BAO’s Prescription for Progress: Healing Ekiti, One Policy at a Time

Aside from being rightly crowned the King of Road Construction, Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) has also shown that good governance is not complete without healthy people to walk on those roads. Under his administration, Ekiti State’s health and human services sector has recorded remarkable strides that speak louder than promises.

From the grassroots to specialized facilities, the impact is evident:

1. Primary Health Care Renewal – Renovation of numerous PHCs across the state, coupled with the installation of solar inverters to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.

2. Nursing the Future – Ongoing construction of a 700-capacity lecture theatre and 250-capacity ICT building at the College of Nursing, Ado Ekiti.

3. Fighting Malaria Head-On – Distribution of over 90,000 free malaria prevention drugs to pregnant women, more than 600,000 free malaria tests, and 500,000 ACT treatment drugs to patients with confirmed malaria.

4. Inclusive Healthcare for All – Through the Ulerawa scheme, quality care is extended to every Ekiti resident, with 19,000 pensioners receiving free healthcare under the Ekiti State Health Insurance Scheme.

5. Life-Saving Surgeries – Free medical surgeries provided to 3,722 beneficiaries, covering critical procedures such as myomectomy, cesarean section, cataract removal, herniorrhaphy, and more.

6. Special Care for the Vulnerable – Delivery of the Basic Minimum Package of Health Services to Sickle Cell Warriors, Persons with Disabilities, People Living with HIV/AIDS, the Elderly, and the Indigent through the BHCPF.

7. Strengthening Drug Management – Completion of the Pharmagrade Drug Store for the state’s Drug Management Agency.

8. Boosting Manpower – Recruitment of 250 health workers, including doctors, nurses, and community health officers.

9. EKSUTH Expansion – Ongoing construction of an 80-bed multipurpose medical building at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital.

These interventions confirm that health is not treated as an afterthought but as a cornerstone of BAO’s governance model. Roads may connect communities, but health connects destinies, and Ekiti under BAO is walking both paths with purpose.

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