From John Silas, Lagos
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Sen. Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, at the weekend, distributed over 6,000 food packs to vulnerable members of the society in the Lagos-East Senatorial District.
It will be recalled that the Senator launched the quarterly Programme in June, 2023.
This is the second edition of the well applauded programme targeted at vulnerable people, namely; widows, unemployed youth, aged, women and People living with disabilities are drawn across the 98 wards in the 16 Local Government Areas and Local Council Development areas of the district.
Constituents trooped out enmasse to various collections in Ikorodu, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Somolu and Kosofe LGAs to collect the Food Packs: Goldenvita, Semo Vita, Garri, Pure Soya Oil, Spread (Butter), Granulated Sugar, Pasta Couscous,Pasta Macaroni, Pasta Spaghetti, Noodles Jollof, Noodles GMPS and Amazing Day Breakfast Cereal.
In his remarks, Sen. Abiru, said the food packs was a direct intervention to the people at the grassroot who are feeling the heat of the economic pangs occasioned by the removal of petroleum subsidy.
According to him, it will support the most vulnerable households in this challenging period.
He also assured that he will not relent in championing legislations, programmes and interventions that will have lasting impacts on the larger number of the constituents of Lagos East.
