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Amuwo Odofin LG Boss Gives Out Bags Of Food To 2,000 Households, Flags-Off Road Repairs

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By Adeyemi Adeleye

The Chairman, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Areas of Lagos State, Prince Lanre Sanusi on Thursday distributed food bags to no fewer than 2,000 households in the area to alleviate hunger and suffering.
Sanusi, who carried out the exercise under his “Apo Ariyo Initiative” said that the gesture was part of the efforts to cascade President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to the grassroots.
Sanusi said that since food remained priority for human survival, every serious government must give it adequate attention for residents to be in right frame of mind to contribute meaningful to the society.
He said that “Apo Ariyo initiative”, which started in 2014 in honour of his late maternal grandfather and first Oba of Amuwo-Kuje, Bisiriyu Ariyo, was aimed at addressing hunger among the less privileged.
“We have been doing this since 2014 till date. This is special because we now have opportunity to serve at Chairman of the council. We intend to sustain this support to residents on a monthly basis.
“This edition is taking care of 1,500 households here, but we still have another 500 packs reserved and all be distributed to the people.
“The November edition will be expanded and that of December would be huge and more expansive,” he said.
According to him, each bag contains rice, beans and Garri to feed the needy carefully selected from various wards of the council.
Assuring the people of his administration’s commitment to make all inner roads motorable, Sanusi said that part of the event included the ground breaking ceremony of Dubar Junction at Mile 2.
Promising to erect gate at the junction to ensure security and safety of the people, Sanusi said that reconstruction and repairs works would also commence at 1st Avenue to Alakija, 2nd Avenue. 7th Avenue, Agboju Market Road, among others.
“In the same order, our inner roads will receive more attention, we are trying to fix some of them now but the raining season has been hindering the speed.
“We know that before December all our inner roads must be motorable, this is our commitment, ” he added.
Speaking, Mr Waheed Atanda, the Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Amuwo Odofin Area, who commended Sanusi, said if poverty and hunger were addressed, many challenges facing the nation would be solved.
“If things are being done in this way, apparently everybody will feel they are part of governance. Good governance is about taking into consideration what people need.
“People do not philosophise in an empty stomach. When people are well-fed and when people are well-nourished, then they will have the mind, the mindset to think,” he added.
On road repairs, Atanda, said, “It’s what the community has long been looking for and we are extremely happy that that ground breaking is commencing today”.
Also speaking, Prince Adeyemi Muftau-Ayilara, the President,  Amuwo-Odofin Landlord Residents Association, said that the gesture would ameliorate the general suffering in the society.
A beneficiary, Mrs Mulikat  Raheem appreciated the Chairman for the gesture, saying the food pack would go a long way to feed her family.
Another beneficiary, Mrs Victoria James said, “It is a good thing that he (Sanusi) is doing, he is helping the poor and the elderly, he has well and we pray he ends well.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event held at the council secretariat, was witnessed by various community groups and association.(NAN).
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