Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State governor has lauded residents of the state over their peaceful conduct in the nationwide protest against hunger and economic hardship, News About Nigeria reports.
In the statement, the governor noted that the residents were civil while exercising their civic rights.
Aiyedatiwa said this in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
While noting that today’s protest revealed that the Ondo people are peace-loving people, Aiyedatiwa thanked them for heeding his pleas for understanding, calm, and restraints during protests.
He, therefore, reiterated his administration’s commitment to delivering the dividends of democracy to the people.
The statement partly reads, “I want to thank the good people of Ondo State for maintaining peace and not joining the nationwide protests. Even when we, as a government, have acknowledged the economic challenges facing our nation and our people, we thank them for heeding our call for peace. I want to thank our students and youths, women, artisans, and public servants, as well as civil society organisations, for fulfilling their promise to maintain peace.
“I also thank our traditional rulers, religious leaders, labour leaders, and all the security agencies in the state for their invaluable roles in making our state a peaceful one at these times. Our administration will not relent in its efforts to provide relief for our people as we strive to cushion the effects of the economic challenges in the country. In weeks and months to come, various policies, initiatives, and projects across sectors aimed at making life better for our people will begin to make the much-needed impacts.”
