* Lokoja notorious for soaring prices _ Speaker.
… As Gov. Ododo warns political appointees against sharp practices.
ATABOR Junior
The Kogi State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off the distribution of bags of rice to the vulnerable citizens to cushion the current economic hardship.
The Governor equally warned those saddled with the responsibility of distributing the palliative not to hoard nor sell the relief materials provided by Government to cushion the economic hardship in the Country.
This is just as the speaker of kogi state House of Assembly, RT. Hon.Yusuf Umar, lamented at the unbearable soaring commodity prices in Lokoja and other parts of the state and urged the government to put in place mechanism to stem the tide.
Alhaji Ododo gave the warning on Tuesday during the flag off of the first quarter 2024 food palliatives distribution in Lokoja.
While noting that the palliatives were meant for the indigent people of Kogi State, the Governor said his administration remains committed to serve the people in transparency and the fear of God.
According to him, “the palliatives will not be distributed along party, ethnic or religious lines”, adding that, the target beneficiaries are the poorest of the poor in Kogi State.
“My administration will not allow any unpatriotic element to cheat on the people. The Government has put mechanism in place to track and apprehend those who plan to hoard the distribution of this food item.
“The palliative is not for APC alone, religious group or ethnic agenda. It is for the people of Kogi State. I want to beg all of us to allow the poor breath. I am part of them. I was being raised from them. I am committed to serve them, not as a leader but their servant. Political appointees will not benefit from this palliatives. They should also contribute to the society that made them.
The Governor, however, thanked President Ahmed Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his quick intervention to reduce hardship in the Country.
