Osun Makes Public Names of Palliative Distribution Committee

By Funmi Adekoya

Osun State Government has released names of its Palliative Distribution Committee as demanded by a coalition of civil society.

The step according to Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Civil Society, Mr. Oluwaseun Emmanuel, is a testimony of that the state government is responsive, accountable and public spirited.

In a statement, Mr. Oluwaseun Emmanuel said the committee represented all shades of society opinion, submitting that any group that was interested in being part of the committee could show interest instead of resorting to blackmail and character assassination.

The SSA to Governor Adeleke on civil society explained that the state government had records of extensive consultation with the leadership of the civil society coalition including those accusing the administration of excluding them, before the composition of the palliative committee list.

The statement reads, “We are of the view that only fifth columnists and agents of the opposition will describe a performing government and popularly rated administration headed by Governor Ademola Adeleke as directionless and organised. We are also convinced that a government that is delivering on infrastructure, digital economy, health care, workers’ welfare and education reform has a better sterling records than the paymasters of some pseudo activists.

“As much as the administration is working to release its own palliative after concluding that of the Federal Government, we must put on records that Osun state is a specially challenged state servicing a state debt of N450 billion and  a salary and debt pension of almost N70 billion even as the administration unfailingly meet monthly salary obligations and delivers  dividends of democracy in critical sectors”.

The state government listed the names of members of the palliative committee to include, Chairman, Osun state Muslims community, Alhaji Mustafa Olawuyi, Chairman Osun Christian Association of Nigeria, OSCAN, Reverend John Adeleke, the Iyaloja General, Chief Mary Oyebode, Representative of people with special needs, Osun Chairman JNC, IPAC Chairman, Representative of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, and Representative of Student body.

The statement adds that, for the distribution by Local Governments, interested members of the public should collect the same from the State Ministry of Special Duties and Regional Integration.

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