COVID-19: Deputy Majority Leader tells Lagosians to trust Sanwo-Olu’s govt

The Deputy Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Noheem Adams has charged constituents and Lagosians to repose trust in the Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration and state legislature as true representative of the people.

Adding that the government style is proactive and capable of ensuring their utmost safety considering the synergy between the two arms of government.

Adams who represents Eti Osa Constituency I, made this assertion, while distributing 5000 packs of relief packages to his constituents who populate three localities; Eti Osa East, Eti Osa West and Iru Local Council Development Area- LCDA.

The lawmaker distributed the packages through their Community Development Associations and Traditional Rulers, with a bid to ameliorate the hardship posed by the ravaging scourge of COVID-19 pandemic.

Adams stated that the initiative is to complement the efforts of the state government, and ensure people adhere to the “Stay at Home” order.

He commended the Speaker of the State Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, for his forthrightness in bringing to fore “A Bill for a Law to Combat and Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in Lagos State and for Connected Purposes”, and ensuring speedy passage of the bill into Law, which has given the Governor enough backing to tackle the situation head-long, though awaiting his assent.

“This Bill by the House has empowered Mr. Governor in combating the deadly CODIV-19 pandemic in the State” Adams said.

He said, “The relief packages is aimed at ameliorating the sufferings of my constituents while the scourge of COVID-19 pandemic last.”

He emphasized that the palliative, “is basically to complement the efforts of the State Government to help the people to stay at home and safe from being infected with the virus.

“Going by the rising number of those that has been discharged after treatment and declared free of the virus in Lagos, this shows that the state government is efficient and effective in treating this COVID-19 disease.”

Adams stated that Italy, Spain, United State of America are still counting their dead as a result of COVID-19 in thousands but its deadly effect is minimal here.

“I want to commend Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi for being on top of the situation.”

One of the recipients of the relief package, a representative of the resettlement area, Alhaji Suraju Abejamu commended the good gesture of the lawmaker stating that he is known for giving several aids to his constituents.

The Baale of Baadore Community, Chief Muraino Jikogi who received the relief packages on behalf of his people, noted that the Honourable Member has been a shining star ever since he got to the Assembly and has been making them proud; commending him for the gesture.

Prince Isiaka Agbabiaka who represented Chief Murisiku Alani Oseni the Baale of Ajah, was quick to add that they will take to all necessary precautionary to keep the virus at bay in their community, while he appreciated the gesture from the lawmaker.