The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said President Bola Tinubu is committed to improving the welfare of senior citizens in the country.
Alake said this in Ikoro-Ekiti, his country home where he had gone to distribute 1,200 bags of rice to the elderly in Ekiti, irrespective of the political party they belonged to.
According to the minister, Tinubu is determined to accord dignity to senior citizens by giving them a new lease of life in line with his Renewed Hope Mantra.
Alake said that senior citizens had been adequately factored in all the Renewed Hope Agenda of the current administration.
He thanked the president for listening to the people and demonstrating a caring heart, noting “1,200 bags of rice was made available to me and each minister to further supplement the established channels of distribution.
“We need to reach out to our aged fathers and mothers at times like this to demonstrate the Omoluabi values of taking care of the old in the community.
“In the spirit of inclusion, it is important that we channel this intervention to mainly elderly citizens.”
