…assures exercise will be a continuous response to the concern of the people
….reiterates that palliative is meant for entire state, not APC only.
By correspondent in Lokoja.
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has flagged off the distribution of the state sponsored palliatives across the state in response to concerns of the people, stressing that the ward by ward distribution system was adopted to ensure that every citizen, irrespective of political parties, benefitted from the distribution of the palliatives.
The governor, during the flag off in Lokoja, the state capital, directed every state appointee and other stakeholders to take a leave back to their respective wards in a bid to ensure efficiency in the sharing process, warning that he would expose any leader found culpable of short changing the people in the palliative sharing process.
Governor Bello pointed out that the current palliative distribution would, upon completion,followed by another trench which would take another dimension.
He added that the state government intends to eventually move such gesture to the next administration in addition to its physical infrastructural and socio economic development plans for the state and its people.
He, however, reiterated that the palliative, like the previous one,was meant for the entire citizenry and directed those in charge not to discriminate along political party lines or any other divisive factor.
While intimating that the exercise would be closely monitored in a bid to ensure fairness, efficiency and effectiveness, the governor pointed out that “the APC is a party that portrays compassion, honesty and frowns against liars hence those in charge must show empathy, love and compassion to their people”.
He warned that any leader found wanting or short changing the people would be exposed,adding thay any leader who engaged in such is not worthy to be in such position.
Taking a cue on the forth coming election, governor Bello called on the citizens to give their support to the candidate of the APC, Usman Ahmed Ododo, noting that the consolidation of government of the ruling party had greater plans for the state and its people.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
