said the lawsuits would hold the tobacco companies
> responsible for their conduct.
>
> He further explained that the primary thing which the government wants to
> achieve with the litigation is to restrict the distribution of tobacco to
> young and under-aged people.
>
> According to Irukera, the government has discovered that there are a grand
> plan and years of strategic planning for the tobacco companies to continue
> to target young people and continue to get them addicted to these
> products.
>
> Similarly, governments have realised that there is a conspiracy by the
> companies, which have continued to conceal the dangers of nicotine and
> other substances in tobacco. Consequently, the counsel said the
> governments are now moving forward to say they have to restrict the
> companies, restrict distribution of tobacco to ensure that those who smoke
> clearly understand all the information in the choice they are making.
>
> In addition, Irukera, who is with SimmonsCooper Law Firm said with the
> suits, the governments want to ensure that young persons do not smoke.
>
> "We want to protect our communities. Besides, the compensation that may
> accrue from tobacco firms would help cover smoking-related medical costs
> and provide some compensation to government-financed healthcare systems or
> injured persons.
>
> "Furthermore, the lawsuits will strengthen regulatory and legislative
> actions against various industry abuses, attract publicity that could
> change social attitudes about smoking, change tobacco companies'
> behaviours, encourage victims of cigarette smoking to seek compensation,
> among others."
>
>
tHe_NeW_tErRoR wrote:
> Interesting read and the smoking of tobacco should be limited to
> adults but this is a can.talk.smoking not lagos.talk.smoking so it
> really does not belong in this forum.
Bullshit.
>
> You should also not cross post as it is considered bad form, I will
> cross reply this one time in the hope that you read it.
Fuck your form, and fuck what it stands for.
Any questions?
> "_ Prof. Jonez _" <theprof@jonez.net> wrote in message
>> NGOs Unite Against Tobacco Smoking
>>
>>
>> Vanguard (Lagos)
>>
>>
>> NEWS
>> 29 April 2008
>> Posted to the web 29 April 2008
>>
>> By Chioma Obinna
>> Lagos
>>
>> A coalition of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on
>> environmental issues last week called for the review of Nigerian
>> laws on the sale of cigarettes to minors with a view to protecting
>> them and the larger Nigerian population from the deadly impact of
>> tobacco smoking. Also, the groups are campaigning that Nigerian lawmakers
>> must ensure
>> that existing laws on banning tobacco smoking in public places be
>> extended to include restaurants, bars, hospitals, parks and other
>> designated areas where children visit so that both minors and
>> non-smokers are protected from passive smoke (secondhand smoke).
>>
>>
>> The groups which include Coalition Against Tobacco (CAT), Nigerian
>> Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Environmental Rights Action/
>> Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) are pushing for the review
>> of tobacco-smoking laws to ban the sales in sticks as a strategy to
>> discourage minors from purchasing the product.
>>
>> These views were presented at a world press conference in Lagos, at
>> the on-going litigation which the federal and some state governments
>> brought against tobacco companies and the campaign for a review of
>> the nation's tobacco-control laws.
>>
>> The 2006 World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimated that
>> 5.4 million persons die from tobacco-related diseases each year. One
>> person in every 6.5 seconds dies, according to the data. It has also
>> been shown that 110 thousand of these deaths each year are recorded
>> in sub-Saharan Africa, "with not less than two each day from
>> government-run facilities in Lagos alone."
>>
>> Following these revealing statistics, the coalition maintained that
>> "if the current trends continue, 650 million people alive today will
>> eventually die of tobacco-related diseases. Addressing the
>> journalists, the Programme Manager of ERA/FOEN, Akinbode Oluwafemi
>> said the current campaign and demands are necessary to protect
>> millions of Nigerians from tobacco products, which have been
>> scientifically proven to be deadly. "What we are asking for is a ban on
>> tobacco advertisements and that
>> cigarettes can no longer be sold in sticks," Oluwafemi added.
>>
>> In his submission, Dr. Olanrewaju Onigbogi of the Department of
>> Community Medicine at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan
>> lamented that tobacco smoking has no health benefits at all,
>> stressing that everything about tobacco smoking is detrimental to
>> health. His words: "When you see a smoker - the eyes, ears, the cough, the
>> discomfort - show that the body does not want tobacco smoke. And
>> then on the long-term, you will be talking of hypertension, cancer,
>> cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, etc. So, there is no benefit
>> in tobacco smoking." Wondering why some people would continue to produce such
>> an addictive
>> product capable of putting others in bondage, he said: "This is the
>> reason for this campaign."
>>
>> Also speaking, Barrister Tunde Irukera, who is counsel to the
>> government on the litigation, said the lawsuits would hold the
>> tobacco companies responsible for their conduct.
>>
>> He further explained that the primary thing which the government
>> wants to achieve with the litigation is to restrict the distribution
>> of tobacco to young and under-aged people.
>>
>> According to Irukera, the government has discovered that there are a
>> grand plan and years of strategic planning for the tobacco companies
>> to continue to target young people and continue to get them addicted
>> to these products.
>>
>> Similarly, governments have realised that there is a conspiracy by
>> the companies, which have continued to conceal the dangers of
>> nicotine and other substances in tobacco. Consequently, the counsel
>> said the governments are now moving forward to say they have to
>> restrict the companies, restrict distribution of tobacco to ensure
>> that those who smoke clearly understand all the information in the
>> choice they are making. In addition, Irukera, who is with SimmonsCooper Law
>> Firm said with
>> the suits, the governments want to ensure that young persons do not
>> smoke. "We want to protect our communities. Besides, the compensation that
>> may accrue from tobacco firms would help cover smoking-related
>> medical costs and provide some compensation to government-financed
>> healthcare systems or injured persons.
>>
>> "Furthermore, the lawsuits will strengthen regulatory and legislative
>> actions against various industry abuses, attract publicity that could
>> change social attitudes about smoking, change tobacco companies'
>> behaviours, encourage victims of cigarette smoking to seek
>> compensation, among others."
> Interesting read and the smoking of tobacco should be limited to
> adults but this is a can.talk.smoking not lagos.talk.smoking so it
> really does not belong in this forum.
Bullshit.
>
> You should also not cross post as it is considered bad form, I will
> cross reply this one time in the hope that you read it.
Fuck your form, and fuck what it stands for.
Any questions?
> "_ Prof. Jonez _" <theprof@jonez.net> wrote in message
>> NGOs Unite Against Tobacco Smoking
>>
>>
>> Vanguard (Lagos)
>>
>>
>> NEWS
>> 29 April 2008
>> Posted to the web 29 April 2008
>>
>> By Chioma Obinna
>> Lagos
>>
>> A coalition of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on
>> environmental issues last week called for the review of Nigerian
>> laws on the sale of cigarettes to minors with a view to protecting
>> them and the larger Nigerian population from the deadly impact of
>> tobacco smoking. Also, the groups are campaigning that Nigerian lawmakers
>> must ensure
>> that existing laws on banning tobacco smoking in public places be
>> extended to include restaurants, bars, hospitals, parks and other
>> designated areas where children visit so that both minors and
>> non-smokers are protected from passive smoke (secondhand smoke).
>>
>>
>> The groups which include Coalition Against Tobacco (CAT), Nigerian
>> Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Environmental Rights Action/
>> Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) are pushing for the review
>> of tobacco-smoking laws to ban the sales in sticks as a strategy to
>> discourage minors from purchasing the product.
>>
>> These views were presented at a world press conference in Lagos, at
>> the on-going litigation which the federal and some state governments
>> brought against tobacco companies and the campaign for a review of
>> the nation's tobacco-control laws.
>>
>> The 2006 World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimated that
>> 5.4 million persons die from tobacco-related diseases each year. One
>> person in every 6.5 seconds dies, according to the data. It has also
>> been shown that 110 thousand of these deaths each year are recorded
>> in sub-Saharan Africa, "with not less than two each day from
>> government-run facilities in Lagos alone."
>>
>> Following these revealing statistics, the coalition maintained that
>> "if the current trends continue, 650 million people alive today will
>> eventually die of tobacco-related diseases. Addressing the
>> journalists, the Programme Manager of ERA/FOEN, Akinbode Oluwafemi
>> said the current campaign and demands are necessary to protect
>> millions of Nigerians from tobacco products, which have been
>> scientifically proven to be deadly. "What we are asking for is a ban on
>> tobacco advertisements and that
>> cigarettes can no longer be sold in sticks," Oluwafemi added.
>>
>> In his submission, Dr. Olanrewaju Onigbogi of the Department of
>> Community Medicine at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan
>> lamented that tobacco smoking has no health benefits at all,
>> stressing that everything about tobacco smoking is detrimental to
>> health. His words: "When you see a smoker - the eyes, ears, the cough, the
>> discomfort - show that the body does not want tobacco smoke. And
>> then on the long-term, you will be talking of hypertension, cancer,
>> cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, etc. So, there is no benefit
>> in tobacco smoking." Wondering why some people would continue to produce such
>> an addictive
>> product capable of putting others in bondage, he said: "This is the
>> reason for this campaign."
>>
>> Also speaking, Barrister Tunde Irukera, who is counsel to the
>> government on the litigation, said the lawsuits would hold the
>> tobacco companies responsible for their conduct.
>>
>> He further explained that the primary thing which the government
>> wants to achieve with the litigation is to restrict the distribution
>> of tobacco to young and under-aged people.
>>
>> According to Irukera, the government has discovered that there are a
>> grand plan and years of strategic planning for the tobacco companies
>> to continue to target young people and continue to get them addicted
>> to these products.
>>
>> Similarly, governments have realised that there is a conspiracy by
>> the companies, which have continued to conceal the dangers of
>> nicotine and other substances in tobacco. Consequently, the counsel
>> said the governments are now moving forward to say they have to
>> restrict the companies, restrict distribution of tobacco to ensure
>> that those who smoke clearly understand all the information in the
>> choice they are making. In addition, Irukera, who is with SimmonsCooper Law
>> Firm said with
>> the suits, the governments want to ensure that young persons do not
>> smoke. "We want to protect our communities. Besides, the compensation that
>> may accrue from tobacco firms would help cover smoking-related
>> medical costs and provide some compensation to government-financed
>> healthcare systems or injured persons.
>>
>> "Furthermore, the lawsuits will strengthen regulatory and legislative
>> actions against various industry abuses, attract publicity that could
>> change social attitudes about smoking, change tobacco companies'
>> behaviours, encourage victims of cigarette smoking to seek
>> compensation, among others."
On May 1, 7:27 pm, "_ Prof. Jonez _" <thep...@jonez.net> wrote:
> tHe_NeW_tErRoR wrote:
> >
> Fuck your form, and fuck what it stands for.
>
> Any questions?
>
> > "_ Prof. Jonez _" <thep...@jonez.net> wrote in message
> >> NGOs Unite Against Tobacco Smoking
>
Prof Jockstrap, why do you continue to lick your mom's balls?
> tHe_NeW_tErRoR wrote:
> >
> Fuck your form, and fuck what it stands for.
>
> Any questions?
>
> > "_ Prof. Jonez _" <thep...@jonez.net> wrote in message
> >> NGOs Unite Against Tobacco Smoking
>
Prof Jockstrap, why do you continue to lick your mom's balls?
yeah what brand of smokes raped you as a small child?
Why are you such a hate filled fuk?
How is the weather over in North Van ?
Any chance of you joining the human race?
"_ Prof. Jonez _" <theprof@jonez.net> wrote in message
news:67v21iF2qovp9U1@mid.individual.net...
> tHe_NeW_tErRoR wrote:
>> Interesting read and the smoking of tobacco should be limited to
>> adults but this is a can.talk.smoking not lagos.talk.smoking so it
>> really does not belong in this forum.
>
> Bullshit.
>
>>
>> You should also not cross post as it is considered bad form, I will
>> cross reply this one time in the hope that you read it.
>
> Fuck your form, and fuck what it stands for.
>
> Any questions?
>
>> "_ Prof. Jonez _" <theprof@jonez.net> wrote in message
>
>>> NGOs Unite Against Tobacco Smoking
>>>
>>>
>>> Vanguard (Lagos)
>>>
>>>
>>> NEWS
>>> 29 April 2008
>>> Posted to the web 29 April 2008
>>>
>>> By Chioma Obinna
>>> Lagos
>>>
>>> A coalition of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on
>>> environmental issues last week called for the review of Nigerian
>>> laws on the sale of cigarettes to minors with a view to protecting
>>> them and the larger Nigerian population from the deadly impact of
>>> tobacco smoking. Also, the groups are campaigning that Nigerian
>>> lawmakers must ensure
>>> that existing laws on banning tobacco smoking in public places be
>>> extended to include restaurants, bars, hospitals, parks and other
>>> designated areas where children visit so that both minors and
>>> non-smokers are protected from passive smoke (secondhand smoke).
>>>
>>>
>>> The groups which include Coalition Against Tobacco (CAT), Nigerian
>>> Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Environmental Rights Action/
>>> Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) are pushing for the review
>>> of tobacco-smoking laws to ban the sales in sticks as a strategy to
>>> discourage minors from purchasing the product.
>>>
>>> These views were presented at a world press conference in Lagos, at
>>> the on-going litigation which the federal and some state governments
>>> brought against tobacco companies and the campaign for a review of
>>> the nation's tobacco-control laws.
>>>
>>> The 2006 World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimated that
>>> 5.4 million persons die from tobacco-related diseases each year. One
>>> person in every 6.5 seconds dies, according to the data. It has also
>>> been shown that 110 thousand of these deaths each year are recorded
>>> in sub-Saharan Africa, "with not less than two each day from
>>> government-run facilities in Lagos alone."
>>>
>>> Following these revealing statistics, the coalition maintained that
>>> "if the current trends continue, 650 million people alive today will
>>> eventually die of tobacco-related diseases. Addressing the
>>> journalists, the Programme Manager of ERA/FOEN, Akinbode Oluwafemi
>>> said the current campaign and demands are necessary to protect
>>> millions of Nigerians from tobacco products, which have been
>>> scientifically proven to be deadly. "What we are asking for is a ban on
>>> tobacco advertisements and that
>>> cigarettes can no longer be sold in sticks," Oluwafemi added.
>>>
>>> In his submission, Dr. Olanrewaju Onigbogi of the Department of
>>> Community Medicine at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan
>>> lamented that tobacco smoking has no health benefits at all,
>>> stressing that everything about tobacco smoking is detrimental to
>>> health. His words: "When you see a smoker - the eyes, ears, the cough,
>>> the
>>> discomfort - show that the body does not want tobacco smoke. And
>>> then on the long-term, you will be talking of hypertension, cancer,
>>> cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, etc. So, there is no benefit
>>> in tobacco smoking." Wondering why some people would continue to produce
>>> such an addictive
>>> product capable of putting others in bondage, he said: "This is the
>>> reason for this campaign."
>>>
>>> Also speaking, Barrister Tunde Irukera, who is counsel to the
>>> government on the litigation, said the lawsuits would hold the
>>> tobacco companies responsible for their conduct.
>>>
>>> He further explained that the primary thing which the government
>>> wants to achieve with the litigation is to restrict the distribution
>>> of tobacco to young and under-aged people.
>>>
>>> According to Irukera, the government has discovered that there are a
>>> grand plan and years of strategic planning for the tobacco companies
>>> to continue to target young people and continue to get them addicted
>>> to these products.
>>>
>>> Similarly, governments have realised that there is a conspiracy by
>>> the companies, which have continued to conceal the dangers of
>>> nicotine and other substances in tobacco. Consequently, the counsel
>>> said the governments are now moving forward to say they have to
>>> restrict the companies, restrict distribution of tobacco to ensure
>>> that those who smoke clearly understand all the information in the
>>> choice they are making. In addition, Irukera, who is with SimmonsCooper
>>> Law Firm said with
>>> the suits, the governments want to ensure that young persons do not
>>> smoke. "We want to protect our communities. Besides, the compensation
>>> that
>>> may accrue from tobacco firms would help cover smoking-related
>>> medical costs and provide some compensation to government-financed
>>> healthcare systems or injured persons.
>>>
>>> "Furthermore, the lawsuits will strengthen regulatory and legislative
>>> actions against various industry abuses, attract publicity that could
>>> change social attitudes about smoking, change tobacco companies'
>>> behaviours, encourage victims of cigarette smoking to seek
>>> compensation, among others."
>
>
Why are you such a hate filled fuk?
How is the weather over in North Van ?
Any chance of you joining the human race?
"_ Prof. Jonez _" <theprof@jonez.net> wrote in message
news:67v21iF2qovp9U1@mid.individual.net...
> tHe_NeW_tErRoR wrote:
>> Interesting read and the smoking of tobacco should be limited to
>> adults but this is a can.talk.smoking not lagos.talk.smoking so it
>> really does not belong in this forum.
>
> Bullshit.
>
>>
>> You should also not cross post as it is considered bad form, I will
>> cross reply this one time in the hope that you read it.
>
> Fuck your form, and fuck what it stands for.
>
> Any questions?
>
>> "_ Prof. Jonez _" <theprof@jonez.net> wrote in message
>
>>> NGOs Unite Against Tobacco Smoking
>>>
>>>
>>> Vanguard (Lagos)
>>>
>>>
>>> NEWS
>>> 29 April 2008
>>> Posted to the web 29 April 2008
>>>
>>> By Chioma Obinna
>>> Lagos
>>>
>>> A coalition of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on
>>> environmental issues last week called for the review of Nigerian
>>> laws on the sale of cigarettes to minors with a view to protecting
>>> them and the larger Nigerian population from the deadly impact of
>>> tobacco smoking. Also, the groups are campaigning that Nigerian
>>> lawmakers must ensure
>>> that existing laws on banning tobacco smoking in public places be
>>> extended to include restaurants, bars, hospitals, parks and other
>>> designated areas where children visit so that both minors and
>>> non-smokers are protected from passive smoke (secondhand smoke).
>>>
>>>
>>> The groups which include Coalition Against Tobacco (CAT), Nigerian
>>> Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Environmental Rights Action/
>>> Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) are pushing for the review
>>> of tobacco-smoking laws to ban the sales in sticks as a strategy to
>>> discourage minors from purchasing the product.
>>>
>>> These views were presented at a world press conference in Lagos, at
>>> the on-going litigation which the federal and some state governments
>>> brought against tobacco companies and the campaign for a review of
>>> the nation's tobacco-control laws.
>>>
>>> The 2006 World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimated that
>>> 5.4 million persons die from tobacco-related diseases each year. One
>>> person in every 6.5 seconds dies, according to the data. It has also
>>> been shown that 110 thousand of these deaths each year are recorded
>>> in sub-Saharan Africa, "with not less than two each day from
>>> government-run facilities in Lagos alone."
>>>
>>> Following these revealing statistics, the coalition maintained that
>>> "if the current trends continue, 650 million people alive today will
>>> eventually die of tobacco-related diseases. Addressing the
>>> journalists, the Programme Manager of ERA/FOEN, Akinbode Oluwafemi
>>> said the current campaign and demands are necessary to protect
>>> millions of Nigerians from tobacco products, which have been
>>> scientifically proven to be deadly. "What we are asking for is a ban on
>>> tobacco advertisements and that
>>> cigarettes can no longer be sold in sticks," Oluwafemi added.
>>>
>>> In his submission, Dr. Olanrewaju Onigbogi of the Department of
>>> Community Medicine at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan
>>> lamented that tobacco smoking has no health benefits at all,
>>> stressing that everything about tobacco smoking is detrimental to
>>> health. His words: "When you see a smoker - the eyes, ears, the cough,
>>> the
>>> discomfort - show that the body does not want tobacco smoke. And
>>> then on the long-term, you will be talking of hypertension, cancer,
>>> cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, etc. So, there is no benefit
>>> in tobacco smoking." Wondering why some people would continue to produce
>>> such an addictive
>>> product capable of putting others in bondage, he said: "This is the
>>> reason for this campaign."
>>>
>>> Also speaking, Barrister Tunde Irukera, who is counsel to the
>>> government on the litigation, said the lawsuits would hold the
>>> tobacco companies responsible for their conduct.
>>>
>>> He further explained that the primary thing which the government
>>> wants to achieve with the litigation is to restrict the distribution
>>> of tobacco to young and under-aged people.
>>>
>>> According to Irukera, the government has discovered that there are a
>>> grand plan and years of strategic planning for the tobacco companies
>>> to continue to target young people and continue to get them addicted
>>> to these products.
>>>
>>> Similarly, governments have realised that there is a conspiracy by
>>> the companies, which have continued to conceal the dangers of
>>> nicotine and other substances in tobacco. Consequently, the counsel
>>> said the governments are now moving forward to say they have to
>>> restrict the companies, restrict distribution of tobacco to ensure
>>> that those who smoke clearly understand all the information in the
>>> choice they are making. In addition, Irukera, who is with SimmonsCooper
>>> Law Firm said with
>>> the suits, the governments want to ensure that young persons do not
>>> smoke. "We want to protect our communities. Besides, the compensation
>>> that
>>> may accrue from tobacco firms would help cover smoking-related
>>> medical costs and provide some compensation to government-financed
>>> healthcare systems or injured persons.
>>>
>>> "Furthermore, the lawsuits will strengthen regulatory and legislative
>>> actions against various industry abuses, attract publicity that could
>>> change social attitudes about smoking, change tobacco companies'
>>> behaviours, encourage victims of cigarette smoking to seek
>>> compensation, among others."
>
>
