- says they are for everyone, not party members alone
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has flagged-off the distribution of the state’s palliative materials, as part of the efforts to cushion the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic in the state.
A statement by Special Assistant to the Governor, New Media, Mr Olabode Richard Olatunde said the governor assured that the palliatives are meant for everybody and not party members alone, warning the committee members not to segregate while distributing the items.
He said the idea of palliatives became necessary since Government directed the people to stay at home as part of the precautionary measures to stem the spread of Covid-19.
Akeredolu, who spoke at the Government House, Alagbaka Akure on Saturday, April 11, 2020, said since the state has recorded its second index case, it has become more important to enforce all the directives government had announced, adding that violators would be prosecuted from now on.
While explaining that the flag-off is only symbolic, he said the main distribution of the items would be at the local government level where the Commissioners and Special Advisers, alongside members of the state House of Assembly from the local government will jointly see to the distribution at the various local government level.
He said the movement of the items to the local government areas is already set, saying that was the reason the state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Jacob Idajo was put in the committee for easy transportation of the items.
He thanked the UBA, WEMA Bank, First Bank, First Oil Limited, PMG and others for their donations towards the palliatives.
