Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has flagged off the “Eko Cares” Initiative, a social intervention programme aimed at lessening the burden on residents amid economic hardship.
A total of 300,000 households are expected to benefit from the inaugural programme.
Beneficiaries are cut across 20 Local Government Areas, and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, of the state.
Deputy Governor, Dr. Femi Hamzat, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Tayo Ayinde, Head of Service, Bode Agoro, members of State Executive Council, Body of Permanent Secretaries, Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, religious bodies, traditional rulers, Community Development Associations, CDAs, among others, were present at the event held at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.
Some of the foodstuffs to be distributed to vulnerable people include 10kg rice, 5kg garri, 5kg beans, and tomatoes, among others, to over 500,000 households.
To drive the initiatives, the governor set up a non-partisan Special Dispensation Advisory Council of eminent Nigerians, including rights activists, religious leaders, a youth representative, and opposition party chieftains, which was chaired by Mr. Governor, with Deputy Governor Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat as alternate chairman.