Economic pains being experienced across the country would soon be a thing of the past, Ekiti’s deputy governor, Monisade Afuye, assured on Saturday.

Mrs Afuye gave the assurance at Ido-Ile while monitoring Ekiti’s monthly sanitation exercise in Ekiti West Local Government Area and Okemesi/Ido-Ile Local Council Development Area.

She noted that the pains of ongoing economic reforms had been exacerbated by skyrocketing food and essential commodities’ prices.

“Please, let us be patient with President Tinubu as he is still new in office. By the grace of God and your support, all these pains will soon be over.

“In Ekiti, the governor is working round-the-clock to support President Tinubu to address the current situation,’’ she said.

The deputy governor also assured that President Bola Tinubu would take all necessary economic and political measures to put a soothing balm on the pains of Nigerians.

This, she explained, would be done by initiating permanent and palliative policies to make the economy stronger and to return normalcy to the system.

She appealed that in spite of the economic crunch and the attendant discomfort, citizens should continue to prioritise personal and environmental hygiene for wellness and extended life expectancy.

She said that Gov. Biodun Oyebanji and his team were thinking outside the box to cushion the effects of the current inflationary rate on Ekiti residents.

Mrs Afuye recalled that the state government approved N331 million for local governments to buy palliative materials for distribution to the people.

Government also constituted a price control and regulation committee to tackle arbitrary increases in the prices of goods, she said.

The deputy governor argued that the two measures should convince the citizenry that landmark measures were being devised to alleviate the hardships.

Speaking at the palace of Olojudo of Ido-Ile, Oba Aderemi Obaleye about how passionate the government was about environmental sanitation, Mrs Afuye restated that Ekiti would not allow the outbreak of diseases on account of citizens’ laxity.

She stressed that the current economic crisis should not be an impediment to ensuring cleanliness to reduce morbidity and mortality rates.

“The current economic crisis is not a barrier to maintaining cleanliness. I commend the community, however, for the state of cleanliness and this must continue in our collective interests,’’ Mrs Afuye added.

In his remarks, Oba Obaleye, thanked Mr Oyebanji for setting Ekiti on a fast economic pace and for infrastructural facelift.

He promised that his community would continually support the government to ensure comprehensive health at all times. 

(NAN)