The Ondo state Government kicked-off with the Second Phase of its  food palliative programme ( Eto -Igbeayo) in Okitipupa, in the Southern Senatorial District.

Under the programme, food items are given free to resident women in the state who are able to present their  Smart cards, otherwise known as Kaadi Igbeayo.

Gov. Mimiko

According to a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Kayode Akinmade, the palliative distribution team will be in Ese-Odo, Irele, and Ilaje local governments on Monday 14th, while it will be the turn of Odigbo, Ondo East, and Ile-Oluji -Oke igbo LGs on the Tuesday the 15th.

“As the team is scheduled to distribute  palliative in Akoko North West, Akoko North East, Akoko SouthWest and Akoko South East on  Wednesday , 16th, Owo, Ose, Ifedore and Akure North will be visited on Thursday, 17th”  the statement read in part.

Stating that residents of Idanre and Ondo west will benefit from the programme on  Friday, 18th, the statement also had it that the second phase of the Eto Igbeayo will terminate on Monday, 21st of November with the residents of Akure South as beneficiaries.

The first phase of the  programme was flagged off  by the state governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko in Ikare, North Senatorial District with over a hundred thousand women as beneficiaries.

At the flag-off, Governor Mimiko had   expressed concern  at the sudden increase in the prices of food stuffs in  relation to the dwindling economic situation in the country, hence his administration’s decision to cushion the effect of the economic crunch on the people of the state by giving them palliatives.

 Maintaining that his inauguration promise to share in the joy and sorrow of the people will never be jettisoned at any time, Mimiko said the programme is blind to  political affiliations adding that it was designed to draw beneficiaries from the 18 local government areas of the  state.