The Lagos State Government says it has disbursed over Two point one, three billion naira (N2.13Bn) to Three thousand, three hundred and One (3301) vulnerable residents in the last one year under the Eko Cares Financial Assistance Programme as part of efforts to deepen social intervention, strengthen grassroots governance and expand citizen engagement across the state.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Afolabi Tajudeen, who stated this during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing held at Alausa said the programme covered direct cash grants, payment of medical bills, educational support, housing assistance and business start-up interventions aimed at improving economic inclusion and restoring public confidence in government.
“Women, persons with disabilities and the elderly remain priority beneficiary groups under the intervention,” he said.
The Special Adviser said ” the 2026 budget allocation for the programme stands at 3.14 billion Naira, signalling the government’s commitment to sustaining welfare support amid prevailing economic challenges.”
Beyond financial intervention, Tajudeen said the office also expanded its Mother, Infant and Child Development Programme (MICHD), through which 2,315 pregnant women received nutritional support across the six health districts in Lagos during the current cycle.
Tajudeen said beyond financial intervention, the office also expanded its Mother, Infant and Child Development Programme, through which Two thousand, three hundred and fifteen pregnant women received nutritional support across the six health districts in Lagos during the period under review.
The Special Adviser also said the state organised advocacy and sensitisation campaigns across Lagos Central, Lagos East and Lagos West Senatorial Districts, engaging traders, artisans, transport unions, market leaders, youths and women groups in discussions on civic responsibility and government policies.
According to him, “community-based engagements and quarterly town hall meetings with Community Development Associations and Community Development Committees strengthened grassroots participation and improved feedback mechanisms between residents and government.”
Tajudeen further disclosed that the office facilitated mediation and conflict resolution sessions involving 34 groups during the review period, addressing disputes ranging from land matters and compensation issues to community tensions and agency-citizen conflicts.
According to Tajudeen, the state government also distributed twenty thousand food packs across the twenty Local Government Areas and thirty-seven Local Council Development Areas as part of efforts to cushion the effects of economic hardship.
On legislative engagement, the Special Adviser said the office attended twenty-eight plenary sessions of the Lagos State House of Assembly, monitored the successful passage of eight bills into law and highlighted the success of the nineteenth Executive-Legislative Parley, where twenty-nine resolutions were adopted on governance, security, land reform, housing and citizen participation.
Speaking on future plans, Tajudeen said the office intends to increase CitizensGate users to one million, expand civic education programmes, deepen stakeholder partnerships and intensify continuous voter registration campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections.
