The Ondo state government has distributed relief materials to hundreds of victims displaced by rainstorms in Ita-Ogbolu in the Akure North council area of the state, to cushion the impact of the disaster.
Distributing the materials in Ita-Ogbolu on Thursday, the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, reiterated his administration’s social contract with the people of the state, which is to prioritise their welfare at all times.
The governor was represented by his Deputy, Hon. Olayide Adelami, who doubles as chairman of Ondo State Emergency Management Agency (ODSEMA) recalled that the governor promised the monarch and people of the town to provide the materials to cushion the effect of the destruction.
Adelami said, “Mr Governor, during his last visit, promised that the state government will provide some relief materials to the victims to cushion the effect of the disaster, I am glad to be in your midst today to deliver on the promise.
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“I want to sincerely thank the Governor for being a listening leader, and for his prompt approval and timely release of funds for the procurement of these items”
Adelami revealed that the governor has directed that the materials be given to all the victims affected by the disaster, regardless of their political affiliations.
Some of the items distributed to the 340 households include bags of cement, mattresses, iron sheets and nails.
The Ogbolu of Ita-Ogbolu, Oba Idowu Faborede, thanked the governor for being responsive, as he promised that his people would reciprocate the kind gesture at the appropriate time.
Chairman of Ita-Ogbolu Development Council, Steve Ojo, commended the governor for his swift response and said “Today, Governor Aiyedatiwa has put smiles on our faces and we will forever be grateful to him”
