Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, at the weekend, assured elderly citizens in the state that his government will continue to accord them the deserved respect and initiate programmes that will transform their lives and make their old age more comfortable.
Oyebanji disclosed that the payment of gratuities and pension, introduction of emergency programmes in all medical facilities and reintroduction of social security scheme for the elderly were conceptualised to reduce the elders’ stress, sufferings and neglect in governance.
