Clerics Laud Abiodun as Ogun Continues Palliative Distributions

In the spirit of the Easter celebration and the ongoing Ramadan, the Ogun State government yesterday continued its palliative distribution across the three senatorial districts of the state to cushion the effect of the current economic challenges on the people.

It was the turn of Christians as the palliative got to many churches, while some mosques also benefited from the gesture, an initiative of Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Friday.

The palliative, which included rice, were shared in churches and mosques in the three senatorial districts on Sunday and Friday.

In Ogun Central Senatorial District, the gift was extended to worshippers at St. Peter's Cathedral, Ake, SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Isale Ake and the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Ijaiye in Abeokuta South Local Government Area.

Some of the beneficiaries, who spoke, commended the governor for his kind gesture, noting that the palliative was another means of ameliorating the suffering of the people.

In separate remarks, the shepherd in charge of the Celestial Church, Joseph Talon, Mr. Abeeden Hammed and Mrs Julianah Adesanya, who said they were overwhelmed by the gesture, thanked the governor for the gift.

While appreciating the governor for the various interventions, they prayed to God to grant him a successful tenure.

In Ogun East Senatorial District, worshippers at Cathedral Church of St. Paul, C&S, Orisun Emi Alafia, and United Baptist Church all in Sagamu, Sagamu Local Government also benefitted from the palliative.

The Bishop of Remo Diocese, Methodist Church Nigeria, Bamidele Ibikunle, described the initiative as a welcome development.

Speaking on Sunday at the Rev. Mellor Methodist church, Agbowa, Sagamu, Ibikunle noted that the gesture would go a long way in easing the suffering of the people particularly those who are not sure of where the food would come from during the Easter period.

"It is an exciting thing to know that our governor is thinking well of the people and I am happy especially today that we are commemorating the Palm Sunday.

"We want to thank the governor in a special way for being mindful of his people because times are hard and this palliative will go a long way to ameliorating people's suffering, particularly people who are not sure of what to eat at Easter can now have something on their table to eat with their families," Ibikunle stated.