The Palliative Market which was launched at the venue of the
church on Sunday, 26th of November, 2023.
At the market, church members were able to buy goods and
food items for very subsidized prices; A bag of Garri worth N16,000 went for
just N1,000; three tubers of yam worth N10,000 were sold for N3,000, A bag of
beans was sold for N3,000, turkey worth N52,000 was sold for N17,000, bags
of poundo yam and semovita were sold for
N5,000 and N2,000 respectively, and, a bag of rice sold for N3,000.
Speaking at the launch of the Palliative Market, Primate
Ayodele blasted the federal and state governments for deceiving the citizens
with fake palliative plans that didn’t have any direct impact on them.
He described the government as deceitful, corrupt, and
fraudulent over the palliative methods that didn’t materialize.
‘’The government has failed to perform its duties in
cushioning the effects of fuel subsidy removal; a problem they created. The
people are suffering so much that they can’t afford to feed. We have thousands
of people in several communities that have resorted to begging so they can feed
yet the government claims to have done palliatives.’’
‘’The palliative is nothing but corruption. The funds
released and food materials the government claims to have shared is fraudulent.
The people are dying in poverty and lack yet the government can’t do anything
about it. It is really sad.’’
Speaking further, Primate Ayodele stated that apart from
contributing his quota to the society, the reason behind his palliative market
is to show the government how to properly help the people.
‘’ I am doing this because the government has missed it. I am contributing my quota to society so I can help the government do their job. If they don’t know how to do it, we will teach them how to do it. This is a model for the government to follow. There is serious hunger in the land and if the government can reduce it to a certain level, economic hardship will reduce.’’
