Ondo To Cushion Effects Of Subsidy Removal On Residents

The Ondo State government has assured the residents of the state that it will cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal in the state.

The government disclosed that it will collaborate with the federal government through the National Economic Council (NEC), headed by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, to bring succour to the pains of residents particularly workers in the state workforce.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu on May May 29, 2023, shortly after taking the oath of office announced that there would no longer be a petroleum subsidy regime, saying that “subsidy is gone.”

In a statement yesterday, the Acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, said the government was already aware of the hardship and inconveniences faced by the people.

Aiyedatiwa added that the state government had also been talking to the leaders of the organised labour in the state at ensuring the state workers enjoined the benefit.

According to him, “It is important to reiterate to our people that the State Government is as well not oblivious of the hardship and inconveniences attendant to the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government.

“Apart from the measures being contemplated by the State Government, our administration is also in collaboration with the Federal Government, through the National Economic Council, headed by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Kashim Shetima, GCON, with a view to birthing enduring palliative measures to remedy the excruciating effects of the policy, within available resources.