COVID-19: CNI Distributes Food Items To Rural Dwellers In Epe

Concerned Nation Builders-Initiative (CNI), is a non-governmental organization, registered with C.A.C since 2018.

CNI primary aim is to foster community development through Advocacy, promoting good leadership, human capacity building, and poverty alleviation.

The non-governmental organization right from inception has been at the front line with Epe first as its cardinal objective.

Series of Corporate Social Responsibility projects have been executed as well as human capacity building and empowerment/intervention programmes, since the inception of the noble organisation.

Notable among which is empowering of 25 Epe Indigenes in vocational school at Igboye, in Eredo, Educational intervention programme.

Others as: Distribution of Educational Materials to some public schools in Epe community and Ikosi-Ejirin, holding a series of Epe stakeholders meetings and lastly distribution of COVID-19 relief kits to riverine communities in Epe Division.

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CNI being proactive NGOs who take the well-being of the less privileges importantly has organised a Free Distribution of Food Items today, to ease the suffering of the people.

This will serve as palliatives/succour to the needy and old people in coastal areas in Epe, who may find it tasking and difficult to get foodstuff.

The Government at all tiers have been trying all methods in compliance with international standard practice to contain and curb the spread of the deadly pandemic.

The present lockdown in Lagos State and some other parts of the country would in no small way assist in eradicating the spread.

The intervention programme of Concerned Nation Builders Initiative came up on Sunday, 12th April 2020 and the following areas were visited: Abomiti, Take and Imina, all in riverine areas in Epe community.

CNI distributed the food items via door 2 door approach, where the vulnerable and less privileges were identified.

The National Coordinator of CNI, Mr Idris Tele-Olukoya, reiterated that the welfare of people in Epe Division and beyond is of paramount interest to the organization, hence, requires the NGO to organise the food distribution system to riverine communities in the Division to complement the government efforts.

Tele-Olukoya gave big kudos to the entire members of the noble organisation for believing in his leadership and for their financial, moral and physical presence at this important exercise.

“My sincere gratitute goes to all our donors that contributed to this noble course.

“Most especially to Bar. Dele Ibrahim (Alakoso), Prof. Nosiru Onibon, Lawyer Tunde Seriki, Otunba T.J Abass, Mrs Sherifat Haruna, Leader of the house, Epe LG among several others, ” he said.

Also, Mr Demola Olufowobi, the Financial Secretary of the organization, while corroborating the National Coordinator advised all Nigerians to comply with all the rules and regulations to curb further spread of Coronavirus.

“Most especially people in the rural dwellers, who may not quickly have access to medical care, ” he said.

He advised all and sundry to comply with the international best practice, NCDC, Lagos State Government and the Ministry of Health.

One of the beneficiaries, Mr Nurudeen Jagbojagbo, showed sincere gratitude to the NGO for the timely intervention and prayed that God will bless the entire members of the organization for showing rare kindness to their people at a hard time like this.

Idris Tele-Olukoya