Lagos distributes 2,000 food pack boxes to indigent residents.

Lagos distributes 2,000 food pack boxes to indigent residents.

Lagos State Government yesterday distributed 2,000 food pack boxes as palliatives to indigent residents, to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.

The items were distributed to the beneficiaries by the Lagos State Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement. Each pack contains 10kg bag of rice, 5kg bag of beans and 5kg bag of garri.

The Special Adviser, Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Dr. Afolabi Tajudeen, said the purpose of the event was to distribute food pack boxes as palliatives to indigent Lagosians.

He said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was mindful of the plight of the people, occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, which he noted, informed the distribution of the palliatives.

Tajudeen said the recipients of the items presented their Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) identity card.

Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Office of Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Abiola Kosegbe, an engineer; said the distribution of the palliatives would be a continuous exercise.