Governor Ugwuanyi of Enugu State
Tricycle (Keke) riders operating in Enugu metropolis, on Monday, received
food items donated by the Enugu State Government, in collaboration with the
Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Tertiary Education Trust (TET)
Fund, amid excitement.
The Keke riders in Enugu metropolis also received free 1000 face masks
produced by the state government, using fabrics supplied and sewed by
indigenous traders and trained tailors respectively as a means of
socio-economic empowerment.
This was contained in a statement from Government House, Enugu Tuesday.
Similar palliatives were recently distributed to Keke riders at the three
Senatorial Districts of Enugu State alongside the Okada Riders and National
Union of Road Transport Workers, as part of the state government’s measures
to cushion the effect of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) lockdown on its
residents.
Receiving the items on behalf of his members, the State Chairman of the
Tricycle (keke) Riders Association, Comrade Benjamin Ikah, expressed
delight at Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s benevolence and passionate interest
in the welfare of the people, especially the less privileged.
Comrade Ikah who disclosed that “today is not the first day His Excellency,
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is remembering us”, stressed that the governor
has been consistent in assisting the Keke riders to thrive in their
business.
According to him, “we are always happy with this present administration in
Enugu State. It seems we are always the first when it comes to what goes to
the less privileged, especially those of us who are struggling to make ends
meet. We cannot thank His Excellency enough for remembering us in this
difficult time”.
In their separate speeches, the Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on
Health, Hon. Sam Ngene and the Special Adviser to the Governor on
Agriculture, Engr. Mike Ogbuekwe, who represented the Enugu State
Emergency/Palliatives Committee on COVID-19 at the event, maintained that
Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration is committed to ensuring that the spread of
the virus is contained in the state and the pandemic does not adversely
affect the livelihood of the people, most especially the less privileged.
