BURUTU—The founder and CEO of the Mike Loyibo Empowerment Foundation, MLEF, High Chief Mike Loyibo, has distributed food items and cash worth millions of naira to indigenes of Tuomo kingdom in Burutu local government area, Delta State, as part of efforts to ameliorate sufferings of the people occasioned by the economic hardship and hunger in the country.

Loyibo, who is the Prime Minister of the kingdom, made the gesture, yesterday, stressing it had become necessary for wealthy Nigerians to come out to the rescue of the needy from the hard economy.

The MLEF, which had trained several students with empowerment programmes for women, youths and catered for the elderly, however, had continued its good gestures despite the current economic crunch.

Some of the food items distributed include bags of rice, bags of garri, and cash gifts to households in Tuomo with a task to keep faith with God for a better Nigeria.

Loyibo, however called on Nigerians to continue to pray for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to surmount current challenges.

He said: “Nigerians have been experiencing economic difficulties and the people of Tuomo Kingdom are not left out.

“In the face of the present economic crunch where the cost of food and household items keep increasing by the day, with families not knowing where the next meal will come from, we decided to set out to cushion the effect of the situation on vulnerable people of Ijawland.

“I want to urge everybody not to allow the current economic situation force them into depression or suicidal thoughts, nor make them resort to social vices, but continue to keep hopes alive.

“I hereby use this medium to call on well-to-do Nigerians and corporate bodies to render assistance to the less-privileged and the downtrodden in the society, especially those in the rural areas, to cushion the effect of the current hardship, as most people find it difficult to eat a square meal a day.

“More so, I call on government at all levels to implement policies and programmes that would ameliorate the sufferings of the people and not to take their patience for weakness.

“I also call on Deltans to support the MORE Agenda of the Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori administration, which is grassroot-oriented”.

Beneficiaries, however, thanked the philanthropist for the kind gesture and prayed for him to soar higher in his endeavours.
n Bibaikefie as Assistant Public Relations Officer.