The Lagos State Government has pointed out faults in the criticism from a former governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, concerning the Executive Order issued by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the Social Health Insurance Scheme in the state.
Rhodes-Vivour lamented that the scheme would add to the economic hardship already faced by citizens because it mandated a ₦15,000 monthly contribution from every Lagos resident.
Reacting, Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, stated that his principal’s order emanated from the NHIA Act of 2022, which makes social health insurance mandatory for all Nigerians.
“This means that Nigerians are expected to key into the social health insurance of the states they reside in,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
Akosile also stated that the N15,000 the scheme required from Lagosians is an annual premium payment and…
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