The support that the Lagos government will do to ease the hardships of life The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a...
The support that the Lagos government will do to ease the hardships of life
The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a series of measures that his government will take to bring relief to the people of the state due to the pressure of life that is being faced across the country.
The pressure of the life of the Nigerian people has led to protests in some states of the country, including Kano, Oyo and Osun.
The cost of living is being blamed on the federal government's decision to remove fuel subsidies and allow the market to determine the price of the US dollar.
The situation has caused the increase in the price of food and consumer goods and the lack of wealth in the hands of the community.
The reason for this is that the governor of Lagos state on Thursday delivered a speech to the people of the state and announced the adoption of some measures, which he said will help to reduce the hardships of life that the community is facing.
Some of the steps are:
Reduce government work days to three a week
The governor of Sanwo-Olu has announced that civil servants from level 1 to 14 will start going to work three days a week.
Workers from level 15 to 17 will also go to work four times a week.
However, the decision does not affect school teachers, where he said they will continue to work for five days a week.
The governor of Sanwo-Olu said that the government will do everything necessary to increase the transport support for the school teachers.
Feed 1000 people every day
The governor also expressed the government's intention to feed at least 1000 people living in the state every day.
He said, "We will choose food sellers (Mama Put) to be able to feed at least 1000 people every day in 20 local governments of the state for 30 to 60 days."
Creating markets to sell food at low prices
The governor said that the Lagos government will create food markets which are known as 'Sunday Markets.'
According to him: “We will open markets on Sunday in 42 selected major markets across the state.
In such markets you can buy food at a discounted price.”
He added that "you can only buy food items that do not exceed 25,000 naira."
Free birth
The governor said that now the government will take responsibility for women who give birth in state hospitals.
He said that this will be done in government hospitals.
Childbirth the gift will also include those who will undergo surgery during childbirth.
The government will also give discounts on the price of some medicines in the state government hospitals.
Reduce transportation costs
Sanwo-Olu also announced a 25% reduction in transport costs.
The discount, which will come into effect at the end of this week, will apply to public transporters using buses, trains and government boats.
The governor also said that the government is negotiating with transport organizations to convince them to reduce their prices.
The governor said that the government is aware of the plight of the people and does not forget them.
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