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  • ‘Discharge your civic responsibility’

    The lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Bamidele Baderinwa has urged the electorate to remain committed to Nigeria’s project.

    Baderinwa, who is also an All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate for  the federal constituency said the postponement of the 2019 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) by one week should not discourage them.

    The lawmaker who spoke to reporters in Ero, Ifedore local government noted that democracy has come to stay in Nigeria hence the need for every eligible voter to remain committed to discharging their civic responsibility.

    He opined that the Electoral body would not in any way do what could truncate the nation’s democracy.

    He said “I believe INEC decision will be in the best interest of all Nigerians because I know the body also believe in moving the Nation forward”

    “Nigerians, particularly the electorate should not relent but remain steadfast at ensuring things are done right”.

    The lawmaker however called on INEC to ensure that already supplied electoral materials are kept in safe custody ahead of Saturday and March 9 rescheduled dates for the elections.

    Baderinwa also charged security agencies to be up and doing at discharging their duties in the attempt to safeguard the integrity of the nation.

     

  • ‘Politics not for wealthy people alone’

    A Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ondo state, Gbenga Fapohunda said politics should be for all and sundry and not for few influential people in the society.

    Besides, he said the 2019 general elections should allow Nigerians the opportunity to pick their choice.

    Fapohunda spoke with reporters at the weekend shortly after declaring his intention to run the House of Representatives race at the lower chamber for Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency.

    He said “there would be a change in the manner people practice politics in the country which has promoted corruption to a higher pedestal.

    According to him, “I am contesting under the platform of ADC as a new party,and not old party in a new bottle.ADC is populated by people of high integrity. It is a credible alternative political party in Nigeria that can move the nation forward”.

    He expressed optimism that he would win the House of Representatives because he would be there to serve and not to make money.

    Fapohunda however advised the electorate not to sell their conscience,stressing that they should stand by their votes in the forthcoming general elections.

    He urged the people of Ilara-mokin,his home town to support his aspiration for the upliftment of the constituency.

  • Lawmaker urges strict implementation of 2018 budget

    Lawmaker urges strict implementation of 2018 budget

    Strict compliance and proper implementation of 2018 budget will sustain economic growth and reduce the present hardship occasioned by high level of poverty in the country.

    The lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Bamidele Baderinwa said the presentation of the 2018 appropriation bill to the joint National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in appropriate time will accelerate quick implementation of the budget.

    The legislator noted that though the timely presentation of the 2018 budget proposal was good but its proper implementation must be strictly followed.

    He said “It is not enough to present the budget early but Ministries, Agencies and Departments must be up to the task on the implementation of the budget”.

    According to him, the 2016 and 2017 budgets were not fully implemented, stressing that the development often lead to underdevelopment and affected the economy.

    He said “The masses also bear the brunt, as so many other things will left unattended to on the side of the government”.

    The lawmaker called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be more proactive and sensitive to issues bothering on national development.

    He emphasized that the president ought to have taken certain decisions in the overall interest of Nigerians.

    Baderinwa said Nigerians who voted for the APC await purposeful action, as they complained of the change mantra because of economic hardship.

    The Ondo lawmaker lamented the situation where Nigerians no longer ‘live at ease’ and comfortable with government policies which had not better their life.

    He charged President Buhari to be awake to the responsibility of good governance now that his health has stabilised in order to regain the trust of the people.

    The lawmaker urged the President to gear up and play true party politics and governance towards steering the wheel of progress of the country in the right direction.

    Baderinwa pleaded that the President should live up to expectations of Nigerians by applying political will to resolve all pending corruption allegations.

    He said all the anti-corruption agencies should be empowered to take lawful and decisive action against corrupt personalities in order to repose confidence in these institutions.

     

  • No plan to recall Ondo Rep – APC

    No plan to recall Ondo Rep – APC

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo state has said there is no plan to recall the lawmaker representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, Bamidele Baderinwa as being agitated by some youths.

    The group under the aegis of the Idanre/Ifedore Youth Coalition said last week that it had begun to mobilise the people of the constituency to start the process of recalling the lawmaker.

    The group alleged that Baderinwa had abandoned the federal constituency for a long time and that he had not made any positive impact in the lives of his constituents since his representation in the National Assembly.

    But the APC youth leader in Ifedore,  Adewale Adekunle, said at a news conference in Akure, the state capital, that there was nothing like mobilizing the people of the constituency for the purpose of recalling the lawmaker.

    Adewale, who described the group as faceless, said the people of the constituency were satisfied with the achievements of Baderinwa and there was no reason to recall him.

    He said: “We wish to state clearly that Bamidele has not defaulted on giving our constituency its deserved quality representation at the National Assembly. He has neither abandoned his people nor the constituency.

    “He visits the constituency regularly and operates two functional constituency offices, one at Idanre and the other at Ifedore, where complaints are collated and attended to. There are evidences of his projects and philanthropic activities across the constituency.”

    The APC youth leader enumerated the projects executed by the lawmaker as the electrification of Aba Aro Community in Ifedore; grading and maintenance of roads, provision of motorized boreholes, distribution of cocoa pesticides and cash to 300 farmers and empowerment of aged people in the constituency with cash donations.

    Others included donation of two Hilux Vans to the Divisional Police Headquarters in the Constituency, wheel chairs and cash to physically challenged people and yearly presentation of cars as gifts to  people in the Constituency.

    According to Adewale, the lawmaker has also built a block of classrooms at Ikota Community Primary School in Ifedore and sponsored over 500 youths for training in vocational education and small and medium scale enterprises.

    He alleged that APC’s detractors were the sponsors of the group, saying their aim was to weaken the popularity of the party in the federal constituency.

    He said: “The youth group is unknown in our federal constituency. As the APC youth leader, I know all the youth groups in the constituency. This one calling for the recall of Baderinwa is faceless and fake.

    “There is nothing like starting the process of recalling our representative in the National Assembly. The main objective of the sponsors of the faceless group is to undermine the popularity of our party in the federal constituency by casting the lawmaker in bad light.

    “We also gathered that some prominent members of our party in the constituency were the sponsors of the faceless group because of the politics of 2019. We are not sure yet. But if what we have gathered about them is true, we urge them to desist.

    “These people should realize that by feeding the public wrong information about any member of APC holding public office because of 2019 politics is as good as destroying the strength of the party. Our unity will always remain the strength of our party.”