ONDO STATE TO START THE USE OF RESIDENT CARD IN MAY.

Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Wednesday pledged that
effective use of its resident card (Kaadi Igbe Ayo)  would
commence in May.
Mimiko said this while distributing more than 500 cards to
pregnant women at the Comprehensive Health Centre at  Moferere
Market in Ondo.

The governor, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of  Finance, Mrs Funmilayo Ajayi,  said mechanism had
been put in place to ensure proper implementation of the card
initiative.
Mimiko  said the card had earlier been distributed  in Isolo, Oda
Arakale and four other centres in Akure South Local Government as
well as six council areas.
He also said more than 12,000 pregnant women had collected
cards    at different comprehensive health centres across the
state
“ The card will give the pregnant women access to free health care
services at Abiye centres from conception to delivery and until the
child is five- years-old
“It also qualifies the card holder for a free mobile phone which
guarantees  effective monitoring and follow up during pregnancy,
especially for those that need assistance  during delivery,’’ he
said.
Mimiko, who  said the  registration exercise for the card was a
continuous  process, added:
“This will checkmate the influx of many other Nigerians from other
states who are depriving residents from benefiting the dividends of
democracy.’’
Mr Tunde Yadeka, the Chairman Ondo State Civic Data Centre,
said the card would be used to access  all benefits from
government.
Yadeka also said the card would contain electronic data that
could  assist health care providers. (NAN)