A former senatorial aspirant, Hon. Olumide jones has advised the Ogun State Government led by Prince Dapo Abiodun to ensure that palliatives reach the masses.
Hon Olumide Jones disclosed this in a statement personally signed by him and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Hon OJ, as fondly called by his teeming supporters, made this appeal and said that palliatives can only be meaningful to the grassroots.
He said that as a politician, one of the greatest challenge we usually have is that some of our empowerment programs designed for the grassrooters sometimes end up in the wrong hands.
Hon OJ said, “I want to commend the cash distribution program of the state government and the process it is been used especially as it will be distributed to the students of Ogun state indigine directly at Educational level.
“It’s a welcome development and I believe that it would meet its desired result, however I also want to advise the Government to make sure that other palliative programs that are being initiated, especially goods and foodstuffs should be well monitored so that it wouldn’t end up in the hands of the saboteurs.
He further said that Nigeria is going through a turbulent time and average citizen needs the intervention of the government and the wealthy in the society to survive, it would be a disaster if the palliative program got hijacked by the saboteurs he said.
Olumide Jones also advocated for non-state actors to be included in the planning of the programmes to ensure it succeeds.