Governor Adeleke Flags-Off Polio Vaccination And Other Trending Stories In Osun Today

OSUN DEFENDER brings you the tending stories in Osun State, South West Nigeria, today. Developments in the state on Saturday covered community and governance related issues.

Our reporter, Kazeem Badmus reports that the following items shaped the discourse today on both local, mainstream and social media.

1: Governor Ademola Adeleke Flags Off Polio Vaccination In Osun

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke over the weekend, flagged off the National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) programme for babies between the ages of 0-5 years.

This was as he charged nursing mothers to take advantage of the programme to get their children vaccinated.

Adeleke, represented by his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi, stated that Osun State had been leading in the previous campaign due to the cooperation of the parents and caregivers in the State.

Adeleke said that his administration has been supporting the Immunization activities through the release of counterpart funds as well as monitoring and supervision of health care services across the State.

2: Miners Now Mining Residential Areas, Osun Community Raises Alarm

Residents of Ido-Ijesa in Ilesa West Local Government Area of Osun State have raised the alarm over indiscriminate mining activities going on in the community.

The residents who spoke with OSUN DEFENDER said miners are now mining in residential areas without recourse for the safety and health of the occupants.

They alleged that some politicians and powerful personalities in Ilesa are the sponsors of the miners.

According to the residents, the miners have also been encroaching on people’s property without authorisation for mining.

3: How Hospital Negligence Killed Woman After Delivering Twins

Getting proper medical attention has become a major challenge to people in rural communities in Osun State, as they have continued to groan over poor health facilities and attitude of health workers at Primary Healthcare Centres.

This resonates in the avoidable loss of lives of many healthcare seekers, like Mrs. Roseline Omidele, who died after giving birth to a set of twins at a Primary Health Centre in Ola, Ejigbo local government area of the State.

Omidele was expected to return home with her set of twins when she fell into labour and was rushed to the PHC in Ola on September 18, 2023, where she earlier had a six-month ante-natal care as reported by residents.

Unfortunately, the woman died after the delivery of the set of twins as a result of shortage of blood, it was learnt.

Her death, according to residents, was caused by shortage of manpower and lack of adequate medical facilities in the health centre.