Our humanitarian aid directed to assist the indigent widows and children in Abeokuta was captured in the following news medium; Guardian page, Nairaland and Tensquare report.
According to the article on April 06, 2020 on The Guardian Newspaper, they wrote:
“President of a non-governmental organization, Ladies Connect Initiative, Barr. Adebola Tolulope Adeoti, has urged the Ogun State government and its agencies, alongside well-meaning individuals in the state to assist vulnerable citizens during this period of lockdown if the essence of the stay-at-home order is to be achieved.
According to her, beyond just staying at home, the precautionary measures to stop the spread of the disease is more important while at the same time sending out relief materials to many of these vulnerable citizens o comply with the stay at home directive.
This, she said, her group embarked on at the weekend when it empowered some widows at Abule Oriyanrin, Quarry Road in Abeokuta during its COVID-19 sensitisation programme for the aged and vulnerable citizens. The body is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission for the protection of the girls and women’s rights and is based in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital… Continue reading
NairaLand wrote…
“Ladies Connect Initiative is a Non-Governmental Organization registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission established purposely for the protection of the girls’ and women’s rights and their overall empowerment based in Abeokuta. In view of the rampaging global pandemic, COVID 19, which has occasioned lockdown. The organization carried out a sensitization program to widows at Abule Ori Iyanrin, Quarry road at Abeokuta, Abeokuta South, ( extension of Owu Kingdom), Ogun State on the April 3rd, 2020 to cater for widows and the children by giving them foodstuffs like rice, tomato puree, salt, noddles, seasoning cube, milk, etc. The gesture was targeted at cushioning the effect of the hard biting lockdown as a result of the COVID- 19 pandemics as pronounced by the government… Continue reading
TenSquare also wrote…
“Ladies Connect Initiative, a registered Non-Governmental Organisation based in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Initiative is established purposely for the protection of the girls and women rights and their overall empowerment based has carried out a sensitization to widows at Ori Iyanrin, Abeokuta South metropolis of Ogun state yesterday… Continue reading
It was indeed a time out to extend our humanitarian nature to the people in Abeokuta, and we seize this opportunity to appreciate all who contributed to make it a success.