SANWO-OLU who was represented by the deputy governor of the state, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, said; “Today we are re-launching the Jigi-Bola initiative in celebration of one of the many legacy grassroots outreach programmes of the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and to restate our commitment to improving the wellbeing and welfare of Lagosians.
”I am pleased to announce that our administration has taken a step further with the Jigi-Bola initiative by broadening its scope to include a hearing aid programme, which will cater to the needs of Lagosians with hearing difficulty through the provision of hearing aids and other medical support. This relaunch aims to improve the capacity for efficient eye and ear care delivery and to ensure that Lagosians do not lose their vision and hearing when it could have been prevented.”
The Governor noted that vision and hearing impairment can make life difficult but could be prevented with early care and intervention, and that is why the current administration is re-launching the initiative as a Free Sight and Hearing Aid Programme.
According to him, the initiative is open to all Lagosians including those in the grassroots across the 20 Local Government Areas. The services to be offered include early detection of eye conditions that may lead to blindness, eye and ear health education, free eye surgery, treatment, distribution of hearing aids and eyeglasses.
