The Ondo state government has approved a cash palliative of N10,000 for pensioners in the state, saying the payment of the palliative will commence at the end of August.
The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, who disclosed this in a statement signed by her, said vulnerable people across communities in the state will also start receiving N10,000 from the first week of September.
Ademola-Olateju said the Palliative Committee, after its meeting on Monday, reviewed its implementation strategy and distribution plan and said all outstanding leave bonuses for 2020 for civil servants in the state will be paid along with the August salaries.
The statement read: “We arrived at several conclusions at the meeting. In line with our commitment to fair and equitable distribution, in addition to transparency, we have the following updates to pass on to members of the public:
“On social intervention for pensioners: starting this August, as earlier promised, pensioners will get their N10,000 paid at the same time they are getting their salaries.
“Also, vulnerable people in our communities will start getting their N10,000 in the first week of September. For Public servants, the outstanding leave bonus for 2020 will be paid along with their salaries this month.
“At this point, we acknowledge that we have challenges with the food supply. The number of bags of rice we got from the Federal government is way below what was promised. Instead, the Federal government has monetized the value of rice.
“As a result, we are getting vendors to supply us with food items to meet our projections. The supply of these products and their packaging into smaller bags will take time.
“However, we will save time using a rolling plan. Our plan is to roll out these items in batches by the Senatorial district for efficient distribution and monitoring. We expect to begin the distribution of food items by September 1st.
She said further that “The roadshow to empower small and medium-scale enterprises will begin next week.
During this time, our officials will meet business owners where they operate and give them grants in line with their size and output.
“Our plan for the provision of farm inputs to farmers will also start next week. On transportation, the plan for school buses and boats is in top gear. We are confident we will be ready by the time school starts.
“Once again, we reiterate that we feel your pain, we are in this together, and we will get through this testy phase of our nation’s path to greatness.
“On the palliative measures we have planned, we are committed to equitable distribution and transparent conduct as we seek to mitigate the current hardship.”
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