One hundred and fifty members of Cross Rivers, Rivers, Edo, Delta, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa (CREDAB) in Lagos State will be enrolled free into ‘Ilera Eko’ health scheme of Lagos State government.
This will be done in partnership with Lagos State Health Insurance Scheme (LASHMA).
CREDAB is a socio-cultural group formed to create a voice and empowerment.
Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget Sam Egube spoke at the body’s first General Assembly.
He urged members to take advantage of the government’s intervention programmes.
Egube, who is CREDAB’s BoT chairman, said the association was created two years ago to give Southsouth people a platform to have a voice and enjoy empowerment.
He said: “I have not seen anything that can impoverish people beyond sickness. When you get sick, you lose ability to earn money, lose savings while health insurance is small money you pay every year…
“Today, CREDAB … has partnered LASHMA on ‘Ilera Eko’ to offer free healthcare insurance to over 150 registered members.