By Patience Saghana
Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, Shehu of Borno, said on Friday that awareness on compulsory insurance policy should be taken down to the local councils to enable people at the grassroots understand its importance. Garbai stated this when the Board of Directors of the National Insurance Commission paid him a courtesy visit in Maiduguri.

“On the Issue that brought you to Maiduguri, my advice is that it requires wider publicity, the publicity should not be limited to Maiduguri alone or its environs. It has to go to various local governments and we have 27 local governments,” he said. He added that a small committee should be formed to continue reminding the people on the need for the compulsory insurance policy, especially as it focused most on the third party.

These things are good for us and good for our people but for our people, due to lack of publicity, they may never know or even understand what these things are all about.

Some people do not have access to television and so it will be difficult for them to see how these things are done in the developed places so they rely on committee to be educating them, so its good for your commission to establish that here,” he said.

He said that with adequate awareness the people of Borno would support the full implementation of the compulsory insurance policy and abide by the rules guiding it.  “We are good and peaceful people that have high respect for the law. Insurance is for the good of all of us and I know that with wide awareness it will be achieved here,” he added

The six compulsory insurance products had been launched in Ibadan for the South West Zone, in Abuja for North Central, In Sokoto for North West and for the North East zone in Maiduguri. The six insurance produce were Builders Liability Insurance, Occupiers Liability Insurance, Health Care Professional Indemnity, Statutory Group Life Insurance, Workmen’s Compensation Insurance and Third Party Motor Insurance. It is expected to be launched in the other geo-political zones across the country