Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state has declared that milestone can not be celebrated within 100 days of governance as present administration in the state has no plan to celebrate 100 days in office.
Governor Abiodun, who spoke at the inauguration of free medical screening scheme held at Ilishan High School in Ikenne local government area of the state on Wednesday, added that his government might not celebrate its first 100 days in office, but he would still share some of the achievements of his administration on Friday.
The All Progressives Congress, APC governor said he did not believe in the celebration of a milestone since he had planned to use the period to share his performance within the first 100 days in office in form of foundation laying for the agenda within the first 100.
He said “I don’t know whether our administration will be marking a milestone. I think what we believe is sharing with you what we have been able to achieve in 100 days and those things are the foundation of our vision.
“As we have shared with you during campaign, we have put together their foundation in place. And all those things you begin to see them like the roads we are doing, the ICT, Tech-hub. They will be unveiled to you in the next few days.”
The governor however said that his administration was committed to preventive medicine rather than its curative aspect, adding that the State government lays emphasis on preventive medicine since it’s cheaper and also helps to detect and stop partial or permanent damage to health.
“We cannot afford to allow ailments that are preventable to continue to make our people bedridden or take their lives. This is why we must continue to have health screening and monitor the health status of our people.
“In doing this, we will be able to detect early such ailments, prescribe drugs and if needed make referrals to specialist hospitals for proper treatment”, he said.
BusinessDay reports that the free medical screening scheme which was planned to be held in three senatorial districts that make up the state, featured screening for high blood pressure, blood sugar level, random determined malaria/among others.
RAZAQ AYINLA, Abeokuta
