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Hon. Wole Oke, a member of the House of Representatives on Monday pleaded with the federal government to as a matter of urgency give grant to Oyo and Osun states.
Oke who represents Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP stated that the two states have managed the limited resources available to them very well to the admiration of many.
He commended the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde for his method and approach in the management of COVID-19.
The lawmaker whole had earlier donated N15m worth of bags of Rice to the Osun State Committee on COVID-19 charged other state governors to emulate the leadership style of Gov Makinde, advising that they should copy from him to adopt same in their respective States irrespective of Political Party affiliations
According to the lawmaker, these states have utilized the resources available to them very well to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. I am calling on the federal government to give special grant to the states to be be able to combat the pandemic head-on
“Their prudent management of the resources at their disposal is commendable. The federal government should lend a helping hand to them, it is our enemy for now and we have collectively combat it without playing dirty politics with its eradication
“I also want to commend Governor Seyi Makinde for a job well done and I am appealing to other states to emulate the governor and copy his style of managing the pandemic.”