₦airaland Forum

The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State government on Friday reeled out "hardship relief measures" in the state including return of Sunday markets with 25% discount on food items; and free medical outreach treatment.

Others were; free delivery for expectant women in hospitals and 25% slash in transport fares.

Governor Sanwo-Olu, who made this known through the Commissioner for Information in the state, Gbenga Omotoso, during an interview on TVC News, where he said he had heard the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters "loud and clear."

Asked if the decision of the state government was temporarily meant to quench the heat of the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, Omotoso said that all the relief measures announced by the government had been in existence before the announcement of the protest.

The Commissioner said, “Millions of Lagosians benefited (from 25% discount on food items) and that is why it is so popular and they are asking that we bring it back.

“Apart from that, we have done so many things in Lagos and that is why so many of our young people didn't come out to protest.

“In terms of training them, only day before yesterday, thousands of graduands of our vocational centres came out of their vocational centres and they were given equipment to start their own businesses.

“Such people will not come out to protest. It is not a question of we trying to woo people who would have protested. This is what we have been doing ever before the notice for the protest came and this is what we are going to continue to do.”

On lessons learnt from the hunger protest that has been carried for two days with eight days remaining according to the schedule, Omotoso said, “What we have seen as a key takeaway from the protest is that we need to be communicating all the time, and we need to ensure that violence pays nobody.

“Chaos can take you to the battle front but cannot fight for you. That is the lesson we have seen, and once again, we have to tell the protesters that it is time to go home.

“They have been comporting themselves in an orderly manner but it is now the time for us to sit down and analyse the issues. Everybody now knows what they want, and everybody will now go back to the drawing board and see how we can meet them at a point and iron things out.”

derecho:
This daft Pontius Pilate again

madridguy:
Leave Lagos State alone. Face Alex Otti and stop insulting the best governor in Nigeria.

Cindypresh:
This confused man

Can you now see the benefits of the protest you fought day and night with propaganda,thugs,threats and ORO to stop??

Agbado urchins in Lagos should forever be grateful to Obedients

derecho:
You get time for that animal
I only respond to his superiors when I have the time.
His ilk is the type who thinks everyone against bad governance is Igbo

madridguy:
Dear Gov. Babajide Danjuma Sanwo-Olu, I think you need to call intellectual people around you and reason together on the possible ways to relief us. The 25% discount on food items is not enough, also the BRT buses are not everywhere in the state. It is only IKORODU people that are enjoying the BRT most, they pay less on a very long journey unlike other route.

Your excellency, if possible, look into energy and see if you can help us to shoulder some % of the bill. My opinion though.

madridguy:
Seun, Mynd44, fergie001 I hope you guys are taking note of this.

Cindypresh:
H-I-P for the HIP for the HIPOPO

P-O-P-O for the HIPOPO

and T-A-M-U-S for the HYPOPOTAMUS

Now you want to talk abi?? You don't want to give babajide more time??

My friend take to the street and protest make oluomo thugs handle you🤣

Naira20:
Call derecho for am

Cindypresh:
H-I-P for the HIP for the HIPOPO

P-O-P-O for the HIPOPO

and T-A-M-U-S for the HYPOPOTAMUS

Now you want to talk abi?? You don't want to give babajide more time??

My friend take to the street and protest make oluomo thugs handle you🤣

madridguy:
If you need men attention please talk to Simon Ekpa. Stop.spamming me.
Atleast I can come out and walk freely, let me see you out on Monday and Tuesday morning make Ekpa boys grab you.

Cindypresh:
Keep consoling yourself with nonsense, wetin concern me and ekpa

Go and protest for babajide make oluomo thugs handle you, you dey fear? I think say na man you be oo😂

derecho:
This daft Pontius Pilate again.

Leaving leprosy to treat ringworm
Solution begins when you have fully understand the problems.

Cindypresh:
What about ounje eko abi how Una take dey pronounce that scam lasgidi did few months ago??


Just tell tinupoo to revert fuel subsidy, cut electricity tarrif, fight food inflation, insecurity and watch everything normal...even a day old know this, but empty failure tinubu has the brain of a goat

madridguy:
If you want to protest and you are afraid let me know. I can get you NURTW face cap and MC Oluomo boys will even buy you otapiapia bitters to chill.

Cindypresh:
Then allow only IKORODU people to enjoy the 25% BRT discount 😂

Continue trekking and stop complaining...poor boy🤣

DevilsEqual:
Ikorodu is in Lagos, in your own case, you're complaining about the entire state affairs

Who dey teach una logic na


Which school these people go sef 😂😂

madridguy:
Seun, Mynd44, fergie001 I hope you guys are taking note of this.

Realtord43:
You will incites provoking words, and when given back, you start calling the mods

You don't own Nairaland and is you can't take the heat, pls do well to leave Kitchen Nairaland

madridguy:
Dear Gov. Babajide Danjuma Sanwo-Olu, I think you need to call intellectual people around you and reason together on the possible ways to relief us. The 25% discount on food items is not enough, also the BRT buses are not everywhere in the state. It is only IKORODU people that are enjoying the BRT most, they pay less on a very long journey unlike other route.

Your excellency, if possible, look into energy and see if you can help us to shoulder some % of the bill. My opinion though.