The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-olu has announced a new initiative to provide food for thousands of residents daily through local canteens known as Mama Put.
According to Sanwo-olu, the initiative is aimed at alleviating the hardship caused by the high cost of living in the country, which has led to protests in several cities.
Babajide Sanwo-olu, speaking in a recent interview sighted by ThisNigeria, revealed the plan on Thursday during a media chat, saying that the government will partner with Mama Put and other caterers to feed between 1,000 and 1,500 people in every local government area of the state for the next 30 to 60 days.
“The third level will be that we are not going to do what we call, the soup bowl; the soup kitchen.
We did it also during COVID-19.
“We want to identify Mama Put and caterers. We want to be able to feed between 1,000 and 1,500 in every local government per day, you know, at the first instance, for the next you know, 30 to 60 days.
“So let’s watch out for the logistics. You know, we are identifying, the caterers already. You know, funds will be sent to them, and they will have vouchers to show that just people just walk in, you know, and just give them something to eat, one a day, And let’s just continue on that,” he said.
The governor said that the food initiative will commence soon, and that more details will be made available to the public in due course.
