Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Bayo Osinowo, has said that 16 local council areas, comprising 103 wards will benefit from his food relief package meant to cushion the effect of Coronavirus pandemic.
Osinowo, Chairman, Senate Committee on Industry, while speaking on the programme, disclosed that thousands of households within the five Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 11 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) under the Senatorial District, would benefit from the package, which contains essential foodstuffs such as 5kg each of gari and rice.
The lawmaker further explained that the programme would be coordinated by members of the state House of Assembly, council chairmen, All Progressives Congress (APC) local government chairman, and coordinators of his team in each of the councils in the senatorial district.
“Representatives of the councils have picked up their packages from the constituency office with fund for each council to assist in transporting their packages to their respective councils,” the senator said.
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While urging his constituents to continue obeying government regulations, Osinowo said, “We should adhere strictly to the rule on social gathering, washing and sanitising our hands as well as other measures put in place by health authorities to contain and curtail the deadly virus,”
The lawmaker added that this is the second phase of the Covid-19 relief package he would be rolling out to his constituents.
Few weeks back, he had released N30 million to be shared to the vulnerable families in the senatorial district.
The local government areas and local council development areas in Lagos East Senatorial District include Somolu LG, Bariga LCDA, Kosofe LG, Agboyi Ketu LCDA, Ikosi Isheri LCDA, Ikorodu LG.
Others are Ikorodu West LCDA, Ikorodu North LCDA, Ijede LCDA, Imota LCDA, Igbogbo Bayeku LCDA, Epe LG, Ikosi Ejirin LCDA, Eredo LCDA, Ibeju Lekki LG and Ibeju LCDA
