Adebayo Adelabu has disclosed that compound heads in Ibadan also known as Mogajis are among those that benefitted from the food palliatives shared to the peoples of the state by the federal government.
The minister made this know while sharing the palliatives to the people of the state in Ibadan, the state capital during the week, noting that no fewer than 10,000 residents of the state, including market women and other professional bodies benefitted from the largesse.
According to him, the food palliatives is part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s efforts in ensuring the welfare of Nigerians during the current economic hardship facing the country.
Adelabu explained that the palliative has no political coloration, promising to ensure that the food assistance will get to those who need it regardless of political affiliations.
He said, “We will ensure the distribution is transparent and cut across every religious association, traditional association, ethnic association, and resident of the state, that is why we decided to make it open.
“I want to urge people to continue to support the Tinubu administration. All we need from you is your continued prayers for God to guide us and ensure we take you to the desired destination.
“This is phase one of the food security as part of the renewed hope agenda of Tinubu, we shall be witnessing the distribution regularly, and as far as we get this thing from Abuja, we shall not hoard it but distribute it.”
Meanwhile, not a few Nigerians have criticized the manner the palliatives are being distributed. Some government officials in charge of distributing them have also been accused of diverting the palliatives for their own benefits.
