The All Progressives Congress ,APC Governorship candidate in Delta State, Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege, has Pledged to make quality healthcare and education affordable to all Deltans if elected Governor of the state.
Omo-Agege gave the assurance on Monday during a Town Hall meeting with Members of the various healthcare Associations and the Association of
Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON), in Delta State.
Addressing the healthcare workers at Effurun ,Uvwie local Government Area , Senator Omo-Agege While commending health workers in the state for their contributions to the development of the state pledged to improve their condition of service if elected Governor of Delta State .
Senator Omo-Agege said healthcare delivery should be a right for everyone not a privilege.
The Governorship Hopeful also promised to upgrade the existing healthcare facilities and also built first-class health facilities in each of the senatorial districts.
During the question and Answer sessions , Omo-Agege said that he would have a quarterly interactive session with the health workers to discuss ways to move the sector forward.
The Governorship candidate said that he would make the needed investment in public healthcare to reduce the overburden in the tertiary healthcare system.
He also said that his administration would ensure Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the healthcare management system to reduce the child mortality rate.
In their Separate speeches Various health workers who spoke at the meeting appealed to Omo-Agege to ensure that he intervene in the recent employment and promotion of health workers, noting that a situation where ethnic consideration is placed above competence will not promote quality healthcare delivery in the state.
Among the Medical Associations were: Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria; Association of Resident Doctors (DELSU) branch; Association of National Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, others were: the Association of Nurses and Midwifery (DELSU) branch, Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria and Pharmacy Society of Nigeria.
Earlier Senator Omo-Agege While Addressing school owners in Ekpan, Uvwie local government area of the state, said that investment in education was very important adding that it was the bedrock of development.
APSON bemoaned the exorbitant enrolment levies, license renewal and other taxes being paid to the state government.
They decried being exploited by the state government despite their contribution to addressing unemployment in the state.
The school owners consequently urged senator Omo-Agege to address the challenges when he emerged as governor of the state.
Mr Lucky Ovwigho who presented an address on behalf of the PSON said that the group meticulously examined all the political candidates vying for the various political offices in the state and made its choice.
According to him, among all the gubernatorial candidates in Delta, senator Omo-Agege was the most qualified.
You have indeed brought light to your people through your qualitative and quantitative representation which we tagged the first of its kind
“To this end sir, PSON is prepared to deliver on your mandate by involving all our executive members, private school owners, teaching and non-teaching staff, our esteemed parents and everyone on the street of Delta, “
he assured.
Ovwigho, however, listed some of the group’s needs to include; a reduction in the schools’ yearly renewal fees, provision of grants and others.
Among the campaign team of the APC were: Elder Godsday Orubebe, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and Director-General, Delta APC Campaign Organisations, Dr Veronica Ogbuagu, former Commissioner for Education in Delta and among others.
