Lagos LG Donates Food Items To Widows, Aged

Chairman, Surulere Local Government, Lagos State, Mr Tajudeen Ajide, on Tuesday donated food items to 53 Community Development Associations (CDAs) in the area to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown in the council.
Ajide, who was represented by the Vice Chairman, Mr Sulaimon Yusuf told newsmen that the donation was part of the council’s efforts to support the vulnerable residents.
He said that the aim was to provide assistance to the vulnerable people in the council, especially the widows and aged, during the stay-at-home directive by the government.
“This exercise today is to ameliorate the sufferings of our people in the local government.
“We have heard so many complaints of people who have not receive any package of food stuffs.
“That is why we at the local government level have embarked on this course to follow what the state government is doing.
“We are distributing 20 bags of food stuffs through the CDAs and as I speak, we are distributing over 3,000 food items consisting of  5kg of rice, 5kg garri, indomie noodles, sugar, salt among others.
“This package is target at those who cannot afford food items during this period.
“It is not for the whole community, but for specific people in the community who depend on relatives and government for support,” he said.
He appealed to residents to comply with all directives by both the federal government and Lagos State Government to curb the  spread of COVID-19.