Ekiti State Government has announced the commencement of free healthcare services under the State Insurance Scheme for the over 19,000 Pensioners in the State who retired from the State and Local Government Public Services.
The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani made this known at a meeting with the pensioners in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
Filani said that the pensioners would however be registered under the state Health Insurance programme to enable them to benefit from the government’s gesture
He disclosed that the State Health Insurance Scheme team would soon begin sensitization on how to get all retirees registered and treated across the state adding that the entry points for the programme are the State Primary Health Centres.
The Commissioner noted that the Biodun Oyebanji-led administration had started the free health intervention programme with some groups such as pregnant women, children under age 5, children of orphanage homes, People living with disabilities amongst others.
“This one with the pensioners was borne out of His Excellency’s passion and love for retired senior citizens,” he said.
In his remarks, the State Head of Service, Sunday Komolafe noted that the free health intervention programme was another testimony to the fact that the Governor holds the senior citizens in high esteem.
Responding, the state chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Joel Akinola appreciated the Governor, “for another milestone achievement by making history with this live-saving programme for pensioners in Ekiti State”.
“The governor pays our monthly pension as and when due.This is the era of pensioners in Ekiti,” he said.
