Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Senator Francis
Alimikhena has distributed foodstuff to different households in the
zone.
Senator Alimikhena has also distributed Agricultural and farming
equipment like Farm Chemicals, Farm water Pumping machines, hand Sprayer
and other items against the backdrop that after COVID-19 pandemic,
people must feed.
This is part of efforts to cushion the effect of the stay-at-home order
by the Federal and state governments following the outbreak of the
Coronavirus, COVID-19 that is at the moment, ravaging the world.
Senator Alimikhena who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs,
Excise and Tariff, while delivering the food items, which include
thousands of bags of rice, and undisclosed amount of money, explained
that the gesture was in fulfillment of part of his campaign promises to
see to the needs of members of his senatorial zone at all times.
Senator Alimikhena who Spoke from his Igiode Resident, Agenebode in
Etsako East, Edo North said that the food items worth millions of naira
are for the Entire Vulnerable people of Edo North irrespective of their
political party or religion.
According to the former Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, the gesture is
also aimed at complimenting the efforts of the State Governor, Godwin
Obaseki in assisting citizens of the state to overcome the hardship and
hunger the stay-at-home might cause.
The items distributed include: Rice, Beans, Salt, Oil, and post Covid
19 farming equipments to get farmers back to their farms like Farm
Chemicals, Farm Water pumping Equipment, hand Sprayer and others was
shared evenly among all the 64 wards in every village, community and
towns across the six local government areas of Edo North.
The Six Local governments making up Edo North Senatorial District are
Akoko- Edo; Etsako Central; Etsako East; Etsako West; Owan East and Owan
West.
Senator Alimikhena said, ” There should be no discrimination in the
sharing process because we are not here to play politics, but to show
love and concern for the people of Edo North irrespective of their
political party. The food items are not for politics, but for Vulnerable
people of Edo North.”
The Senator urged the people of Edo State and Edo North in particular
to stay safe as Covid 19 Pandemic is near its peak.
He appealled to the people to abide by the directives as issued by the
Government and the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) by
observing physical social distancing during conversation with others
and constant washing of hands with soap on a running water.
Senator Alimikhena further appealed to various community leaders in Edo
North to sensitize their community members to avoid touching their
eyes, Mouth or nose and those who want to sneeze should try as much as
possible to sneeze on their elbow.
He said, “This is the period when local community sensitization should
be deployed to further the efforts of government in combating this
pandemic.
“I am not only concerned about the distribution of food items to my
Constituents, I am more concerned about how Edo North farmers can
return to their farms after we have defeated COVID- 19 and that is why
I have provided farming equipment like Farm Chemicals, Farm water
Pumping machines, hand Sprayer and other items to be distributed to our
people because after COVID-19, people must feed and we can’t feed if
our farmers are not empowered to return back to their various farms. I
urge you all to give value to these farming materials by utilizing them
accordingly.”