Yuletide: Osun Federal Lawmaker Distributes Food Items, Cash Gifts To Constituents
As part of activities to cushion the effect of the economic hardship on his constituents, lawmaker representing Ayedaade, Irewole, and Isokan federal constituency of Osun State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Lanre Oladebo, has doled out with food items, cash grants, and fertilizers to his constituents.
Addressing beneficiaries at the palace of the Alapomu of Apomu, Isokan local government area where the distribution kick started on Monday, Oladebo noted that the food gifts is a routine exercise during festive periods to support his people.
He noted that since assuming office, more than 50,000 less privileged residents, traditional rulers, religious leaders, youth and community-based organisations, as well as other stakeholders have benefitted from the gesture.
Oladebo revealed that in partnership with the Federal College of Animal Science, Ibadan, 1,200 bags of food items were procured, which will be distributed to constituents, along with N20 million cash grants.
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He stated, “I prefer food items as empowerment now because of the general mood of the country, where we have a lot of food shortages and scarcity, and the high price of food items in the market.”
The lawmaker also gave fertilizers to enable farmers in his constituency to grow farm crops, providing a means to feed themselves and earn a livelihood.
Oladebo disclosed that, apart from this, his office has spent a total of N50 million on empowerment programmes this year, including N20 million in December, N10 million in March, and N20 million in July.
“We are giving out about N20 million this December, and we are targeting vulnerable people to give them cash grants together with the food items,” he said.
Oladebo emphasised that the programme is not limited to party members but is open to all constituents.
“We’re not talking about only our party members; we’re talking about the generality of people, whether you voted for us or you didn’t vote for us. This is purely not about politics,” he added.
Yemi Onafowode, a representative from the implementing agency, the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan, commended Hon. Lanre Oladebo’s empowerment program, describing it as a testament to his transparency.
According to Onafowode, “I can see the happiness in the faces of the people in his constituency.” He expressed his admiration for the program, saying, “We just wish him more of it come next year.”
Beneficiaries expressed their gratitude to the representative for empowering them with food items, especially during the country’s current economic situation; they also rallied their support for him.
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