The expectant mothers in various stages of pregnancies said the protest was against what they described as “ outrageous money ” being charged for their antenatal care by the state government .
They called on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to “ urgently reverse the N 25,000 they are expected to pay for ‘normal ’ delivery , and the N 50, 000 payable for Cesarean Section, which was free under Akeredolu’ s predecessor ’s Abiye Programme .
The women, numbering about one hundred , were gathered at the ante -natal section of the hospital .
They alleged that they were made to pay various sums , ranging from N 500 to N 4 ,000 for various reasons in the course of their ante- natal , alleging that the state hospital workers claimed to be acting on “ orders from above . ”
Under the Olusegun Mimiko administration ’ s Abiye Programme , which earned the commendation of the World Health Organisation, pregnant women and under - five children enjoyed free medical services .
It maybe recalled that wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu -Akeredolu , once decried the rate at which pregnant women and children die in the state .
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