The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, has added 320 into the existing 2500 people in his COVID-19 Financial Support Scheme.
The beneficiaries, drawn across 98 wards in the 16 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas, received direct credits in their bank accounts.
For 15 consecutive months, people with physical disabilities, widows, aged, unemployed youth and women have been receiving support from Senator Abiru on a monthly basis.
The new 320 beneficiaries were drawn from the various Community Development Associations (CDAs) under the 16 Community Development Committees (CDCs) in the Lagos East. Other stakeholders who had earlier submitted names of beneficiaries include; Royal fathers, LGs/LCDAs chairmen, Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) leaders in the Lagos East District, League of Imams and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
Senator Abiru said his concern for the plight of the poor at this challenging period, especially the record food inflation necessitated the continuation of the financial support to ease the hardship of the vulnerable.