The Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko,on Friday, flagged off the second section of the state food palliative programme, code named Eto Igbe Ayo targetted at reaching no fewer than seventy thousand girls across Ondo State.
The Eto Igbe Ayo programme, that is aimed toward artifact the impact of the cruel economic state of affairs of the state on the ladies and their families, brought along girls from completely different components of the Ondo Southern legislator District at the flag-off ceremony command at Okitipupa regime secretariat, on Friday.
It would be recalled that 100 Thousand girls had benefitted from the primary section of the programme that was flagged off in Gregorian calendar month 2016.
Addressing the beneficiaries at the occasion, Governor Mimiko aforementioned the things for distribution were rice and beans, adding that the programme was meant for all residents of the state regardless of political affiliation.
He explained that the utilization of the State Residency Card conjointly referred to as Kaadi Igbe Ayo was introduced within the distribution of the varied things so as to protect against fraud and multiple receipts by the beneficiaries.
According to him, with the second edition of the programme, a complete of 1 Hundred and Seventy Thousand (170,000) girls across Ondo State had benefitted thus far from the programme.
The Governor aforementioned the second section, not like the primary section that was entirely funded by the authorities, may be a joint programme between the State and native Governments as a part of efforts at addressing financial condition and hunger occasioned by the economic recession.
The better half of the Governor, Olukemi Mimiko, United Nations agency handled the distribution of the Food things to the beneficiaries, counseled the State and native Government authorities for embarking on the programme to ameliorate the plight of the varied families in Ondo State.
She noted that no matter passes through girls can sure profit the whole family, thus the explanation why the ladies were largely targeted within the Food Palliative programme.
Mrs Mimiko but urged girls within the state to deliver the positive message within their numerous homes in the interest of the whole Sunshine State.
Earlier in his address, the Chairman of Okitipupa regime space, Pastor Larry Ogunmusire, eulogized the authorities for its consistency in giving priority to problems regarding girls and youngsters within the state, in spite of this economic crunch, reassuring that the individuals of the regime can still support the authorities all told its programmes.
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