Lockdown: Osun Chief Whip Reaches Out To Needy Constituents, Distributes Food Items

By Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo

As efforts to curtail the spread of Coronavirus pandemic continue, a member of the Osun State House of Assembly representing Ife North State Constituency, Hon Tunde Olatunji has distributed food items to the people of his constituency.

Hon Olatunji extended the gesture to his people as palliative to cushion the hardship the stay-at-home order of the state government might have on them.

CityMirrorNews reports that the state was lockdown on Wednesday by the state government to curtain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The relief materials which included rice, beans and other consumables were given to the vulnerable and aged people in Yakooyo, Ipetu, Asipa, Edunabon, Isope, Moro, Akinlalu and several other communities within the axis , which made up Ife North State Constituency

Olatunji, who is also the Chief Whip of the State Assembly, while presenting the materials on Friday, said the gesture had become imperative, given the socioeconomic effects of the lockdown on the people occasioned by the need to contain the rampaging coronavirus which has put the entire world on the edge.

According to the economic and financial expert, the coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected the socio-economic activities of his people following the total lockdown of the state as a matter of necessity to contain the spread of the virus.

He further explained that the moved was to support the administration of Governor Gboyega Oyetola to jointly Curb the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus in the state.

He said: “Leadership is all about responsibility and at a very trying moment like this , the best way we could show love to our people is by doing everything within our power to bring relief materials to them as palliatives and this riding on the number of other Interventions that we have done since this pandemic broke out.

“Just about a week ago , we gave out hand sanitizers, nose and mouth covers and gloves to thousands of people and we ensure that there is constant sensitisation and update on what are the Dos and Don’ts at times like this.

“We have also followed that up with the Constituency Call Centre for people to make enquiries, at a time like this, when the state is on total lockdown. we needed to make sure that they are not cut off and the emergency centre had been responding to emergency needs too.

“The responsibility to help cushion the effects of these lockdown, therefore, falls on us, as leaders, and that is why I am here today to present these items to our people from one house to another.

“What we do is to identify those who are vulnerable in our communities. We gave them the food items regardless of Political affiliation and regardless of religious beliefs without discrimination.

“The pandemic is a challenge to humanity and it has no respect for primordial sentiments and we are very sure of this”, he said

The lawmaker urged the residents of the constituency to maintain personal hygiene, observe social distancing and follow all preventive guidelines that will help curb the spread the coronavirus pandemic.

Responding, some visibly elated beneficiaries; Chief Ademola Dumola, Mrs Michael Adebowale, Mrs Onaege Oluwatoyin and Mrs Akinwalr Juliana among other beneficiaries from their various communities, thanked the lawmaker for his gesture saying they were not surprised, knowing that “Hon. Tunde Olatunji had always been in touch with his constituents, and as a well-known philanthropist, he has always come to the aid of his people”.

They appreciated Olatunji for the kind gesture, urging other Politicians to emulate the good gesture of the Chief Whip for the betterment and development of the state.