Ogun flags off distribution of subsidy palliative
By Aremu Sosanya
Ogun State Government has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal.
Salient Times reports that during the flag-off of the distribution at the arcade ground, Oke mosan Abeokuta on Friday, Prince Dapo Abiodun said the relief materials were delivered to the state by the federal government assuring that every resident of the state irrespective of political party and other inclinations would be given equal opportunity in share in the palliatives and called on the distribution committee to give priority to persons with disabilities and the aged.
The governor explained further that the distribution would be done per polling units across the State, to cover the entire 5,042 polling units, with the supervision of a Central Working Committee (CWC) led by the State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele was earlier put in place at the state level.
Abiodun noted that the committee would also be replicated in each of the 20 Local Government Areas of the state and would be comprised of religious leaders, market women, CDAs, students and the State lawmakers representing each of the constituencies among others.
He expressed optimism that the arrangement would ensure that in the next one week, distribution of the palliative commenced in all the local government areas of the State.
Earlier in their goodwill messages, representatives of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Bola Lawal and the Iyaloja General of the State, Yemisi Abbas expressed their confidence in the measures put in place by Governor Abiodun-led administration towards ensuring that the distribution witnesses hitch-free exercise.
In his message, the NUP State Secretary, Bola Lawal said “We do not doubt our minds that the distribution will meet up with our expectations”.
Iyaloja General, Madam Abbas said, “The flags-off of the palliative, said was done with all the transparencies needed towards ensuring that all the citizens get what is due to each individual”.
She declared that the flags-off has also made it impossible for any Local Government Council Chairman to sit on it or hoard the materials away from the reach of the people of the state.
