Rescuing Ondo’s Akoko North from deprivation
I lament the deficient representation and performance so far suffered by Akoko land and regret that the key infrastructures in this constituency belong to the federal government and the very roads that cut across the entire federal constituency have since became problems. But I will provide effective representation if elected as member House of Representatives […]
I lament the deficient representation and performance so far suffered by Akoko land and regret that the key infrastructures in this constituency belong to the federal government and the very roads that cut across the entire federal constituency have since became problems. But I will provide effective representation if elected as member House of Representatives and assure my constituents of my ability to influence, persuade and lobby the federal government to intervene and embark on total reconstruction of the damaged key roads in Akoko land.
I am dissatisfied with the fact that some communities in Akoko have been denied power supply for close to four years and that the major plights of Akoko people were unknown to people outside the shores of Akoko land simply boiled down to deficiency in representation and performance. I therefore could not allow such a sickening representation deficiency and non-performance to linger for too long hence a rescue mission to save the people and my constituency and my plan to deliver an Akoko nation that all would be proud of.
My core agenda includes infrastructural development, wealth creation, employment and empowerment; education and healthcare and I promise to focus more on infrastructural development if elected and will lobby and interact with relevant agencies to ensure that basic critical infrastructures are put in place.
The last time roads were constructed was during the era of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), when our son, the former Asiwaju of Akokoland, Rufus Giwa was a member of that noble fund. He was able to facilitate the construction.
It is unimaginable that a road that ordinarily supposed not take more than few minutes now takes more than one hour as a result of bad roads. As a grassroots person, I know and feel what our people are going through because I ply the road daily. Also, electricity is key for our people. Communities like Irun Akoko have not had power for years.
I wonder how the people of Akoko North East /West could survive on their own if the constituency was not turned to an economic hub. Another area of focus would be to facilitate employment opportunities for graduates in my constituency from both private and public sectors. We must be able to ensure our people get their fair share of federal character. We must be able to help and assist them to key into government intervention programmes. We must be able to train, empower people and set them up with their business so they can be able to empower others.
Part of my lofty plans is to partner with federal agencies like BOI, SMEDAN, and others to work out vocational empowerment programmes and provide them with capitals to start their business and would replicate what Senator Fatima Raji-Rasaki did in Ekiti state with the Bank of Industry. I equally plan to partner with the Primary Healthcare Development Agency to facilitate the building of a primary healthcare canter in the communities within my constituency and expect Ajowa, Ikaram, Oke-agbe, Arigidi, Ogbagi and Irun to have one hospital each.
I want to dismiss fears that the post primaries crisis within the APC would affect its chances in the 2019 general elections and wish to express overly optimism that the party’s crisis will be resolved and President Buhari would win the election overwhelmingly. I therefore urge youth in my constituency to take their chances by voting him into office for quality representation and performance to be guaranteed.
Hon. Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, Akoko North, Ondo State.