Following the hardship ocassioned by the removal of subsidy by the federal government in May, 2023, the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), at the weekend, gave out motorcycles  and deep freezers to residents of Osun State in order to cushion the effect of subsidy removal.

The distribution of the items, which was facilitated by the Executive Director, Marine and Operations of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Engr Olalekan Badmus. was part of NPA's corporate social responsibility.

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Beneficiaries of the items who were 53 businessmen and women selected from Osogbo and Olorunda Local Government Areas of Osun State, received not less than seventeen motorcycles and thirty-seven deep freezers. 

Speaking at the ocassion, Olalekan who was represented by the chairman of the Local Organising Committee, Dr Damilare Adeyemi, said: “We chose to start with Osogbo and Olorunda Local Government Areas because there was already a working template here in Osun, managed by this empowerment group.

“This initiative in partnership with Ilerioluwa Empowerment Group is aimed at improving the living standards of communities and fostering good relations between the NPA and its host communities,” Olalekan said.

He pointed out that the gesture was part of NPA's Corporate Social Responsibility to assist the youths and women in the state.

Olalekan further stressed that NPA has been sponsoring vocational training and empowerment programmes for youths and women, while also investing in education in the country.