Agency Reporter
The Lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara, Akin Alabi, has reaffirmed his commitment to remain resolute to serve and justify the trust reposed in him, assuring that he would continue to work tirelessly to deliver good governance for the collective good of his constituents.
In a statement released on Friday, he appreciated his constituents for the confidence reposed in him. He said, “In the past one year, we have developed better as a community and I have been able to contribute to this by recording multiple successes in welfare, legislative duties, infrastructure and human capital development.”
In giving his account of stewardship in the area welfare and community support, he outlined achievements such as “250m Women empowerment scheme to provide financial support to women of all ages in Egbeda/Ona Ara as well as skill acquisition for young women, improved access to better reproductive healthcare and education; Donation of over 10m to different communities for primary health care, transformer purchase, road construction and schools. Some of these communities are: Akanle community Ward 10 (Transformer), Kure community (Bridge), Jellico community (Primary health care), Agbaja/Opelu/Ajoyiba community (Transformer) and Compensation for the victims of Iwo Road Market demolition.
Also, in a bid to cushion the effects of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, He donated food and hygiene products across Egbeda and Ona Ara including cash grants on Facebook, Twitter and Radio stations to his constituents.
He also organized youth empowerment programs such as training, certification and capacity building for 200 local young people; Business Support – Provided cash grants to different local businesses; Facilitation of Conditional Cash transfer to 150 beneficiaries in the Federal constituency and also, assistance of constituents who applied for the Central Bank assisted Microfinance loans for COVID-19 support to businesses.
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In the area employment, Alabi outlined that he facilitated the Nomination of 40 NPower beneficiaries In Egbeda and Ona Ara, Nomination of 40 Sure-P beneficiaries in Egbeda and Ona Ara and also 50 Letters of recommendation for various residents applying for Federal jobs
While highlighting his legislative duties at the green chambers so far, he said, “I introduced a new bill to alternate the discriminatory part of the Nigerian constitution that prevents Nigerian women from passing their citizenship on to their foreign spouses; Bill for amendment of the Criminal Justice Act (2015); Motion to restrain AMCON from harassing online businesses; Motion against the duplicity of roles of the Nigerian Customs that leads to the overzealous attitude of their officers; Argued in support of the addition of the June 12 struggle to public school curriculums amongst others
Alabi noted that his activities so far has focused on helping different communities bridge the infrastructural gap, making donations to communities that are already building or helped them build from the scratch such as School Construction; Primary Health Care centres; Donation of Transformers and cash for electricity equipments in communities
He further noted that through his legal aid scheme called “Better Call Akin”, he has been able to provide free legal support to constituents, who find themselves at the mercy of the law or civil disputes and do not have the means to resolve them.
He said, “We have provided legal services on issues like police harassment, illegal detention, students rights, employment and employee rights. With the help of our lawyers, we have been able to resolve several cases with 72 beneficiaries so far.”
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