Artisans in Ondo State on Wednesday called on the Federal government to reconsider the reduction in the number of artisans enumerated to benefit from the COVID-19 Survival Fund fund in the state.
The artisans who expressed worries over the reduction in the number of the enumerated artisans from 4,500 to 2,500 by the Federal government accused the Federal government of insincerity in the disbursement of the fund in the state.
Speaking on behalf of the artisan, the President, Akomolafe Daisi and its Secretary general Bamidele Omoode accused the Federal government of insincerity, saying the government unilaterally reduce the number of its enumerated members to benefit from the COVID-19 Survival Fund fund in the state.
The leadership of artisan association in the state, however, absolved official of the state government who is the state focal person for the Survival Fund, Mrs Stella Kosemani Kolawole of an allegation of diverting the funds to her church members as alleged by some of its members.
Daisi said “even 2500 that they have reduced it to without informing us have not even received the alert of the fund.
“We are not happy that the Federal government reduced the number of the beneficiaries of the fund from the 4500 members that were enumerated to just 2500 without even informing us in the state.
“To our surprise, not all 2500 have even received an alert of the fund. Less than two per cent of those enumerated have been paid so far.
“Artisans in Ondo State consist of about 97 associations and we have over 360,000 membership. Now they are only considering 2500 to benefit from the fund.
“The last protest by our members was due to the information available to us that the fund had been diverted to some people that are not members of the group.
“After the protest, the state government met with us and explained the details to us. It was then that we knew that nobody hijacked the fund or diverted to members of any church.
Speaking, the lead enumerator, Alaba Akinlaja who clarified that said his team enumerated 4500 from both the association and the member of the public.
Akinlaja said “Ours is to enumerate and the payment is made by the Bank of Industry (BOI).
“We never enumerated church members only artisans and others from the public were enumerated from across the 18 council area of the state”
Akinlaja, however, appealed to the members of the association to exercise patience and assured that those enumerated would benefit from the fund.
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