Chairman, House of Representatives, Committee on Aviation
…Donates food items to constituents
As the directives for lockdown and sit at home impact negatively on many Nigerians, a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Aviation, Honourable Nnolim Nnaji has appealed to privileged Nigerians to reach out to the less privileged and vulnerable people around them with whatever food items they can lay hands on.
Nnaji said this would help cushion the negative impacts of the lockdown directives from States and Federal Governments on majority of Nigerians.
Nnaji who made the appeal at the weekend while distributing food items comprising of 600 bags of rice and 600 cartons of noodles including some amount of money to his constituents in Nkanu East/West Federal Constituency of Enugu State stressed that the present situation required that the privileged Nigerians must come out to support what the States and the Federal Governments are doing to provide succour to the citizens.
“This is the time we have to demonstrate our true African belief of being our brothers’ keepers by sharing whatever we have with our neighbours so that together we can overcome this pandemic” he said.
According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media, Mr Titus Agbo Honourable Nnaji also encouraged corporate bodies and churches to equally step in and assist in providing palliatives to the people noting that majority of the citizens who live on daily income are already suffering the consequences of the stay at home order across the country.
The Honourable member further expressed concern over the disturbing videos of severe human rights abuses against those who violated the stay at home order by security agencies especially the military which are trending on social media.
He demanded for thorough investigation of the actions of the security agents involved, the perpetrators fished out for appropriate sanctions and eventually prosecution to serve as a deterrent in future.
Nnaji went further to suggest possible withdrawal of the military from amongst the security agencies assembled to enforce the lockdown directive of the Government occasioned by the corona virus pandemic.
