Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered that all state pensioners be enrolled in the Osun State Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS).

On Thursday, at the OHIS management and accredited health care providers’ quarterly meeting at the Government Secretariat in Abere, Dr. Rasak Akindele, the OHIS Executive Secretary, disclosed this.

The head of OHIS stated that the 19,000 beneficiaries will be registered right away, and that Governor Adeleke would subsequently give them their enrollment cards.

“The governor has given the order that we should enrol all pensioners in the state on the scheme. All of them came out in their large numbers to vote during the election and they deserve to be compensated.

“It is not even compensation, it is their right because they have a right to good health at that age having served the state for that long.

“In fact, the governor is going to present their identity cards in commemoration of his first-year anniversary celebration. No matter the location, we have hospitals everywhere in Osun State. The number of beneficiaries is 19,000 in all.”

Speaking on the outcome of the meeting with the healthcare providers, Akindele said there was need to have feedback from them.

“What are the problems they are encountering and how we can solve the problems? Because they say where there is no law, there can’t be crimes.

“If we understand the problems, we can solve the problems together with them. If there are infringements later, then we can now sanction through the means of law.”