Hon Engr Esosa Iyawe reduces economic hardship in Oredo through food bank palliative

The member representing Oredo federal constituency, Hon. Esosa Iyawe, today allocated foods items to members of his constituency to cushion the effects of the current prevailing economic hardship in the country.

The distribution exercise which took place at his constituency office in Benin, saw over 3000 beneficiaries in attendance.

Addressing Journalists in Benin, during the distribution exercise, Iyawe said that the project christened Hon. Esosa Iyawe Food Bank, is just beginning and that he hopes to sustain it throughout his tenure in office

Iyawe said that the Food Bank Initiative programme can only be stopped if the economic situation of the country gets better, as the people cannot longer afford 3square meal a day.

He said what the citizens of the country need at the moment is a helping hand adding that other lawmakers in the 36 states and the federation can emulate what he is doing as that is the only way to reduce the economic hardship on the masses.

The lawmaker who said the project is not a federal government project but his personal project, said his desire is to put smiles on the faces of people that is why the distributions of the food items cuts across the political parties.

Speaking on the; governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Olumide Akpata, he said that he is a man of capacity who has the qualities to become the next governor of Edo State.

The federal law maker urged the Good people of Oredo federal Constituency to come out in their large numbers to vote labour party come September 21.