Ogun State government has extended the sales of subsidised rice to pensioners as part of measures to cushion the effects of the present economic hardship.
The state’s head of service (HoS), Kehinde Onasanya Onasanya, disclosed this yesterday during the monitoring exercise of sales of discounted rice to members of the Local Government Pensioners Association of Nigeria (LOGPAN).
At the event held at the state secretariat of the pensioners in Ita Oshin, Abeokuta, Onasanya said since the economic situation in the country cuts across all ages, the government decided to extend the sales of the rice at discounted rates to the local government pensioners.
While urging the pensioners to take advantage of the gesture, Onasanya said the Dapo Abiodun-led administration is friendly to pensioners and seriously concerned about their welfare.
He said that bringing the rice to the pensioners’ doorsteps would eliminate any hardship they may likely face in purchasing the commodity.
He urged them to take advantage of the exercise and buy according to their levels while in service.
The state chairman of LOGPAN, Pastor Benedict Ademoye, described Governor Abiodun’s gesture as unprecedented, adding that it would alleviate the hardship of the pensioners.
Another beneficiary, Mrs. Bernice Lawal, the chairman of Retired Primary School Teachers in the state, said this was the first time such a gesture would be extended to her members since she retired from active service in 2009.
