Kwara State Government has extended health insurance coverage to all street sweepers in the state, emphasizing the necessity of maintaining their health and productivity.
This initiative was revealed by the state’s deputy governor, Mr. Kayode Alabi, during an interactive session with the sweepers in Ilorin.
Alabi, who was represented by the commissioner for youth development, Malam Shehu Ndanusa, said the sweepers would be registered by the state health insurance officials.
He added that they would be given registration/enrollment cards to be used at state-owned hospitals.
“Most of the sweepers are indigenes and have the opportunity to access the health insurance for free. All they need to do is to get registered.
“This is to encourage them to perform well in their work and make them know that their health is paramount to us,” the deputy governor said.
The state’s commissioner for environment, Hajiya Nafisat Buge, while speaking during the event said it was to celebrate workers who work tirelessly to make the city clean.
“This is done through prompt release of the monthly allocation used for the operations of sanitation, repair of trucks and payment of these categories of workers.
“An occasion like this will help these workers to pour out their mind on some of the challenges or hazard of keeping the state clean and the way forward,” the Commissioner, who was represented by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Ayinla, said. (NAN)
