Residents of five rural communities across the three Senatorial Districts of Ogun State have been provided with food items and COVID-19 prevention kits to cushion the prevailing effects of the war against COVID19 pandemic.
Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Professor Kolawole Salako presented the stimulus package to the residents when he led a delegation of the institution’s Management to the villages hosting the University’s Community Based Farming Scheme, COBFAS.
Professor Salako said the intervention was targeted at indigent needy and vulnerable people at Odogbolu, Ode- Lemo, Isaga-Orile, Imeko- Afon and Iwoye-Ketu towns hosting the university’s students on Community Based Farming Scheme, COBFAS.
The Vice-Chancellor described the gesture as part of the University’s measures in appreciating and reciprocating the host communities’ support and cooperation in taking care of students on annual Farm Practical Year, FPY programme.
Prof Salako pointed out that the intervention, in furtherance of the university’s statutory town and gown relationship and corporate social responsibility to host communities, would help to alleviate the harsh economic situation of the people.
Receiving the items including agricultural products such as loaves of bromate free FUNAAB bread, odourless fufu flour, gaari, palm- oil, cashew nut, and honey as well as face masks, hand sanitizers and other products, traditional rulers and community leaders expressed gratitude to the university for extending succour to rural dwellers at this critical period.
They described the gesture as exemplary of FUNAAB management and called on other institutions, organisations and well-meaning Nigerians to emulate to and reach out to the less privileged Nigerians, especially at the grassroots while praying God to put an end to the scourge of the pandemic.
Recall that the University had recently presented stimulus packages to the Ogun State Police Command, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo.
A statement by the institution shows that the University’s intervention started in the light of the proverbial charity begins at home as the Vice- Chancellor, assisted by his Deputies had earlier distributed palliatives to members of staff carrying out essential duties like the security personnel, health care personnel, staff of Directorate of University Farms and Community Based Farming Scheme as well as Public Relations and FUNAAB Radio.
Oluremi Olugbenro.
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