OPERATION FEED THE VULNERABLES IN IKOSI ISHERI:Beneficiaries applaud Initiative.....

OPERATION FEED THE VULNERABLES IN IKOSI ISHERI:Beneficiaries applauds Initiative.....

By News connect online, Newspaper.

As the Mayoress of Ikosi Isheri LCDA Princess Samiat Bada intensified her monthly intervention to the vulnerables across all the wards in her LCDA to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal in their lives, below are the remarks of some beneficiaries in some wards. 

A landlord in Magodo phase 1, Mr Awoderu who was one of the beneficiaries said;

"It's over two years she is doing this, this is not the first time. I want all beneficiaries to pray for the chairman, for continued strength to achieve more". He said. 

The CDA Chairperson of Zone D Orisa Harmony 

Alhaja Salau Oluwatoyin Silifat said;

"We feel okay with the intervention. We thank Mayoress for what she did for us today, we thank her a lot and her team. Whenever they call us in this community, we used to come together because we are all one. Not quite long we informed them, as you can see we have all assembled together in receiving the palliative.

"We want Mayoress to continue what she is doing with us and everyone in Ikosi Isheri, may God almighty be with her always". She said.

Another beneficiary of the intervention in Magodo Phase ll, Ogunye zone Iya Afin Elizabeth Taiwo in an interview with Newsconnect correspondence said;

"I am so excited even though this is the first time I will benefit from this gesture. This will go along way to alleviate suffering in the family. God will replenish Mayoress and the people in Ikosi Isheri LCDA and Lagos state". She said 

Newsconnect reports that on Thursday 17th of August 2023, food items which include Rice, Beans, Garri were distributed to residents in Ward A, B and C in Ikosi Isheri LCDA. The continuation of food distribution according to the Mayoress will commence from Ward D, E, F and G on Friday.

In an interview with Newsconnect at the event, Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada said;

"Before now, we normally stay at our local government, while our people from various community come to the council having announced on the radio and various platforms.

"This time, because of the effect of the subsidy removal, we feel a lot of our people will not be able to afford transportation fare to come to the local government. This predicated why we come all the way from the council to near and remote areas in Ikosi Isheri to distribute this food items.

"People come all the way from Arepo, some will come from Ajegunle Ikorodu side. This time we said no, we will be going to them from the council to get the palliative across simply because my heart is where my community is". She said. 

The founder of Kokun Foundation and Kokun Food bank Olukokun Adepeju who volunteered his precious time in assisting the Mayoress to distribute these food items as a veteran in humanitarian services said;

"This is not my initiative, this is Mayoress initiative. I am here to volunteer myself for this project. She is the one reaching out to Widows, single mothers, single fathers and the vulnerables in the community. 

"The intervention has been amazing, even before my arrival I knew it is going to be something massive that is why am here. Am always there to support people that truly give out not just playing to the gallery or because what people would say. 

"You can see the excitement on the faces of people. This is for everybody who is hungry, we are not selective in picking beneficiaries. There is a lot of challenges happening now". He said.