Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu through the Office of Civic Engagement has distributed relief package to the indigent pregnant women in Somolu Local Government & Bariga Local Council.
The program held on Tuesday 4th August 2020 at Bariga secretariat was well attended by pregnant women from different communities within Somolu-Bariga.
Recall one of the responsibilities of the Lagos civil engagement department remains to bring all state government opportunities down to the local level in assisting the efforts of the Council Chairmen.
However, the purpose of the program was to orientate pregnant women on reasons to always consume a balanced diet at all time to assist the unborn kid cognitive growth. The scheme tagged Mother, Infant and Child (M.I.C.H) Programme.
The representative of the Civil engagement said the M.I.C.H programme is a component of the ‘Womb to School’ initiative, which is a basket of social services initiated by the Office of Civic Engagement.
Honourable Kuponiyi Adeola Zainot who represented the Chairman Honourable Alabi Kolade thanked the Governor of Lagos State, First Lady as well as Office of the Civic Engagement for the wonderful program to the pregnant women in Somolu/Bariga.
She added that the CMS primary health centre built by the Council Chairman Hon Alabi has been one of the resourceful place for our pregnant women for their antenatal test among all other necessary tests & checkup because health is wealth.
In attendance were: Lagos State Officials, Honourable Kuponiyi Adeola (Vice-Chairman), Hon. Kazeem Babalola (Supervisor on Health), MOH Bariga, MOH Somolu, medical practitioners, HODs, SSAs, S.As among others.
