Governor Seyi Makinde said on Saturday in Ibadan that orphans in Oyo State would soon enjoy special health insurance.
He made the remarks as he hosted orphanage administrators at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan.
He said his administration would continue to give the needed support to orphans, and that the state’s Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA) would promptly facilitate the programme.
The special health programme, he said, would enable the orphans to begin to access qualitative medical services in the primary health care centres nearest to them.
“I have come to your midst today and pray to God to spare my life up to the time when one of you will be governor of this state. It will happen,” he said.
Makinde noted that orphanages in the state were performing a herculean task, and that they were impacting positively on the future of the incoming generation and the state at large.
In her remarks, the coordinator of Ark of Hope Orphanage Home, Seyi Akinbohun, who spoke on behalf of others, commended the governor for consistently providing for the needs of the homes.
Akinbohun described the governor as a pillar of support for the orphanages in the state, and urged him not to relent or become tired of attending to their requests.