COVID-19: 1,200 Lagosians Benefit From Senator Abiru’s Financial Support

By Babatunde Kaka

At least over 1,200 less privileged and vulnerable residents of Lagos East Senatorial District on Friday benefited from Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru’s COVID-19 economic stimulus package.

The initiative which is second of its kind within the space of one month is geared towards ameliorating the gnawing impact of the pandemic on the citizenry.

About 1,000 individuals benefited from the first round of the initiative which was held a fortnight ago.

Recall that Distinguished Senator Abiru who is representing Lagos East in the National Assembly during the electioneering promised to provide succour to the poorest of the poor who were adversely impacted by the pandemic.

To fulfil his pledge, on Monday, 8th February 2021, Senator Abiru credited the bank accounts of 1,000 vulnerable who are widows, physically challenged people, aged, women and unemployed youth drawn from 98 wards across 16 local government areas in the district.

The N5,000 (Five Thousand Naira) support scheme which is scheduled into two categories will run throughout the year 2021.

Selected beneficiaries will be getting the assistance bimonthly (i.e once in two months), and all through the year by way of direct credit to the beneficiaries bank accounts.

“As I assured you during the pilot disbursements to about 1,000 beneficiaries on Monday 8th February 2021, TACT(Tokunbo Abiru Constituency Team) will never abandon the vulnerable in our district.

“We shall continuously lookout and champion policies and legislative agenda that will be of benefit to the greatest number of our people”, the Senator assured.

Senator Abiru who was inaugurated on 15th, December 2020 has been very active on the floor of the Senate and his constituency.

In this month of February, Abiru made informed contributions to the Cryptocurrency debate during the plenary. Abiru, a former bank Managing Director and astute financial expert, explained the global dynamics of digital currency.

The distinguished Senator is also active at home. Last Friday, members of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, LASUBEB paid a courtesy visit to him at his Constituency office in Ikorodu to seek his support and interventions for public schools in the district.

Less than 72 hours after the visit, Senator Abiru moved a truck-load of 150,000 facemasks to the Agency’s Headquarters in Maryland, Lagos for onward distribution to pupils and teachers in the Lagos East Senatorial District.

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