Covid-19 Palliatives: What other local governments may learn from Warri South West.
Use of DESIEC database to reach most citizens and the Use of community based committees to identify the needy Involvement in disbursing the palliatives to cushion the effects of citizen in warri south west local government.
That is why Delta State Governor Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, float stimulus packages and palliatives especially food supplies to encourage citizens to continue to stay at home and continue to remain loyal to order and authority. This measure has however suffered different degrees of setback in different jurisdictions, but Delta states Government are seen to have excelled.
The Delta State Governments seem ready to give more food-stuffs in the second trench in days to come.
The Commissioner bureau for special duties, Hon.Omamofe Joseph Pirah, who is also a member of the Delta State Food Bank Committee as well as the Warri South - West Local Government Food Bank Committee, addressed news men at Delta Boatyard in Warri today, disclosed that elites in Warri South - West political circle from Delta State, Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, to other appointees and elective class, including councillors in the local government area, are all donor's to enable the Warri South - West, Food Bank Committee, purchase more stimulus package to compliment the palliatives brought by the Delta State Government.
He added that it's on record, the kind of visionary leadership Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has demonstrated in the fight against COVID-19.
His leadership credentials have taken a front lane since the outbreak, the governor is a people’s leader, a man that shares the pain felt by the people. He appreciates the sacrifice all sectors of the economy are making in Delta State at this point in time. In all the Governor's broadcasts to the people, he has always said that the Government would initiate palliates to cushion the effect of the hardship and he will continue to keep to his words.
Hon. Pirah, stated that the Governor set up a committee headed by Hon.Taiye Duke, who is a seasoned and experienced administrator to head the committee.
Pirah, also use this medium to thank some prominent institutions and individuals which cut across various paty lines who pulled their resources together, to ensure that the vulnerable in Warri South - West do not suffer the effect of the lockdown order geared towards containing the spread of COVID - 19 pandemic.
1.Tompolo Foundation.
2.Itsekiri Regional Development Committee
3.IRDC, Egbema Gbaramatu Communities' Development Foundation
4.Chief. Ayiri Emami
5. Mr. George Timinimi
6. Engr. Tuoyo Omatsuli of the All progressives Congress.
The Chairman of the committee Hon. Taiye Duke, also appreciate the following leaders for their generous contribution to the committee:
1. Senator J.E Manager
2. Hon (Chief) Ereyitomi Thomas
3. Hon Emomotimi Guwor
4. Hon Mofe Pirah
5. Hon Daniel Mayuku
6. Hon Patrick Fregene.
7. Hon Simeon Iluwa
8. Chief Kenneth Braimah (Oboku)
9. Hon Sunny Ebi Omuze
10. Hon (Barr) Bosin Ebi Omuze.
11. Hon Taiye Duke
12. Chief Favour Izuokumor
13. Chief Sylvester Oromoni
14. Hon Frank Pukon
15. Hon Tosan Tonwe
16. Hon Johnbull Edema
17.Chief Frank Omare
18.Hon Arthur Akpodubakaye
19.Hon Gabriel Ojegbe
20.Hon Freeman Fregene.
Hon. Pirah, added, at the inauguration of this sensitive committee, His Excellency warned that this exercise must not be partisan, must not be religious, and must not be tribalistic. Thus, he set the agenda. The governor initiated a community-based participation in the distribution of the palliatives at the ward level.
The member representing Warri South - West Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, assured that the unity deployed in the fight against COVID - 19 across communities in the local government area, will be sustained even after ending the COVID - 19 plague.
While stressing that Coronavirus is real, the lawmaker emphasised the need for his constituents to maintain social distancing and practice other COVID - 19 preventive measures.
*This is the modus-operandi;
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The central committee gets the palliative for a particular ward; the councilor of that ward together with a member of the central committee will be there when the foodstuff would be loaded into a truck; that councilor and the rep of the central committee would takes the food-stuffs to the ward. At the ward level, you have a traditional leader, a religious leader, woman leader, community development committee Chairman other parties leadership etc. This community-committee is now saddled with giving out this relief to the target group being the widows, the youths, and the less-privileged, in the community. That is the model being implemented in Delta State which we expect to maintain for continuity, if need be.
Data source: DESIEC register plus Social Welfare Department.
The committee has gone to remand homes, Cheshire home, old people’s home, all in warri south west local government area of Delta State. We still visit other homes because we have the database through the Social Welfare Department. Some people doubt our sources of data but we are using DESIEC database. So, we know the people in a particular locality and ward.
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