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Saturday, October 8, 2022
Olusegun Mimiko [Photo Credit: The Guardian Nigeria]
A former governor of Ondo, Olusegun Mimiko, has requested Nigerians to elect leaders with pro-masses insurance policies because the nation prepares for the 2023 normal elections.
Mr Mimiko stated electing the ‘proper leaders’ into workplace would delivery good governance and in addition assist carry developmental programmes for the good thing about the folks.
“The easiest way to make sure that laudable programmes of governments are sustainable is for residents to elect the precise leaders and proceed to ask questions from these in workplace,” the previous governor stated on Friday at a public lecture held on the College of Benin.
He added, “I cost you to face up for the reality and assist pro-poor insurance policies at completely different ranges.”
Delivering the lecture titled; “Leveraging political dedication for secure motherhood in Nigeria: the instance of Ondo state”, Mr Mimiko stated residents should all the time maintain their authorities accountable.
He defined that a part of the methods authorities efficiency could possibly be assessed by the residents is thru the supply of satisfactory safety, qualitative schooling, and concrete and rural improvement together with toddler and maternal well being care.
The 2-term Ondo governor famous that his achievements whereas in workplace have been because of ‘political will’.
Mr Mimiko particularly noticed that the award-winning Abiye Protected Motherhood programme of his administration was conceived as a result of excessive maternal mortality price inherited when he assumed workplace.
“It provides me pleasure to see that pregnant ladies, who had no entry to high quality healthcare, loved top-rated and free well being providers below our administration in Ondo state. We’d not have achieved this with out political will,” he stated.
The ex-governor, nonetheless, charged political leaders and gamers to make healthcare a precedence as they ready for subsequent yr’s elections.
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