Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq inaugurated a 12-member committee on Tuesday to distribute the N5 billion in federal palliatives in the state.
He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that the distribution process is completely unbiased, transparent, and trustworthy.
The Governor stated that the palliative is only one of several actions done by the administration to alleviate the problems caused by the loss of gasoline subsidies and to rebuild the economy.
Addressing the newly inaugurated committee, AbdulRazaq said:
“It is important to clarify that food palliatives are only a stopgap measure to show empathy and reach out to the people, especially the most vulnerable ones among us.
“It is not the only step the government has taken since the removal of fuel subsidy. Government is committing huge resources to hasten mass production and use of gas and electricity-powered vehicles nationwide, as well boost agricultural productivity, manufacturing, and small and medium scale enterprises.
“We are in this together, and I plead that we work together as one people bound by one destiny to get over this current challenge.”
“We have set up this committee to make the process of distributing the palliative as non-partisan, transparent, participatory and credible as humanly possible. We trust your judgment and commitment to make the palliatives to reach the nearest and farthest corners of our State,” he further stated.
cc: Daily Post Ng
