OGUN: REMO: Reps Deputy Chief Whip, Hon Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga Ijaya Distributes Palliatives To Constituents, Calls Federal Gov. To Gear Up Efforts Towards Combating Insecurity Challenges Across Nigeria

OGUN: REMO: Reps Deputy Chief Whip, Hon Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga Ijaya Distributes Palliatives To Constituents, Calls Federal Gov. To Gear Up Efforts Towards Combating Insecurity Challenges Across Nigeria

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February 1, 2024

The House of Representatives Deputy Chief Whip, Hon Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, popularly known as Ijaya, has distributed food items to 12000 constituents, to cushion the hardship being faced by Nigerians as a result of fuel subsidy removal.

Onanuga representing Ikenne, Sagamu and Remo North Federal constituency, in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, began the distribution on Monday through Wednesday, in the three local government areas that constituted her federal Constituency.

The lawmaker, while speaking with journalists said the palliatives which consisted of food items, such as rice, beans and gaari were parts of the palliatives by the Federal government to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.

She explained that the palliatives were given to widows, people with disabilities, the aged and the less privileged.

The lawmaker said, “We are targeting about 12,000 persons. The federal government in its wisdom made the arrangement for the people in each constituency, wards and polling units to benefit from the palliatives to cushion the effects of the subsidy until things get better in the country.

“We have tried our best to make sure that we get to everybody in this constituency.

“We consider the widows, the aged, the less privileged, disabled people and also the young ones first.”

Onanuga lauded the federal government for the initiative, saying the gesture would reduce the burden of the people.

She, however, called on the federal government to gear up efforts towards combating insecurity challenges across the country.

“We must also get security right. Once we have the security situation right, people will be able to go back to their farms and once they are able to go back to their farms, we will have stability in food production and agriculture,” she added.