BY AUGUSTINA OKINEDO
Ondo State House of Assembly says all hands must be on deck to enhance social investment programmes in the interest of the vulnerable population.
The Chairman, House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and multilateral relations, Fatai Atere stated this when he led other members on a visit to the Public and intergovernmental relations office, Akure.
They acknowledged that their services had direct impacts on the people and the environment, hence the need for the Public and intergovernmental relations Agency to overhaul the social register from time to time to ensure that the right beneficiaries, especially indigenes benefited from the programme.
Earlier, the administrative Secretary, Public and intergovernmental relations, Mrs Yemi Pirisola mentioned that government programmes such as conditional grants scheme, national home grown school feeding, N-power, government enterprise and empowerment programme, State cash transfer and ODCARES among others have directly benefited the people.
Mrs Pirisola however said some of the programmes were on hold due to issues at the federal level which would soon be addressed.
At the State Boundary Commission in Akure, the Committee appreciated the agencies for their selfless efforts in delivering on their mandates and stressed the need to strengthen the Commission to further ensure relative peace in the State
The lawmakers advised the Management to always carry the Committee along in its activities.
Briefing the lawmakers on some of their activities, the Secretary Boundary Commission, Mr FO Adaramola informed that the commission which was established in 1994 is saddled with the resolution and management of boundary disputes in the State, with the Deputy Governor as chairman and other members in the composition.
Mr Adaramola noted that the commission had intervened in several disputes at interstate, intrastate, and communal levels.
He sought the committee’s support in accessing fund , installation of solar light and acquisition of operational vehicles and necessary gadgets in order to perform effectively .