The distribution of the 65,000 bags of rice which have been warehoused in a government facility within the state capital is expected to commence soon.
As at yesterday, Oyo state, Kwara and Imo State governments have started the distribution of palliatives to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal.
Meanwhile, Kwara state Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said that the palliatives is to encourge Nigerian people and the Chair-person of kwara state palliative committe ( Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi) has disclosed that the pallatives will get to the 16 local government of the state.
However, in Imo State, Owerri its capital is where the palliatives is been distributed, while the Govenor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma and the secretary to the state government cosman Iwu, confirmed that pallitives will get to there 27 local government.
FutherMore, in Oyo state, Governor seyi Makinde has also order the distribution of palliaties to all households in the 33 local government area of the state at Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III mini stadium.
while the deputy governor of the state, Barrister Bayo Lawal; the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo and the Chief of Staff to the governor, also kick-started the distribution of the food relief packages in Saki, Iseyin and Ogbomoso. respectively.
For the Ibadan Less City, the Deputy Speaker, Hon Abiodun Fadeyi, kicked off the distribution of the food packages, while the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, and his counterpart in the Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperatives Ministry, Honourable Ademola Ojo, kicked off the scheme for Ibadan Main City and Ibarapa zone, respectively.
According to Governor Makinde, the food relief packages are meant for the poorest of the poor in order to mitigate the effect of the economic hardship on them, stating that each package contained a bag of 10kg rice, 5kg bag of beans, 5kg bag of yam flour and 1kg bottle of vegetable oil.
