Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has disclosed that necessary steps would be taken to ensure that government employees, who are women, have the opportunity to enjoy six months paid maternity leave.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the governor’s Special Adviser on Public Health, Dr. Akindele Adekunle said this during the one-day symposium on ‘celebrating enabling breastfeeding environment’ which was held at the Local Government Service Commission, Abere.
Dr Akindele noted that in line with the W.H.O recommendations and sequel to the concerted efforts of the Wives of Nigerian Governor’s Forum that had called for six months paid maternity leave for nursing mothers, Governor Adeleke will be sending a bill to the House of Assembly with a view to domesticating enabling laws in this respect.
‘I’m happy to inform all our nursing mothers in our different offices that as a listening and people- loving governor, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has promised to send a bill to the House of Assembly to enact enabling laws to make maternity leave six months for nursing mothers in order to allow them tend to their babies and encourage them to breastfeed their babies exclusively for six months as recommended by the W.H.O.
But I will plead and advise this gathering and the entire public that whenever there’s any public hearing by the House of Assembly concerning the bill, all stakeholders must raise their voice in support of the bill’ he said.
Dr Akindele further assured of the governor’s readiness to carry out a face-lift of the primary and secondary health facilities across the length and breadth of the state.
‘ Let me also state that, in the effort of the current administration to ensure profound infrastructural face-lift across the length and breadth of the state and the commitment of Governor Ademola Adeleke to revamping the health sector, our government will soon commence the infrastructural face -lift of our primary and secondary health care facilities across the 30 local governments and area councils and this, is in addition to other robust health palliatives already being planned for the good people of Osun State by the Governor Ademola Adeleke administration’ he added.
Dr Akindele applauded all the development partners for their efforts in supporting various health initiatives in the state and equally appreciated the office of the wife of the governor for her concerns for public health and the role she’s playing to ensure that Osun comes first in the comity of states when it comes to health matters.
The Wife of the governor, who is also a N.E.T Ambassador, Chief Mrs. Titilola Adeleke also expressed readiness to advocate and work with relevant stakeholders to ensure the realization of the agenda.
‘ I use this medium to tell this gathering that I am committed and will work tirelessly with other critical stakeholders to ensure the approval of six- month paid maternity leave and other favourable maternal policies for working mothers in the state’ she said.
Dignitaries at the event include wife of the Speaker, Mrs Monsurat Egbedun, Chairman, House Committee on Health, Hon Kashope, Hon Ibrahim Inaolaji of Irewole State Constituency, wife of the Head of Service, Dr.(Mrs.) Moji Aina, Chairman, Primary Health Care Board, Alhaji Tajudeen Adisa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Isiaka Adekunle, ES OSPHCDB, Dr Fabiyi, State Woman Leader of PDP, Mrs. Otunla, Director of Public, Dr Bello, Representatives of Development Partners (WHO, UNICEF, HFDI etc) among others-Team@orientactualmags.com
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