Petrol Subsidy: Gov Peter Mbah Sets Up Committee On Palliatives
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Enugu State Governor, Barr Peter Mbah has set up a committee to oversee the procurement and distribution palliatives to the residents of Enugu State.
The committee is headed by the state Deputy Governor, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai.
Governor Mbah who assured the residents that he feel their pain, said in a tweet that he has already “charged the committee to speedily distribute the relief items to you all, especially to those in dire need of it.” 
The tweet reads:
“Today at the Enugu State Government House, I instituted a committee chaired by the Deputy Governor, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, to procure and distribute palliatives to Ndi Enugu. This is to mitigate the harsh economic effects of the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government on residents of Enugu State.
“My dear people, I feel your pain and I have charged the committee to speedily distribute the relief items to you all, especially to those in dire need of it.
“It is my hope that the palliatives would go a long way to soften the effects of the present hardship”, the tweet by Governor Peter Mbah read.
Members of the committee are the chairman, Association of Local Governments in Nigeria (ALGON), Enugu State, and Chairman of Nkanu East Local Government Area, Hon. Okechukwu Sydney Edeh, ALGON Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Uzo Uwani Local Government Area, Hon. Chukwudi Nnadozie, Chairman of Awgu Local Area, Hon. Pedro Nwankwo abd his Enugu East counterpart, Hon. Livinus Anike.Others are the Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Mike Ogbuekwe, Programme Manager of Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme (ENADEP), Dr. Ogbonna Onyeisi, and the head of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Chinasa Mbah.
