JUST IN: ONDO GOVT EXTENDS DISASTER RELIEF TO AKOKO SOUTH-EAST, ESE-ODO RESIDENTS

ONDO GOVT EXTENDS DISASTER RELIEF TO AKOKO SOUTH-EAST, ESE-ODO RESIDENTS

Distributes Relief Materials to Disaster Victims

The Ondo State Government has extended its ongoing distribution of relief materials to disaster-affected residents in Akoko South-East and Ese-Odo Local Government Areas, as part of efforts to ease their hardship and support recovery from disaster-related losses.

The distribution exercise was held in Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area, on Thursday, October 22, 2026, and in Sabomi, Ese-Odo Local Government Area, on Friday, October 23, 2026. The intervention was coordinated by the Ondo State Emergency Management Agency (ODSEMA).

In Akoko South-East, the Executive Secretary of ODSEMA, Mr. Richard Aina, who represented the Deputy Governor and Chairman of the agency, Dr. Olayide Owolabi Adelami, mni, said the intervention reflected the commitment of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa's administration to supporting residents affected by natural disasters.

Aina explained that the relief materials were intended to provide immediate assistance to affected households and reduce the difficulties faced by residents as they recover from their losses.

He urged the local government leadership to ensure that the distribution was conducted fairly and transparently, emphasising that the materials should reach genuine disaster victims for whom the intervention was intended.

The Executive Chairman of Akoko South-East Local Government, Hon. (Engr.) Omolehin Jude Ayegbo, expressed appreciation to Governor Aiyedatiwa for approving the relief materials for affected residents in the area.

Ayegbo described the intervention as a welcome development that would help ease the hardship of disaster victims. He assured the state government that the council would work with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the materials reached the intended beneficiaries.

The distribution exercise continued in Ese-Odo Local Government Area on Friday, with Aina leading the ODSEMA delegation alongside the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Emergency Response and Safety Enforcement, Hon. (Prince) Wellington Oriade Adebawo, and other agency officials.

Speaking during the exercise, Aina thanked the governor for providing the relief materials, describing the intervention as a demonstration of concern for the welfare of residents affected by disasters.

He said the state government remained committed to providing assistance to affected households and supporting their recovery through the ongoing distribution programme.

The ODSEMA executive secretary also noted that additional assistance could be considered in subsequent phases, depending partly on the effective and judicious distribution of the current allocation by the local government authorities.

He called on the council leadership to uphold fairness, transparency and accountability throughout the exercise, stressing that the intervention would achieve its objectives only if the materials reached those who genuinely needed them.

In his remarks, Adebawo urged beneficiaries to appreciate the government's intervention and encouraged local government officials to ensure that the relief materials reached affected residents at the grassroots.

He reiterated the importance of proper distribution, noting that the effectiveness of the exercise depended on the materials getting to the people most affected by the disasters. He also stated that further assistance could be extended in subsequent phases of the programme.

The Executive Chairman of Ese-Odo Local Government, High Chief Ebi Molos, represented by the Vice-Chairman, Olori Beauty Ogabaro, thanked the Ondo State Government for providing relief materials to support disaster victims in the area.

Ogabaro assured that the council would ensure an orderly distribution process, explaining that the allocation had been arranged on a ward-by-ward basis to promote fairness and extend the intervention to communities across the local government.

She disclosed that the leadership of each ward was expected to collect its allocated share for onward distribution to beneficiaries. She added that the council would collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the process was handled responsibly and that the materials reached their intended recipients.

Members of the local government legislative council, supervisors and some All Progressives Congress (APC) officials at the local government level were present during the distribution exercise in Ese-Odo.

The continued distribution forms part of the Ondo State Government's efforts to provide support to disaster-affected communities, with ODSEMA coordinating the intervention and urging local authorities to ensure that the assistance reaches eligible beneficiaries.