Lawmaker empowers constituents with food, cash
Lawmaker representing Lagos Island I, Omolara Olumegbon, has empowered constituents with food items and cash, while reiterating her commitment to improving their welfare. Olumegbon said she wanted to replicate grassroots
Lawmaker representing Lagos Island I, Omolara Olumegbon, has empowered constituents with food items and cash, while reiterating her commitment to improving their welfare.
Olumegbon said she wanted to replicate grassroots impact in line with programmes at state and federal levels.
“I have domesticated what is happening at state and federal by providing stipends to my people, no matter how small.
“This is my personal initiative, supported by a few. We started with N10,000 and N20,000, and we will increase it to N50,000 per beneficiary.
“Thousands are here, and we will do more. I have friends who have been very supportive,” she said.
The lawmaker noted similar interventions in 2024 and 2025, adding 2026 also witnessed multiple outreaches, including New Year palliatives, free JAMB and WASSCE forms, support for widows, and activities to mark International Day of the Girl Child.
She further disclosed that her office has implemented back-to-school initiatives, solar projects, women empowerment programmes, community development schemes, and the distribution of food packs across all 10 wards in the constituency.
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“We subsidise food items. In our last exercise, about 10,000 people benefited, with food items worth N10,000 sold for N4,500.
“I do not like comparisons with other lawmakers. As parliamentarians, we may not be able to fund all these initiatives alone, but with support from well-meaning individuals, we are making it work,” she said.
Olumegbon also revealed some programmes targeted at children, including an annual recreational initiative.
“We brought an amusement park experience to Lagos Island, and the children look forward to it every year. We will continue to expand it,” she added.
On political engagement ahead of the 2027 general elections, she said efforts have been made to mobilise party members through e-registration drives and voter education campaigns in Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba to encourage active civic participation.
She reiterated her commitment to delivering more people-oriented projects and sustaining support for constituents across the constituency.
