Reps back provision of free medical services in govt facilities for senior citizens

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : It is a very progressive bill which seeks to bring the social welfare programme available for old people up to date.
57% : Abbas Tajudeen on Wednesday expressed support for the bill which seeks to provide free medical services in government facilities and some tax exemption and stipends for Senior Citizens across the country.
57% : "Section 42 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, guarantees certain inalienable rights for every Citizen and forbids the discrimination of persons on the basis of religion or race or gender, but it fails to cover the peculiar injustices that old people suffer simply because they are old.
53% : "We further observed that the Section provides that the Bill shall not aee| to persons who are beneficiaries under the provisions of the Pension Reform Act 2014 the National Health Insurance Authority Act 2022 the National Social Insurance Trust Fund Act 2004 and the National Provident Fund Act, 1961.
52% : "This bill is therefore an attempt to provide comprehensive protection for the specific rights of older citizens and meet our obligations towards safeguarding their welfare.
50% : Proposed provisions include free medical services in government facilities, some forms of tax exemption, stipends, and protection against abandonment.

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