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COVID-19: Alaro City rolls out measures to assist Lagos

Alaro City, the new satellite city in the Lekki Free Zone, has rolled out various initiatives to assist Lagos State battle the COVID-19 pandemic and support Lagos residents during the crisis.

The distribution of relief items for targeted communities commenced last week with 500 bags of rice and other relief materials to the Epe community.

Alaro City has also embarked on a civic education campaign to boost awareness on effective ways of combating the pandemic.

Top executives of the organisation have also partnered with the Lagos branch of a global leadership community of business executives to fund the construction of a COVID-19 treatment/isolation centre in Eti Osa Local Government Area, which has been identified as the area with the highest number of infected cases in the state.

Its CEO, Odunayo Ojo, said the government’s effort – particularly the  Lagos State Government led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu – to contain the spread of the virus and support communities in need were commendable and required the support of stakeholders.

“While the pandemic has made things inconvenient for everyone, we recognise that there are people who have had it worse.

“Therefore, this modest intervention is our own way of helping our communities and assisting government at all levels to effectively contain the coronavirus by getting people to stay at home. We have started with Epe, which is our host community, and will also reach other communities across the state,” he said.

Ojo said Alaro City has partnered  media companies in sensitising the public on effective ways of limiting the spread of the pandemic.

He said: “Public enlightenment is vital and needs to be sustained to enable Lagosians and Nigerians beat this virus.

“We are channelling resources through key media partnerships to ensure people remain sufficiently educated and enlightened  on the right steps to take in limiting the spread of coronavirus. We will also continue to support the government in battling his pandemic.”

Beneficiaries of the relief items distributed in Epe thanked Alaro City for the assistance.

Sunday Dada, a resident, expressed gratitude for the support which he said came at a vital time. “I want to use this opportunity to thank Alaro City for this assistance during such a period as this COVID-19 (crisis.

Reacting to the development, the Oloja of Epe Kingdom, Oba Kamorudeen Animashaun, commended Alaro City for the gesture and urged beneficiaries to stay indoors to limit the spread of the virus.

“The management of Alaro City is responsive and reliable,” he said. “They care about the people of Epe and they have again shown that by this kind gesture.

Launched in January, last year, Alaro City is planned as a 2,000-hectare mixed-income, city-scale development with industrial and logistics locations, complemented by offices, homes, schools, healthcare facilities, hotels, entertainment and 150 hectares (370 acres) of parks and open spaces. It is a partnership between Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder, and Lagos State Government.

 

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