Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria – Di Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu wey dey handle National Assembly Matters, Ibrahim Olarenwaju, don praise Ekiti Governor Biodun Oyebanji for him induction into di Ekiti State University (EKSU) Alumni Hall of Fame. As e talk for statement on Monday, Olarenwaju say dis honor na beta recognition for di Governor wey show serious commitment for education plus him big contributions to di growth of him school. No try forget, na him be di first alumnus wey don become di state governor, so e no be small matter.
Olarenwaju come yan say di level wey di governor don carry EKSU go na serious business, noting say di chancellor and vice-chancellor don dey shower him with accolades. For here, di subvention to di university don increase over 100%! Anyone wey no sabi say education na key, no fit understand wetin e mean for dem. Him also talk say dis recognition dey show wetin we go fit call di governor’s gombe – him dedication to di institution and di people of Ekiti.
Di Governor no just dey show face; him dey pull weight for di EKSU alumni community. Olarenwaju no shy from saying, “Governor Oyebanji na model of beta leaders wey dem train for PKU (Preston Ekiti University), and him dey set as example for beta governance.” Dis na di guy wey no forget him roots, and e dey put di school for di map!
On top dis issue, wey plenty people dey talk say, “E no easy to dey shine for leadership, but di governor don show us say e go continue to dey lead with vision and purpose.” Olarenwaju add say dis honour really dey celebrate Oyebanji’s leadership and di unique path wey he dey forge for Ekiti State and beyond. Na true matter wey dis gist dey carry!
Now, sharp your ears as we move enter health matter. Abuja don turn ground zero for NARD as President Bola Tinubu don give dem sharp instruction to bring di ongoing strike to an end. Di Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adekunle Salako, come drop dis bombshell for Abuja on Monday, claiming say di president dey serious about restoring health services nationwide.
But NARD no take am lightly, as dem call di government’s claims misleading. Dem dey always carry di issue wey fit raise eyebrows for plenty Nigerians. E be like say di minister say dem dey move based on “dialogue and financial intervention,” but NARD dey talk say na wetin dem go fit do for di people wey dem dey service. Who go believe?
Salako come explain say dem don dey use Collective Bargaining Agreement since August, but how many meetings don hold? Twelve meetings na serious number, but if dem no dey see solution, wetin be di point? Na only devil know how we go fit solve this health wahala if dem keep dragging their feet.
No go forget say for manpower issue, dem don recruit over 14,444 health workers last year and dem dey plan to collect another 23,059 dis year. Na whole army wey dem dey show us! But di health workers dey vex, say “We need more than talk, we need action!”
Salako dey assure pipo say dem don start to release funds to clear arrears, but NARD no wan hear stories. Dem dey fight for better working conditions and pay, not just for their pocket but for di future of our health system. E be like fight wey no go end anytime soon. Na di matter wey consign all of us for Naija!
As dem dey hold on to dia demands, one thing wey no fit change, na di hard stance wey both parties dey create. Make we hope say dem go resolve lap-lap because at di end of di day, we all need healthcare wey go fit work for us. See as dem dey play our lives like bola with our health!
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