August 22, 2025
Ogbeni Seun Ogunniyi Commends MAMII Initiative as Kwara Ramps Up Action Against Maternal Mortality
Osun

The Chairman of the Kwara State House of Assembly Committee on Health and Nutrition, Hon. Ogbeni Seun Ogunniyi, has hailed the launch of the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation and Initiative (MAMII) as a decisive step toward ending preventable maternal deaths in Kwara State.

Ogbeni Ogunniyi was present at the wrap-up of the 4-day technical workshop and initiation ceremony of the MAMII project, held in Ilorin on Friday, August 1, 2025.

The programme, focused on two high-burden Local Government Areas—Moro and Ilorin East, was organized to tackle the alarming prevalence of maternal mortality in the state.

At the heart of the ceremony was the presentation of the MAMII Report and Roadmap by the National Coordinator of MAMII, Dr. Dayo Adeyanyu, to key government stakeholders including the Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina El-Imam, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Taoheed Ayodeji, and Hon. Ogunniyi himself.

In his remarks, Ogunniyi reiterated the 10th Assembly’s readiness to partner with the executive arm and health stakeholders to implement a sustainable framework that will “crash maternal and neonatal deaths to the barest minimum.”

As part of the high points of the event, Dr. Amina El-Imam, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, inaugurated the MAMII-led Accountability Mechanism Initiative Task Force Committee, which will serve as the operational engine to drive implementation and oversight at the community level.

Stakeholders praised the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for making maternal and child health a frontline priority, describing the initiative as a bold continuation of the state’s pro-health agenda.

Representatives at the event included: National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Chief Medical Directors and Heads of Health Institutions in Kwara; Executive Chairman, Ilorin East Local Government, Mallam Lukman Agbelere, Spouse of Moro LGA Council Chairperson, Delegations from WHO and UNICEF, State Cabinet Members and top government functionaries, development and implementing partners.

With MAMII now formally initiated in Kwara, stakeholders say the state is on course to become a model for maternal and child healthcare intervention in Nigeria anchored on local solutions, institutional collaboration, and measurable outcomes.

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