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The Ekiti State government has disclosed its plan to invest the sum of N270 million to provide free health services for some citizens under the State Health Insurance Scheme(SHIS).
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, said an aggregate of 20,000 individuals, ranging from pregnant women, children, poor and aged persons, will be qualified for the scheme.
The Commissioner said this at the palace of the Ogoga of Ikere, Oba Adejimi Adu on Thursday, during an interactive session on the plans of the state government to improve healthcare delivery in the state.
The Commissioner said the programme is meant to ensure improved healthcare delivery, longer life expectancy, free healthcare services and prevention of untimely deaths among the citizens.
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Published 6 January 2021
For the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, the search for unity among members has been elusive since the 2018 governorship election in the state and this has been compounded by the rumoured presidential ambition of Governor Kayode Fayemi and a national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, which has polarised the party,
ABIODUN NEJO writes
Although the party was unable to resolve the varying issues that came up with some aggrieved members that time, the congresses that produced the executive of the party at the ward, local government and state levels added insult to injury.