The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has signed the Health Insurance Agency Bill into law.
The governor also signed into law the Youth Development Commission Bill and six other bills for the benefit of the state.
Speaking shortly after the signing of the bills at the Government House in Lokoja, the governor said some of the bills are from the executive while others emanated from members of the assembly.
In his speech, he said the bills will improve revenue generation and quality health care delivery at the grassroots.
He assured residents of the state to continue to deliver on his campaign promises.
At a press conference held on Monday to elaborate the importance of Kogi State primary healthcare development agency to the people at the grassroots, the Executive Director, Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA) Dr. Abubakar Yakubu said that the re- enacted state primary healthcare law will revolutionise the health sector in the state.
The signing of these bills will make it a total of forty (40) bills that have been passed and assented to by the State House of Assembly.
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