ABEOKUTA–The Chairman, Ogun State Alternate Medicine Board, Balogun Nurudeen Olaleye, has said that the Board was created to accommodate everyone that provides healthcare services in other ways different from orthodox methods, and not necessarily to coordinate the congregations of people dealing with herbs.
Balogun Olaleye made this known during a visit to the Head of Celestial Church of Christ worldwide, Reverend/Pastor Emmanuel Osoffa, at Imeko, in Imeko Afon Local Government Area of the State.
He stated that the visit of the Board to the Celestial head was essential due to its involvement in the provision of spiritual healings, assuring of the State government’s support for all the practitioners including Churches.
‘’The Prince Dapo Abiodun administration is determined to transform every region within the State without marginalising any profession, and they too should be alive to their responsibilities as good citizens’’, Balogun Olaleye said.
In his response, the Head of Celestial Church of Christ worldwide, Reverend/Pastor Osoffa, pledged cooperation with the Board, urging government not to relent in improving the sub-sector for better performance.
His words” we are very happy and proud to be part of success story of Ogun State Alternate Medicine practice, and I want us to know that it is not a new thing to the western world, by transforming herbs and other gift of nature to profitable venture for their economic growth. I appreciate the present administration in the State for recognising us in Celestial Church, by bringing government’s programme to us for the first time”, he said.
Also, in their respective contributions, other chieftains of the Church, Superior Evangelists Ademola Oluwasegun and David Ogini lauded the effort of the Board to collate data base of practitioners, saying the development would enable people have more options to access affordable healthcare services and bring sanity to activities of members.
