A public relations expert, Otunba Olufemi Oyawale, has emphasized the need for the palliatives, especially the trucks of rice sent out to states, to be monitored by President Bola Tinubu.
He also said that a transparent and accountable government would ward off allegations of poor performance by citizens.
Oyawale stated this while presenting a lecture titled, “The Future of Public Relations in a Changing World: Journey in the Nigerian Federal Civil Service,” at an event organised by the Head of Service of the Federation to commemorate the International Public Relations Day, 2024, in Abuja on Tuesday.
Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, became a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, on July 23, 2024.
Oyawale said, “The President and the Federal Executive Council should put down their feet and ensure that LGA money is paid to them. It’s very very crucial.
“Talking about palliatives, I think the government should do more than just sending out trucks of rice. The palliatives need to be monitored.
“If you don’t monitor it, anything can happen to them. You know what Nigeria is. Some people may just sit on it and just give out a few bags.
“The President shouldn’t let that happen. Whatever that is sent out should be monitored because there’s poverty in the land. I pray that poverty will not kill us. All those in position to do so should explain what the government is doing.”
Speaking further, the Public Relations expert added, “Although government can function successfully to a certain extent without telling the public what it is doing or plans to do, experience shows that an ‘open’ government wards off rumour mongering, lack of understanding and accusations of inactivity by the public.”
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