…….. as 625 people benefits from N450 million empowerment
By Dare Akogun
The Senator representing Kwara Central on the National Assembly Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe has called on Nigerian youths to wake up from their slumber and take charge of their future by demanding good governance from elected officials.
Senator Oloriegbe gave the charge at the 2022 zonal intervention and capital projects facilitated by him where about 625 people benefited from a total 450 million naira in empowerment equipments and agricultural produce.
The Kwara Central Senator said the youths are backbone of a sane society as they play a very active role in the process of social transformation of a nation , a reason he said the need to empower them to be self sufficient.
He said the empowerment which strategically captured three segments of the society, agriculture, vocational skills and information technology is to ensure the young people of kwara central are empowered for the development of the state.
According to him ” We know that youthful population of our country is an asset which we have know fully harnessed , and as such this empowerment is in five categories, to cater for all segments of the society and we will do more.
“Many people always said what am I still looking for having lost the primaries, but I told them loosing the primaries is not the end of my tenure at the national assembly.
I still have 8 months to go, and I am ready to fulfil ally promise to the people till the last day of my tenure which is June 11, 2023.
“So the people of Kwara Central should prepare because there will still be another empowerment before the end of this year,” he said.
The highlight of the occasion is the launch of a political movement Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe for Good governance.
He said the intention of the group is to advocate for good governance and promotion of the ideals of Otoge.
“It is our intention to mobilise people for good governance at all level of government. One of the purpose is also in line with my last statement of mobilising for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress,” he said.
He also said he does not have any intention of defecting from the All Progressive Congress and he also advised his supporters to continue to support the party and individuals withing the party with good character.
