COVID -19: Lagos lawmaker urges residents to obey lockdown order

Following the sit-at-home order by the federal government to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Lagos lawmaker has advised Nigerians to persevere, noting that the government stay at home pronouncement was in the interest of all..

Hon. Victor Akande, who represents Ojo Constituency I at the Lagos State House of Assembly, gave the charge Thursday, while sensitizing his constituents on the importance of taking to precautionary and preventive measures to stall the spread of Coronavirus.

The lawmaker who chairs the house committee on Judiciary, Human Right, Public Petition and LASIEC also gave relief package to constituents to alleviate the hard times, was concerned about low compliance by the people.

“It depicts my love and concern  for my people during this lockdown, majority of our people  depend on daily income, some weekly and some monthly income, so if it is only a cup of rice that we can give to them to ameliorate their suffering they would be happy.

“I personally decided to buy some food items for them as stimulus package, so that they can know that I share in their pains, during this lockdown occasioned by the Coronavirus scourge.

“We have also been sensitizing our people, we went around our constituency with an announcer bringing our constituents up to speed on the realities of Coronavirus and the need to keep to the precautionary measures and obey all the rules, with enough awareness about how real this virus is.

“The announcer did sensitize the people adequately accompanied by jingles specially composed to drive home the message about the virus, we also shared leaflets to people on the issue at hand.”

According to the lawmaker there are no relief packages yet in Ojo local government from the state government.

“We are yet to receive any stimulus package from the state government, and as I speak nothing had got to Ojo local government.

“I have called all the ward chairmen, giving them some relief packages to give to people as well as telling them to spread the message on the importance of maintaining good hygiene and taking precautionary measures serious.

 “I personally have to go round and give people some relief package, you know my constituency is very wide and to God be the glory, we were able to cover places like Iba,Ojo,Ajangbadi and more.

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