 A coalition of civil societies known as the Oshun Masterminds is challenging the Oshun state government that the 2 billion Naira palliative in thousands of bags of rice and tons of maize it received months ago from the federal government has not been judiciously accounted for. The group demanded accountability from the state government over the palliatives as well as the increased monthly allocations it has been receiving from the federal government in recent times. Speaking during the February edition of the state of address in Oshobo and Tuesday, the group said the Oshun government is not seeming to be taking proactive steps to assuage issues of economic plight and food insecurity affecting residents of the state. According to the executive director of the group, Professor Wasiu Oiedokun Ali, he noted that the state government through its Ministry of Agriculture ought to have devised means to address food insecurity in the state as a sign of sensitivity to the current economic realities. For clarity, every state of the federation received 2 billion Naira from the federal government to provide palliatives for their citizens. State also received thousands of bags of rice and maize to be distributed to their citizens. This is in addition to the increase in statutory allocations to states since subsidy of fuel was removed. The questions we continue to ask the Oshun state government, however, include how, as the Oshun state government utilized the 2 billion Naira it received, we are also asking the state government what is the state agricultural production plan? What is Oshun state doing to achieve food sufficiency here in the state? Here is the Oshun state commissioner for agriculture at a time like this. What is his ministry doing? So the question of whether the money will be repaid as a loan or not should not be a reason for the state government not to be empathic in showing feelings and concern for the people of the state through the provision of palliatives. See today, apart from the Malay debt boards and the wage award of 15,000 if I'm not wrong, there has been no intervention by the Oshun state government as it directly affects the people of the states. What is the percentage of the number of people of the state? There were 4 billion people in the state. The percentage of them are supposed to have had a collecting wage award.