The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has flagged-off free enrollment of Pensioners across the State, into the Osun Insurance Health Scheme.
The governor during the event held at the Local Government Service Commission Hall, State Secretariat, Abere said the enrollment was a significant step towards promoting the well-being of Senior Citizens in the State and at the same time showed his administration’s commitment to their welfare, as promised during his Campaign.
Mr Adeleke also expressed his resolute commitment to prioritizing the health of all residents of Osun State, stating that the current government has invested a lot into the health sector.
According to him, “Immediately after we were sworn into office, we conducted a situational review of the living conditions of our pensioners. We discovered that the critical problem facing our pensioners is not just unpaid pensions.
“Even when paid regularly, the bulk of these funds goes into managing various old age health challenges. Our report concluded that almost 80% of Pensioners’ problems center around health related issues.”
Mr Adeleke also cleared the air that the recently launched N100bn infrastructure plan will not affect the welfare of workers and pensioners in the State.
“I want use the opportunity to allay the fears of workers and pensioners in the State that the funding for the recently launched infrastructure plan by our administration will have no negative impact on workers’ welfare,” he explained.
In his welcome address the Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Agency, Dr. Rasaq Akintunde Akindele, emphasized the support the Agency has been getting from Governor Adeleke led administration, affirming that the Governor has shown commitment and dedication towards ensuring the Agency delivers on its mandate of providing quality healthcare services to every resident of Osun State.
“As of today, we have registered over 13,000 pensioners across the State and we have discovered that the total number of Pensioners are 23,000 and we’ll capture everyone. As we’re speaking here, registration is ongoing in some local government areas”, the OHIS Boss said.
Osun State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Mr Salawu Ganiyu while expressing gratitude to the State government for it’s unprecedented support, also acknowledged Governor Adeleke’s exceptional leadership in granting unrestricted access to essential healthcare services.
In his remark, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Akindele Adekunle described the programme as one of many steps taken by Governor Adeleke to improve the healthcare of Osun residents.
