In a bid to ensure access to quality healthcare by the residents, Ilawe-Ekiti, in Ekiti South West local government area of Ekiti state has revealed that it would be launching a N500 million support and development fund.
The chairman of the 2024 Ilawe-Ekiti Unity Day celebration, Femi Bankole who disclosed this during a press briefing heralding activities for this year’s celebration, noted that the fund would be used for the take-off of the Teaching Hospital annex in the community.
He added that the fund would be launched during the grand finale of this year’s Unity Day scheduled for November 23, 2024, in Ilawe-Ekiti.
He said, ” Ilawe-Ekiti which ranks the third largest and most populous town in Ekiti State, according to the last Population Census conducted by the National Population Commission and confirmed by the National Bureau of Statistics lacks many crucial social amenities and infrastructure, among which are befitting and well equipped Medical facilities to match her status and cater.”
Bankole explained that the annual celebration was to showcase the Ilawe’s rich culture and tradition and as well to enhance the unity and development of the community.
According to him, the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Ajibade Alabi would be conferring traditional chieftaincy titles on the former governor of Abia state, Senator Uzor Orji Kalu who will also serve as the Chief launcher for the event; Dr Adesanya Abayomi and his wife, Afolasade Adesanya.
He revealed that the state governor, Biodun Oyebanji; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and other dignitaries are expected to attend the celebration.
The secretary of the planning committee, Chief Ajibade Olubunmi said the community is lacking a modern health facility that would offer quality healthcare services to the people.
According to him, “It is necessary to have a standard hospital because we have lost two prominent Ilawe sons due to poor health facilities, we lost a Professor and a Bishop because the hospital here was under-equipped and short of staff they had to be transferred to Ado and before they could get to Ado they have given up the ghost.”
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