Lawmaker expresses commitment to ensure democratic dividends for constituents
By Nicholas Kalu The member representing Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Oshun Moshood Olanrewaju, has expressed commitment to ensure democratic dividends are felt by his
By Nicholas Kalu
The member representing Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Oshun Moshood Olanrewaju, has expressed commitment to ensure democratic dividends are felt by his constituents.
The lawmaker in a chat with reporters in Abuja said he ensures his intervention impact every sphere of life in his constituency.
He said, "I represent Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency and I have facilitated so many projects in my constituency. If you go to my constituency today about two or three schools have been built. We have done so many streetlights. We have done roads, boreholes. What I have tried to do is touch every sphere of human life in my constituency.
"As at today if you go to my constituency, the Federal Government is building a 40 bed hospital. We have gotten approval for the cemetery hospital for another 40 bed. That has not started.
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"I have facilitated assistance to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) We have small businesses in my constituency that have been given money to push their businesses. We have assistance to the old and widows in our constituency through the Federal Government.
"As at today we have the youths that have been trained. At least I have done four trainings for youths in my constituency and after each training they have been empowered to start something. I have tried as much as possible to ensure my constituency feels the dividends of democracy and I believe we would continue to drive and do better," he said.
He said he maintains close contact with his constituents measuring impact of his interventions which has had positive feedback.
"There's something I do I call it stakeholders. The last one I did was in October last year where I invited the stakeholders in my constituency where we can sit down and I will tell them what I have done, they would tell me what they think I should do, what I am not doing, the one I'm doing that they are happy about and so on. So that is a way to assess it.
"Also I moved around in my constituency a lot. I move with my people. They talk to me and I see things myself. I make sure I am visible on my constituency because that is the only way for me to assess what is happening. I am core mainlander.
"In terms of legislative interventions, so much has been done.I worked with the Ecological Fund office, and I work with NEMA when they was a flooding issue in Makoko. I worked with NEMA and we were provided with relief materials. Most of my motions and bills is on what is happening in my constituency," he said.
