A foundation,Seun Alabi Foundation, on Wednesday distributed food items to the vulnerable in Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi.
Mr Seun Alabi, founder of the Foundation, during the distribution, said that the items were to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that items distributed were rice
,vegetable oil, tin tomatoes, seasoning cubes and noodles.
Seun Alabi, who is the Managing Director of Al-Royal Hotels and Shaunz Royale club in Akure,said no matter where his businesses were sited, he must never forget home.
He advised the people to follow government’s guidelines on how to prevent contracting and spreading of the virus.
“I feel this is the right thing to do during this period of economic melt down.
“I am happy and honoured to be able to give back to my community in this period of pandemic, as you know, economic activities have been at the lowest since lockdown was announced.
“I think it is the best thing to give palliatives to mostly affected people, which are the elderly and people that depend on daily income,” he said.