FUEL SUBSIDY: EKITI GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED A PALLIATIVES COMMITTEE.

Tunji Wusu –

In order to mitigate the effects of subsidy removal, the Ekiti state administration has announced the creation of a committee made up of key stakeholders. The committee will develop strategies and plans for giving palliatives to the state’s residents.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Yinka Oyebode, spoke with the Nigerian Tribune on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti, highlighting Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s commitment to providing relief to the populace and his concern for their welfare.

Following the elimination of the fuel subsidy, Oyebode urged the populace to have patience with the Bola Tinubu-led administration, promising that steps will soon be taken to lessen the hardship endured by the people.

He said that the deployment of mass transit buses to carry pupils to school and ease the mobility of citizens and governmental officials to their different destinations was one of the steps that the state administration was considering.

The governor’s spokeswoman highlighted that in order to prevent duplication of palliatives, the government is closely coordinating its plans with those of the federal government. These plans’ sustainability would be prioritized and taken into account.

“The government has established a committee working on the palliatives, and the entire idea is, you cannot do it in isolation of the federal government,” he said. So that we don’t make the same efforts twice, you should be aware of the key features of the federal government’s palliatives.

“I can’t say what the state is planning right now, but it will benefit youth, market women, and the unorganized elements of society while also making life easier for the general public and being sustainable.

“Some individuals are discussing the federal government’s wage hikes as well as the mass transit buses, particularly for our youngsters to travel to school and the civil servants to work. Ekiti is also thinking on the mass transit scheme.

We don’t just concentrate on the formal workforce; the informal sectors are equally significant. A comprehensive package for the state’s citizens is under consideration, and work is being done on it.