By Oluyemi Ogunseyin 07 April 2023 | 2:01 pm Former Senate president Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has urged governments at all levels to create a good healthcare system as the world celebrates the 2023 World Health Day (WHD). Saraki in a statement said he understands that a good healthcare system is crucial for everyone’s well-being. He stated that this is why, as Governor of… Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Senator Wali Jibril (left); former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his predecessor, Senator David Mark, briefing journalists after an emergency meeting of the board in Abuja…yesterday. PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA Former Senate president Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has urged governments at all levels to create a good healthcare system as the world celebrates the 2023 World Health Day (WHD). Saraki in a statement said he understands that a good healthcare system is crucial for everyone’s well-being. He stated that this is why, as Governor of Kwara State, he started the Community Health Insurance Scheme for citizens of his home state. As Senate President, Saraki said he and his fellow lawmakers passed a clause in the budget that guaranteed that 1% of the Consolidated Revenue Fund was allocated to healthcare spending. He praised health practitioners for the job that they carry out in society while urging everyone to aim for a great healthcare system. “We must also appreciate the hard work of medical professionals who save lives every day,” Saraki said. “If we work together, we can create a healthcare system that gives good care to everyone at a reasonable price. Let’s aim for that in the future!.” 1 hour ago Two persons escaped death by whiskers when a truck rammed into three vehicles at Ijako Market on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. 2 hours ago The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun and its governorship candidate at the March 18 election, Mr Ladi Adebutu filed a petition against the outcome of the election on Friday in Abeokuta. 2 hours ago Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Friday in Bauchi charged people in the state to live in peace and harmony irrespective of their religious, political and ethnic differences 2 hours ago I join Christians in Nigeria and around the world to celebrate Easter, which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, signposting his victory over death. 3 hours ago A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, has apologised for his remark that supporters of Peter Obi criticising Prof. Wole Soyinka are “unlettered and uncultured” people. “That unlettered and uncultured people may not fully understand in an age of lazy social media, in which many don’t read or think…
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