The Deputy Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Noheem Adams, has said Nigerian youths have what it takes to handle leadership at various levels in the country.
Adams, who represents Eti Osa 1 Constituency, said this after bagging a Parliamentary Excellence Award from Independent Newspapers in Abuja.
“If you come to the Lagos House Assembly, at least I can still count up to seven to ten youths and they are doing well and they are representing their constituency very well. People like Hon. Adewale Temitope, one the youngest legislators, Hon. Ajani Owolabi, Hon. Kasumu Adedamola amongst others. All these people I mentioned are not up to 40 years and they are representing their constituencies very well. There was never a time their constituency has even complained about them. So if we are given the opportunity to also represent further, I think the youths would do more. The youths also have woken up from their slumber. They are ready to lead not only the state but the country as a whole,” he said.
He dedicated the award to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa.
“I am dedicating this award to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa. He is the person that has taught me the role of legislative business as far as the Lagos State House of Assembly is concerned. He has encouraged me. He has built me. He has been able to nurture me. He is my father. I am bold to say that he is my leader and mentor. So I am dedicating the award to the Speaker. It is a dream come true. I feel honoured and humbled to be here tonight,” he said.
On some of his achievements, he said, “When I came in as a legislator, I was able to construct a building in Ajah Olomo Primary and Secondary Schools in Ajah. I was able to construct ICT centres, which have computers and have impacted on the children. Prior to now they did not have an ICT centre in the school. So I was able to do that. I was able to construct boreholes in some communities like the Ilaje community, Oniro community, and so on so that people could drink potable water.
“When it comes to representing people, I have been able to represent them very well. I am accessible, I am available to them any time they want me. I am always available to my people.
“Currently we have the problem of ocean surge that is happening in Alpha beach and within that coastal line area, and I moved the motion and I want to thank the Speaker for giving me the privilege to move the motion and the executive in council, the governor, has started working on how to find a lasting solution to that ocean surge. There are so many motions I have been able to move. About nine motions I have been to move in Lagos State House of Assembly.”
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