By Kemi Peters and Tayo Olusanya

COVID19!! WOMEN AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER DISRIBUTES RELIEF MATERIALS

In line with  the  State government promise to reach out to not lesser than five hundred  thousand homes in the state, the ministry of women affairs and social development gave out relief materials to widows, orphanages and different vulnerable groups in the state to ameliorate the pains of lock down directive by the federal government.

The Honourable Commissiner, Mrs Funmilayo Efuwape while speaking with newsmen during the presentation of the relief materials said, the essence of the distribution was to assure the people that the government still have them in mind, adding that no less privileged would  be left out in the distribution of the materials.

According to the Commissioner, " we are going to reach out to all vulnerable groups in their various homes throughout this lockdown period. This is just the first batch of the supply, many more are still coming.There wouldn't be need for anybody to run after the officials distributing the relief materials, we will get it to your doorsteps".



In her address to the beneficiaries, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Women Affairs, Hon Adijat Oladapo Adeleye further promised the people of more dividend of democracy as all vulnerable groups would be reached out to, admonishing them to abide by the directives of the  federal and state government to curb the spread of the coronal virus in the state.

The Permanent secretary of the ministry, Dr, Ranti Oladeinde, advised women to be more tolerance with their spouses during this lockdown, saying most husbands may not be used to staying at home this long, and may easily get frustrated, thereby resulting  to domestic violence.

She said, in fulfilment to the  state government's promise to the widows during the Armed Forces Rememberance Day, that they would be adequately taken care of, the  representatives of widows from Alamala barracks were presented with thier relief packages to cushing the effdct of the lockdown.

Beneficiaries thereafter expressed their appreciation to the state government for not leaving them out in the distribution of the relief materials, saying they were not seen as outcast and that the materials would go a long way in catering form their families during the lockdown period