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Jun 24, 2020, 11 tweets

Speaker @femigbaja interacts with Constituents via zoom Townhall meeting. He commits to pay 50% of Hazard allowance for Health Workers at Randle Hospital, Surulere.

While giving account of his stewardship in the last one year, the Speaker said a lot of community development...

projects were commissioned in the constituency ranging from rehabilitation of inner roads to provisions of solar street lights in places like Esther Dada - Ishaga link road, Yesufu Sanusi Street, Odeku Close off Adeniran Ogunsanya, Falolu Street off Akerele, among others.

”About N22m cash relief was provided for vulnerable members of the constituency as well as food bags to 16,300 households as COVID-19 palliatives.

”I have also distributed textbooks and reading materials to junior and senior secondary school students...

commissioned a fully equipped ICT centre building in Stadium High School, Iyun road and Laptops and desktop computers were also given to outstanding students from 23 secondary schools in Surulere.”

”Also I have ensured the sum of N43 million was given as cash grants to existing small scale entrepreneurs, and 23 Toyota salon cars were distributed to constituents who had expressed interest in providing ride hiking services.” the Speaker added

He said in one year, 12 buses were distributed to notable organisations in Surulere such as market women associations, religious bodies, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT).

While interacting with the leaders of different Communities Development Associations (CDAs), youth leaders and market women associations the Speaker listed the following upcoming projects he facilitated for Surulere ;

1. Commisioning of Elizabeth Fowler Memorial School.
2. Surulere free Wifi project.
3. N40m Covid-19 cash grants to petty traders and artisans in the constituency.
4. N70m CBN flexible loan for SMEs...

5 Rehabilitation of 52 inner roads across all the wards, installation of new power sub-station at Randle among many others.

Present at the online interactive session include Hon. Desmond Elliot representing Surulere 1 State Constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Chief Medical Director of Randle General Hospital, Surulere, Dr. Aduke Odutayo, leader of legislative council in Surulere...

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