THE Kogi State Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic planning, Hon. Asiwaju Asiru Idris, has distributed food stuffs worth millions of naira to cushion the effects of the people of Yagba East local government area of the state as a result of COVID-19 Pandemic.
In his words, ” it’s my responsibility to show love to my people in a critical time like this where productive time has been grounded by the order of the state government to curb the spread of the dreaded virus”.
He said the order of movement restriction by the state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello through the state Covid-19 squadron team is a necessity to tame the spread of the virus ,because the life of every kogite is important and well cherished.
Asiwaju enjoined the people to cooperate with the “stay at home” order at these very unpalatable moment,though not an easy one,reason why he has thought it necessary to show love and care by providing palliative measure in terms of food stuffs across the 10 wards in yagba east to cushion the effects the order might have caused.
Also speaking ,is the APC Chairman in Yagba east LGA, Hon Kehinde Atteh who received the kind gesture and supervised the distribution across the 10 wards in the local government,states that the sharing of the food stuffs defied party affliation,neither religious stand was considered In the process.
On behalf of the beneficiaries,the LGA party chairman expressed deepest gratitude to the Honourable commissioner for showing exemplary leadership and extending his usual hands of love to the people at this dire moment where majority needs helps.
