26/08/2022
*OBIDIENTs Tips for the Benue 1 million OBITREK 27th AUGUST 2022: Things to do or take along*
1. Pray before leaving your house for a peaceful and safe rally 🙏🏾.
2. Take your breakfast and drink plenty water. Avoid high proteinous and salty meals(do not eat heavy)
3.Small snacks you can eat for energy as you walk like gala, chocolate bars, meat pies, biscuits, apples etc.
4. A small BACKPACK or waist bag
5. Bottle Water for hydration.
6. If you are asthmatic, carry your inhaler, if diabetic carry your insulin, if you have high blood pressure carry your drugs. Take your medications before leaving your house. If your blood glucose levels and Blood pressure is uncontrolled we advise you stay at home.
7.A pack of Panadol, paracetamol or other pain relief tabs or other medications that you are taking.
8.Your ID card and a note with your next of kin or important persons to call in case of emergency. Write down any allergies if you have, blood type and phone number of your personal doctor if you have.
9.Please bath or shower, brush your teeth, chew mint gum and use *DEODORANT or BODY SPRAY* before coming out. Body odor and mouth smell can be very offensive. There will be lots of singing, shouting and screaming. Personal hygiene is critical.
10. Hat or sunglasses or fez caps.
11. Handkerchief or face towel and wet wipes.
12. Wear suitable clothes that are not too tight, warm (if it gets hot) or too exposed (if it gets cold). Remember for this event, wear a white T shirt.
13. Comfortable walking shoes (not heels or slippers that can cut easily) .
14. Charge your phone fully before coming and get a power bank. You cannot afford to be offline when others are posting live pictures.
15. Carry some cash or your your debit card. You might need to buy something.
16. For women extra hair bands or rubber bands to tie your hair, wig or braids. Please visit the salon before the rally. Dirty hair + sweat will cause itching & irritation, not to talk about some smelly hair or wig.
17. Preferrably, Nylon (polyethylene) raincoat in case it rains. Umbrella if possible but it might get lost if not used.
18. Flags or banners of your choice to be made before arriving arriving at the Venue.
19. Ladies should carry extra tampons or pads and small pack tissue paper. Carry scarf or small wrapper in case you get stained.
20. Hand sanitizer cos you will touch a lot of people you don't want to get an infection.
21. Face mask, but not compulsory
22.Do not crowd each other. Give at minimum an arm's length gap between you and the person in front of you. This is important as air circulation is very necessary. If you are below 4 feet tall, do not put yourself tightly in the middle of people. You could suffocate.
23. When your tired and exhausted seek attention of the Medics and paramedic team
24. Get a new memory card for your phone. You will take lots of pictures and videos. This will fill up your memory very quickly.
25. Load your phone with airtime and data. You will make calls and use social media. You may need to make an emergency call too.
26. Get at least one walking partner. Do not walk alone! Do not give a stranger your phone to snap pictures (strangers can run away with your phone). You need someone to lean on when you're tired and someone who can walk at a similar pace with you if you are exhausted. Do not break away from your partner. You can get lost easily in a crowd.
27. Do not shout or blow your trumpet into people's ears, spit into people's faces as you talk or clean your sweat and flick it to others.
28. Drink water whenever you're thirsty. Remember it's a walk. You need to go back to your family.
We trust it will be a peaceful OBITREK
Repost to others so we will be all prepared.
Thank you and be safe.
Dr. Nwaeze Chukwuemeka
Team lead Medical Committee
Benue CPO OBITREK
