PRINCE HARRY LEAVES AFRICAN PARKS BOARD AFTER CHARITY ADMITTED RANGERS COMMITTED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. (PHOTO).
Prince Harry leaves African Parks board after charity admitted rangers committed human rights abuses Prince Harry has left the board of African Parks after nearly a decade with the conservation charity, a year after the organization acknowledged that some of its rangers had committed human rights abuses. A spokesperson for Harry, 41, confirmed his departure while emphasizing that his work in African conservation will continue. “The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its Board,” the spokesperson said. “His commitment to conservation in Africa continues, and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission.” Harry first partnered with African Parks in 2016 and became president of the organization the following year. He was appointed to its board of directors in 2023. His departure comes after African Parks commissioned an independent investigation into allegations that rangers had r@ped, beaten and tortured Indigenous peo...
The First Lady of Lagos State,Mrs Bolanle Amboode has commended the Sole Administrator of Apapa-Iganmu LCDA,Mr Oluumide Olayomi for initiating a three-day free cardiovascular health mission for residents of the Council area.Mrs Ambode,who spoke at the opening ceremony of the free health mission organized in partnership with cardiologists from the United States of America,said the gesture of the council boss would further boost the efforts of the State government in improving the welfare and wellbeing of the good people of the State.She maintained that the premium placed on healthy living for all Lagosians informed the improved attention being placed on the medical needs of residents of the State in recent times by the State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode.She said ''The Lagos State Government realizes that Lagosians state of health will directly determine the scope and extent of their productivity either as a government employee or as an entrepreneur.The Lagos State Government realizes this and has always placed premium on quality health service in the State.The government's attention to the medical needs of its workforce and residents in the State is evident in the continuous improvement in the state in general''.Speaking earlier,the council boss,Olumide Olayomi said that the needs assessment carried out by him when he assumed office made him engage people with similar human interest to provide assistance on health matters to the residents of the local government,which is also in line with the charge given to all the LGA/LCDA Administrators by Governor Ambode to make changes in their respective localities.He described the opportunity made available to the residents through the screening exercise as a rare privilege,adding that the cost of cardiology consultants in the United States is in thousands of dollars excluding other travelling expenses that a potential patient will incur to access same consultancy.More photos below.
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