Ogun State Government, yesterday, raised the alarm over alleged attempts by opposition politicians to rubbish efforts by the state and the Federal Governments to cushion the effects of the recent subsidy removal.

The state government warned Nigerians to be wary of the antics of such politicians, who have been going about to rubbish the palliative programmes meant to cater for the poorest of the poor.

Reacting to recent online videos in a statement, signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Lekan Adeniran, the government said some agents of the opposition have resorted to media blackmail to discredit the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun.

Describing the perpetrators of the media blackmail as fifth columnists, the statement noted that the Federal Government was unambiguous in saying that palliative is not meant for everybody but for the most vulnerable people in the society.

The statement noted that it smirks of bad blood and evil intentions for some fifth columnists to be spreading falsehoods targeted at discrediting the ongoing well coordinated distribution across the state.

The statement read: “Let it be recalled that Governor Abiodun made it clear to everybody involved in sharing the palliatives that it must get to the intended beneficiaries.

“But in spite of the painstaking effort of the government to ensure that the palliatives get to the right beneficiaries promptly, some people are unrelenting in their bids to tar the administration with negative brushes for reasons not beyond politics.”