The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, said his administration would begin the distribution of food items to residents of the state as part of measures to alleviate their suffering caused by the scarcity of fuel and the new naira notes.
Abiodun said the new development became necessary following the lingering fuel and scarcity of cash crises that had made life unbearable for the people.
The governor announced this while addressing newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital.
He said “As a responsible administration, despite all the aforementioned, and worried about how long this has taken to resolve, we have decided to directly provide palliatives to the poor and vulnerable citizens across the length and breadth of the state.
“We will be distributing the first phase of 400,000 food items through our social investment officers in each LGA to the communities starting from this weekend.”
The governor, however, sounded a note of warning saying his administration would treat any bank found hoarding the new naira notes as economic saboteurs.
He said, “The government will treat any erring banks and bankers as economic saboteurs and will not hesitate to wield the big stick.”
While charging youths in the state to shun violent protests, Abiodun said, “necessary measures are being taken, and in the next few days, you will see in concrete terms the manifestations of the relief being sought.”
