Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Sunday announced N10,000 monthly allowance for 1,602 elderly persons in the state. The governor made the announcement during the inauguration of Osun Elderly Persons Scheme in Osogbo. Aregbesola said that the scheme, tagged “O’Elders’’, was aimed at assisting aged persons who could no longer fend for themselves.
He stressed that a responsible government and individuals should always strive to take proper care of elderly persons. Aregbesola stressed that his administration would do everything possible to make old people to “live the rest of their lives in happiness and good health.
“A census of the elderly ones was taken across the state and the most vulnerable ones were selected for the first phase of the scheme.
“Those that need urgent medical attention are undergoing treatment,’’ he added.
The Governor promised to implement the scheme in phases and appealed to the people to always to take care of the aged. He also directed the beneficiaries to henceforth visit their local government secretariats every month to collect the allowance. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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