Lagos: LG chair declares ram subsidy for Sallah
As part of the effort to alleviate the burden of price increase on citizens, the chairman of Odi Olowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State has offered residents subsidised rams for Sallah.
Olusola Ajala said that the ram subsidy was to help Muslim residents buy the sacrificial animal to fulfil their religious obligation during Sallah.
Sokunbi Lawal, a resident who purchased one of the rams, expressed gratitude to the council boss for the subsidy.
“I saw the advert on social media yesterday and decided to give it a try and I am lucky to be among the beneficiaries,” he told reporters.
Another resident, Oluwaranti Adepoju, also a beneficiary, said that “If not for him, I am not sure I will be able to buy ram with the exorbitant amount it is selling at the market.”
Abdulrofeeu Aderoju, chairman, Working Committee for the Chief Imams, Imams and Alfas in the council, said he was happy to have benefited from the opportunity, saying, “the chairman subsidises rams for Muslims during Sallah and does same for the Christians with subsidised turkey and chicken during the Christmas season.”
(NAN)
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