A Non Governmental Organization, Feed A Mouth Initiative has distributed food items to no fewer than 250 residents of Abeokuta and Efuye Community, on the outskirts of the Ogun State capital.
The items distributed include Rice, Gaari, and Semo among others.
The Coordinator of the Initiative, Mr Opeyemi Adeniyi, said the intervention programme is to assist in cushioning the hardships being faced by Nigerians due to the economic situation and other challenges facing the country.
Adeniyi explained that the initiative is committed to supporting vulnerable and the aged people in the state and promised to continue with such palliative exercise.
He added that the intervention would tackle immediate hardship, give the beneficiaries the sense of belongings especially during the festive period.
According to him, the gesture is also an avenue to reach the less privileged in the society and provide some form of support.
“It’s a thing of joy for us to see our people happy because they receive from us during these tough economic periods in the country, this is what we have been doing for a while now and we will continue to do it for our people by putting smiles on their faces,” he said.
“it is a known fact that people are suffering because things are hard for people, especially the aged and those with disabilities in our society, as the able-bodied people too are finding it difficult to feed their mouths on daily basis” Adeniyi added
“this initiative has been helping many lives positively to ease the effects of the economy and also to celebrate with them in this season” he concluded.
The project coordinator appealed to the government at all levels to urgently reduce hardship created by the economic crisis in the country while the philanthropists in the society should endeavor to give to the needy in their areas.
The beneficiaries appreciated the initiative and called on other organizations and wealthy individuals to emulate the gesture by lifting the less privileged during these difficult times.
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