Chairman Lagos Mainland Local Government, Mrs Omolola Essien has gifted 800 palliatives to residents of the local government.
This gesture, she said, was done to help their people and mitigate the effect of the harsh economy on the people.
The council boss said that about 800 free palliatives are being distributed to the people, and that they’re also trying to give our people food in different local government.
“This is going to be continuous, we’ve done it before, we’re doing it today. We will do it in the next two weeks so that those that didn’t take part today,will be a beneficiary in the next one. We gave them beans, garri , indomie, yam and bread,” she said.
She lauded government’s effort in trying to make things work for good and advised the people to work in unity with the government so as to bring peace and progress to the country.
“Government is doing their best, it’s up to us to do our best too because as they say dollar, dollar is going down, food in the market is going up, it shouldn’t be, we’re not helping ourselves in the market because we’re trying to inflate things, the factories should help the government. Government is trying, let us join hands together, it’s not about giving this and that that’ll help, it’ll help a bit,” She stated.
One of the beneficiaries , Mrs Ajidupe Monsurat, expressed her gratitude to the council chairman and to the government for sharing the palliatives.
She added that the government did their best but they’ll always come back for more.
She also pleaded with the government to increase the population of the security in the state and to also provide jobs for the unemployed.
“I’ll thank them again, for giving us this because one good turn deserves another, and we’re Oliver Twist, we’ll always come back for more. My advice to the government is that we want more of this, they tried for us but in terms of security, the economic situation of the country is bad at the moment, I’ll like the federal government to increase the population of the security men and also to provide work for the unemployed people.” She said.
Another beneficiary, Afeez Raji, a disabled man lauded the actions of the government and said that the actions were unexpected.
He expressed his gratitude to the council chairman for always carrying the people living with disabilities along with empowerment programmed going on in the local government.
He urged the government to make it mandatory for all other local governments to emulate this actions, so as to make the society a better place.
“If all local governments can be like this, people with disabilities won’t be begging on the streets, and I want our government to assist us, I have an handwork and we have educated people in our society. If they can assist us concerning our works to be able to benefit in one way or the other so that there won’t be people begging in the area.” He said.
