Ondo to commence use of resident card in May

Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on
Wednesday pledged that effective use of its
resident card (Kaadi Igbe Ayo) would
commence in May.
Mimiko said this while distributing more than
500 cards to pregnant women at the
Comprehensive Health Centre at Moferere
Market in Ondo.
The governor, who was represented by the
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs
Funmilayo Ajayi, said mechanism had been
put in place to ensure proper implementation
of the card initiative.
Mimiko said the card had earlier been
distributed in Isolo, Oda Arakale and four
other centres in Akure South Local Government
as well as six council areas.
He also said more than 12,000 pregnant
women had collected cards at different
comprehensive health centres across the
state
" The card will give the pregnant women access
to free health care services at Abiye centres
from conception to delivery and until the child
is five- years-old
"It also qualifies the card holder for a free
mobile phone which guarantees effective
monitoring and follow up during pregnancy,
especially for those that need assistance
during delivery,'' he said.
Mimiko, who said the registration exercise
for the card was a continuous process,
added:
"This will checkmate the influx of many other
Nigerians from other states who are depriving
residents from benefiting the dividends of
democracy.''
Mr Tunde Yadeka, the Chairman Ondo State
Civic Data Centre, said the card would be used
to access all benefits from government.
Yadeka also said the card would contain
electronic data that could assist health care
providers. (NAN)