PLASCHEMA Is Aim at Reaching All Nook and Crannies of the State – Dr Fabong

Director-General, Plateau State Contributory Health Care Management Agency, Dr Fabong Jemchang

Yildam, has said the leader of the rescue administration in Plateau State His Excellency Rt Hon Simon Bako Lalong in his wisdom thought it wise to established PLASCHEMA which he said will not only help improve the health of many state residents by reducing the high costs of hospitalization but will enhance equitable distribution of health services to all nook and crannies of the state. 

Dr Fabong stated this while hosting the Chairman, Independent Publishers Association, IPA, Mr Shabul Mazadu, who led the delegation and members of the associations on a courtesy call and familiarization visit to the agency. He reiterated that the Agency will collaborate IPA with to educate citizens on the importance of participating in PLACHEMA programs.

The Chairman of Independent Publishers Association, Mr Shabul Mazadu said the aim of the visit, was to acquaint him with the group and present him with an Award of Excellence in recognition of his remarkable leadership as Chairman of the Plateau Youth Council, PYC, and his extra-ordinary track-record as Director-General, PLASCHEMA.

Shabul noted that IPA is made up of publishers of Newspaper and Magazine, who also own online blogs that are founded on the Plateau and having wider circulation and readership across the country. He emphasized that the member’s online platform has become a source of news and information to Nigerians Plateau indigene and Nigerians in Diaspora.

While presenting an Award of Excellence in service to Dr Fabong Jemchang on-behalf of the Independent Publishers Association, IPA the Chairman Mr Shabul Mazadu decried the dearth of a reward system for worthy public servants as a motivating factor, which he blamed for most employees’ casual attitude toward their duties and jobs. “As the society’s watchdog, we not only constructively condemn wrongdoings and praise rights, but we also use rewards to lift the morale of those who have served and are serving the public well to do more”. Shabul Added.

Dr Fabong who was presented with the award in his PLACHEMA office commended the gesture, saying the award will encourage him to do more most especially now that he is tasked with the responsibilities of managing an agency that is aimed at the betterment of the life of the citizens of the state and the country at large.

Dr Fabong expresses his gratitude to the association for the courtesy call and the award, noting that it came at a time when he was not in office as Chairman of the PYC, meaning that the award was given solely to boost morale.

Shabul Mazadu, publisher of The Beacon Newspaper, Genius Nanfa, publisher of Factfinder, Pastor Tom Kubua, Publisher of West African Monitor, Danjuma Bali, Publisher of Evolution Magazine, and Orgak Walbe, publisher of The Grassroots Newspaper, were among those who attended the courtesy call.