Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has urged President Bola Tinubu to strengthen and comprehensively review the federal government’s social intervention programmes to cushion the impact of economic hardship on Nigerians.
Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, said interventions targeting youth employment, skills development, cash transfers, school feeding, agriculture and social protection must be properly implemented and monitored to deliver measurable benefits.
Speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, Oyintiloye said social intervention should go beyond budgetary allocations to determine whether public funds were actually reducing poverty and improving household purchasing power.
‘Such interventions must have clear targets, transparent beneficiary selection, strong monitoring and measurable performance indicators to minimise leakages, duplication and abuse,’ he said.
Oyintiloye also urged the President to strengthen workers’ allowances and welfare packages, arguing that improved incomes would boost purchasing power and stimulate local businesses.
He commended Tinubu for allocating N462.66 billion to the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction in the 2026 Appropriation Act, but said the scale of poverty required more effective intervention.
‘Since the intervention programmes are meant to alleviate poverty among the masses, every necessary strategy must be in place to ensure that allocated money has positive impacts on the lives of less privileged Nigerians,’ he said.
Oyintiloye urged Nigerians to remain patient, saying, ‘The hardship Nigerians are presently facing will soon be a thing of the past.’