Nasir el-Rufai, governor of
Kaduna state, has announced that female civil servants in the state will get
six months for maternity leave.
Speaking after being sworn for a
second term on Wednesday, the governor explained that the initiative is to
ensure that children were adequately cared for, well-fed and receive all the
nutrients they would need within the first six months of their lives.
He also announced free medical
care for children below five years in public hospitals in the state.
“In education and health, we have
shown a commitment with investments to expand the access of ordinary people to
these public goods,” el-Rufai said.
“Our commitment to universal
health coverage will continue. Therefore, we shall accelerate the
implementation of contributory health insurance scheme as a priority of this
administration.
“Just yesterday, our state
executive council approved six months maternity leave for female public
servants. This is to encourage the health development of infants.
“Mothers in our state are also
reminded that children up to age five gets free medical care in our hospitals.
They are entitled to free regular medical checkups in all public hospitals.
Please, take advantage of this.”
The governor also announced that
his government has made free and compulsory education available for girls in
the state.
“We took bold steps to improve
the teaching standards. We have made basic education truly free in Kaduna state
and we have made education free and compulsory for our girls up to the end of
senior secondary school,” he said.
“We’ll continue to fix existing
schools and build new classrooms where necessary and support our teachers to
deliver decent public education.”
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