Lawmaker donates tricycles, boats, others to constituents

By Elo Edremoda, Warri

The member representing Warri Federal Constituency, Chief Thomas Ereyitomi, has empowered 86 constituents with tricycles, boats, fishing nets and sewing machines.

The items were handed over to the beneficiaries at the weekend at Ugbuwangue community in Warri South Local Government of Delta State, as a zonal intervention constituency project.

Warri Federal Constituency is peopled by the ljaw, the Itsekiri and the Urhobo across Warri South, North and Southwest councils.

Ereyitomi said the donation, which is part of his campaign promises, will help reduce poverty among the constituents by making them business owners.

Urging the beneficiaries to utilise the items, he said the donation would reduce crime.

“To the beneficiaries, this is an opportunity to improve on your economic lives and activities. I, therefore, advise you to put the items given into proper use, just as I appreciate your support for about two years of representing you in the 9th Assembly.

“I will remain dogged and purposeful in attracting the dividends of democracy to Warri Federal Constituency.

“This empowerment will help mitigate youths’ restiveness and other related vices in the constituency and add value to the living standard of the people financially and socially.”

“I thank God for helping me to fulfil my campaign promises to my constituents. I assure you that better things will come as I remain focused and determined in delivering quality people’s oriented representation across the three Warri councils of our constituency,” Ereyitomi said.

He listed other projects earlier influenced in the constituency as a two-day free Google training, enrolment of over 200 students for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) and the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) free of charge.

Many Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) faithful attended the event.

The chairman of the ceremony and a PDP chieftain, Dr. Joseph Otumara, noted that the empowerment was first of its kind in the constituency.

Some of the beneficiaries, Gbubemi Etete, Cynthia Emomotimi, Isaac Jaro, Ochuko Maduku and Freeborn Obodo, thanked the legislator for the empowerment and enjoined the constituents to support him to ensure more delivery of the dividends of democracy.