- Osun state has received 2-billion naira out of the 5-billion naira palliative money earmarked for the state by the Federal government
- The Palliative Committee will present the payment template and methods at their upcoming meeting
The Osun State Government has announced that the distribution of the rice it received as a palliative from the federal government to the state’s residents will begin on Tuesday.
Kolapo Alimi, the commissioner for information and public education, said in a statement on Monday that the palliative sharing committee, which is made up of religious, political, and labour leaders, has decided on the method for distributing the medication among the various segments.
The distribution will start right away following the Palliative Committee meeting tomorrow morning, according to the announcement, and beneficiaries will start receiving the rice palliatives in accordance with the schedule created to accommodate everyone.
“The total number of the subsidized rice palliatives that will be distributed tomorrow is 5,700: three thousand 50kg from the first batch of palliatives, and Two thousand seven hundred 50kg bags of rice from the 14,000 second batch.”
“Similarly, Osun state has received 2-billion naira out of the 5-billion naira palliative money earmarked for the state by the Federal government.
“The template and modalities of payment will be made by the Palliative Committee at the forthcoming meeting.
“As the distribution and collection of the rice palliatives begins, we urge our people to be orderly, and as a government we assure everyone that the palliatives given to the state by the Federal government will get to the target beneficiaries across the state”, the statement added.