By The senator representing Lagos East, Adetokunbo Abiru, has rolled out financial packages for 1,000 vulnerable people living in the senatorial district in fulfilment of his campaign promises.
Recall the banker-turned-politician while seeking the mandate of the people of Lagos East under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had promised to alleviate the suffering of the poorest in the district who were adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drawn from the 98 wards across in the 16 local government areas in the district, the beneficiaries include widows, physically challenged people, aged, women and unemployed youth.
According to the senator, the support scheme is scheduled into two categories and expected to run throughout the year 2021. Selected beneficiaries will be getting the assistance bimonthly (i.e once in two months), and all through the year by way of direct credit to the beneficiaries bank accounts.
“As the representative of the people, I know how many of our constituents, especially the vulnerable were and are still adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Abiru said.
He further explained that the gesture is prompted by the urgent need to ameliorate the plight of his constituents, adding that it is one in the series of other interventions geared towards making life easier for the poor in our midst.
“After the pilot set numbering about 1,000, the second category will be scaled to 1,200 and we hope to capture more people in the future,” he added.
