By Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta
The Ijebu Youth Association has donated relief materials to residents of the six Local government areas in the Ogun East Senatorial District of Ogun State to cushion the hardships of lockdown.
The Local government areas are, Odogbolu, Ijebu North, Ijebu East, Ijebu NorthEast and Ogun Waterside.
Items distributed to the vulnerable, aged and the poor include bags of rice, packs of hand sanitisers and face masks.
Speaking to journalists during the distribution of the materials, the President of the Association, Comrade Emmanuel Fayomi, said the gesture was to compliment the efforts of the government in providing succour to the people of the area.
Fayomi who commended the state government for its proactiveness in combating the spread of the virus, said it was necessary for the association to assist the government in its efforts.
Fayomi said, “It is of necessity to assist the effort of Ogun State government, which has been proactive during this pandemic period.
“It is very lackadaisical for us just to remain idle while the whole country is in peril. We have to make our effort. My message to the youth is be law abiding to maintain social distance, use alcohol based hand sanitiser and they should key into the lockdown agenda of the Governor of the State.”
Secretary of the Association, Comrade Prince Oyenuga Olufemi Temitayo called on other Nigerians to emulate the gesture.
“We have come to show the capacity of our leadership. We are representing the six local government in Ijebuland. We need to come out to relieve the youth from hooliganism among others.”
Oba Itele Ijebu, Adesanya Kasali said, “at this pandemic time, the youth have to keep to the rules in other to save lives of other people. At this period the youth should stay at home and sell the idea to others.
“There are lots of awareness on the Television for the undergraduate, secondary school students. They should allow them take part in the activities and as soon the virus goes back to where it came from, so that they can begin their examinations.
“The government is doing the little it can do, a lot of people are comparing Nigeria with America, British, as far as palliative is concerned, we don’t have the money so people should bear with the government and the government should please do the little that they can do for people to feel the impact.”
The Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Professor Abayomi Adelaja Arigbabu, said the gesture should not be limited to this period alone.