The Oyo State Government has debunked reports that it is disturbing N20,000 Ramadan support fund to residents of the state.
The state government debunked the reports in a statement issued in Ibadan, the state capital, on Thursday.
DAILY POST gathered that it was reported on the social media that Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the sum of N20,000 as Ramadan Support Fund for every resident of Oyo State.
The government urged residents of the state to ignore the reports.
The statement urged residents to be wary of fraudsters who intend to use the opportunity to defraud them.
The statement said, “The attention of the Oyo State Government has been drawn to a trending piece of fake news that Governor Makinde has approved N20,000 Ramadan 2024 Support Fund.
“The purveyors of the said fake news also put up a strange website where they urged residents to apply for the bogus fund.
“Please note that there is no ongoing N20,000 Ramadan Support Fund and that the piece of news did not originate from Oyo State Government.
“Governor Makinde has been running an open and transparent government and whatever intervention the government deems fit to add to already-existing measures to cushion the effects of economic hardship on residents of the state will not be done in obscurity.
“All residents of the state will be informed through the official channels of information and not some fraudulent but widely circulated piece of news like the one on the Ramadan Support Fund.”
We are not disbursing N20,000 Ramadan support funds – Oyo Govt warns residents