The Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries and the Senator representing
Lagos East Senatorial District in the last 20 consecutive months has disbursed a
total of N130,000,000 (One Hundred and Thirty Million Naira) to vulnerable
people in Lagos East Senatorial District under his COVID-19 Financial Relief
Scheme.
The scheme covers over 2,500 beneficiaries comprising widows;
People with physical disabilities; aged; unemployed youth and women who
receive direct credit transfers of N5,000 each into their respective bank accounts
every other month.
These beneficiaries were nominated by 98 ward chairmen, Local Government
Party chairmen, Community Development Committees (CDCs), Governance
Advisory Council(GAC)leaders, Royal fathers, League of Imams, Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) and notable leaders in the 16 LGs/LCDAs of the
Lagos East Senatorial district.
The scheme which kicked off in January 2021 was earlier planned to terminate in
December 2021, but the Senator graciously continued in the new year as the
economic headwinds occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic are yet to fully
abate.
Abiru, fondly called the #DoingGood Senator said his concern for the plight of
the poor necessitated the continuation of the financial support to ease the
hardship of the vulnerable at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid.
The #DoingGood Senator who has been delivering on his mantra of, ‘Greater
good to the larger number of people’, has been greatly commended for his novel
interventions and programmes.
In response to complaints from some beneficiaries as regards their bank details
and other particulars. The office of Senator Tokunbo Abiru has attached a
comprehensive list of all beneficiaries to this release for affected persons to
cross-check and revert with correct details or corrections where applicable. All
corrections should be directed to Mr. Hamzat Jimoh (08026960566) and Miss
Patience Ishaya (08034427622).
