Dalena Reporters l December 24, 2025
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, has launched a major Christmas outreach by distributing over 2,000 bags of rice and assorted food items to residents in all five local government areas of her district — Adavi, Ajaokuta, Okene, Okehi, and Ogori-Magongo — as part of efforts to cushion the effects of rising food prices and ensure families can celebrate the festive season with dignity.
The initiative was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the senator’s Special Adviser on Media, Mike Idoko, who said the distribution took place simultaneously across the five LGAs. The rice support was directed at community groups, women’s associations, youth organisations, religious bodies, the elderly, and other vulnerable residents.
Speaking during the outreach, Akpoti-Uduaghan said her efforts were driven by “compassion and her conviction that leadership must translate into tangible benefits for the people.” She noted that Christmas is a season of love, sacrifice and shared joy, stressing that the rice distribution was intended to help households celebrate the season “without hardship.”
Community leaders who supervised the exercise described the intervention as one of the largest Christmas rice distributions ever witnessed in the area, highlighting its extensive reach and positive impact at the grassroots level. A traditional leader in Okene observed that the initiative was “not symbolic support but real and far-reaching,” reflecting genuine concern for ordinary citizens.
The Christmas outreach adds to Akpoti-Uduaghan’s broader record of constituency interventions — which include healthcare delivery programmes, educational support, solar-powered infrastructure, water projects, and initiatives targeted at women and youth empowerment across Kogi Central.
Beneficiaries of the rice distribution expressed gratitude and prayed for the senator, describing the gesture as timely, compassionate, and reflective of people-centred leadership during a period when many families are struggling with economic pressures.