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  • Ondo lawmaker begins construction of 26 boreholes

    Ondo lawmaker begins construction of 26 boreholes

    The lawmaker representing Akoko South East/ South West in the House of Representatives, Hon Adegboyega Adefarati, has begun the construction of 26 boreholes across the federal constituency.

    Villages to benefit include Akungba, Supare, Oba, Ikun, Oka Akoko, Epinmi, Isua, Ifira, Ipe and Ipesi among others.

    Adefarati assured his constituents  that the projects would be delivered before the end of this month.

    Adefarati said it was part of his promise to make portable water available to the people.

    He said it was difficult to accessing portable water due to topography of the area, adding that the boreholes were necessary to put smiles on the faces of the people.

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    “The borehole we are putting in place across communities are part of our promise made during electioneering campaign and this borehole is one of many projects to be executed in various communities” he said

    A community leader in Oka Akoko, Mrs Taiwo Agbaje, said the borehole project was unprecedented in the history of the community.

    He appealed to the people to ensure the good use of the borehole and to protect it from vandals.

  • Court sacks Ondo lawmaker as PDP candidate

    A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday ordered a Federal lawmaker, Bode Ayorinde, to stop parading himself as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming House of Representatives election.

    Ayorinde, who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) last year, is the incumbent member of the House of Representatives, representing Owo/Ose Federal Constituency of Ondo State.

    The court ordered the national secretariat of the PDP to remove Ayorinde’s name and send the name of Mr. Sodiq Obanoyen to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the candidate of the party.

    Obanoyen was said to have won the House of Representatives primary in the Owo/Ose Federal constituency, held in Owo in October. He reportedly scored 107 votes while Ayorinde polled 73 votes. But the party sent Ayorinde’s name to the INEC as its candidate for the election, while Obanoyen was disqualified by the party.

    Obanoyen challenged the action of the party at the court.

    The defendants are: the PDP, the chairman of the Ondo State PDP, Clement Faboyede, Ayorinde and the INEC.,as first, second, third and fourth defendants.

    Counsel to the third defendant (Ayorinde), Mr. Tolu Babaleye, in one of his prayers, asked the court to uphold the disqualification of the plaintiff on the grounds that Obanoyen did not resign his appointment as a legislative aide to Deputy Senate President Ike Ekeremadu before obtaining the form to contest. The lawyer said the action was against the party’s election guidelines.

    The plaintiff’s legal team, led by Remi Olatubora, presented the evidence that showed the appropriate resignation of its client to the court.

    Justice Abdul Dogo struck out the prayers of the first and third defendants for lack of merit. The court also held that the plaintiff duly tendered his resignation letter before obtaining the form and thereby qualified to contest the election.

    “The first defendant (PDP) is hereby ordered to forward the name of the plaintiff to the fourth defendant as the candidate of the first defendant in the election.

    “Also, the third defendant (Ayorinde) is hereby restrained from parading himself as the candidate of the first defendant in the election. The fourth defendant is hereby restrained from recognising the third defendant as the candidate of the first defendant in the election.”

    Olatubora hailed the court’s judgment, saying it confirmed that the judiciary was still working in the country,

    Ayorinde’s lawyer Tolu Babaleye said he would need to consult his client to determine the next line of action on the matter.

  • Partake actively in politics, Lawmaker urges women

    Women have been urged to actively participate in politics in order to capitalize on the 35 percent affirmative as promised by the All Progressives Congress APC-led administration.

    The lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives, Bamidele Baderinwa ( aka White) made the appeal while distributing various items to Womenfolk.

    These include deep freezer, Standard fridges and refrigerators of various sizes to over 100 women in Ero, Ifedore Local Government Area.

    Baderinwa who said such participation would avail women opportunities to advocate for what belongs to them in the political circle maintained that the beneficiaries deserved compensation based on their role in the 2015 general elections.

    He said, “The women had put in their best, they were fully on ground and engaged before and during the campaign both days and nights and also ensure our party emerged victorious at the polls”.

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    “Such efforts must be compensated so that others can emulate them in the future”.

    The wife of the lawmaker, who initiated the empowerment scheme, Mrs Felicia Baderinwa hailed the women for their patience and commitment during the electioneering process.

    Mrs Baderinwa urged them to do more in the coming general elections, noting that the initiative was meant to encourage women.

    She urged others in position of authority to appreciate women while advising them not to neglect their roles as wife and mothers at home.

    Two of the beneficiaries, Mrs Aro Fagite and Mrs Rachael Amininuola expressed joy on items received and promised to remain committed to the course of the donor which they would show through mobilizing for the victory of the APC in the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

    The event was attended by APC party leaders from Idanre and Ifedore local government areas of Ondo State.

  • College management lauds Ondo lawmaker.

    Delighted over the passage of the bill upgrading Adeyemi College of Education(ACE) Ondo to Federal University of Education by the Senate, the institution’s management has lauded the lawmaker representing Ondo Central senatorial district, Senator Tayo Alasoadura for facilitating the bill. The upper chamber last week Thursday passed the bill sponsored by the lawmaker into law.

    The college management led  by the Provost,Prof Olukoya Ogen visited the lawmaker in his Ijapo-Akure residence on to appreciate his gesture. Prof Ogen,who spoke on behalf of the chairman,Governing Council of the College,Prof Nathaniel Ohazurike noted that Senator Alasoadura played an active role at the Senate to ensure the passage of the bill. He said posterity would remember the lawmaker for his determination and courage on the new status of the college.

    Alasoadura said a demand to facilitate the passage of the bill was placed on him by his late wife, Mrs. Adetayo Alasoadura, who was an indigene of Ondo town. According to him, he had to lobby his colleagues to ensure the passage of the bill. He disclosed that efforts were on to also upgrade the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA) to a University for the benefit of the community.

     

  • Buhari deserves prayers, says Ondo lawmaker

    The lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Bamidele Baderinwa (aka White), at the weekend donated a block of classrooms to the management of Emmanuel Primary School at Ikota in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State.

    Baderinwa, who was represented by his political associate, Tunde Ogunlade, handed over the keys to the regent of the town, Princess Adunola Ajisafe.

    The lawmaker urged the school authority to use the classrooms well.

    He said they were built and equipped with teaching aids, chairs, tables and writing board to aid teaching and learning in a serene environment.

    Baderinwa said the new classrooms would make teaching and learning attractive to teachers and their pupils.

    The lawmaker assured his constituents of good representation.

    He urged them to continue to pray for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari for divine direction.

    This, the lawmaker noted, was better than raining abuses on them.

    He added: “The Nigerian leader deserves prayers and support from all and sundry for sustained development.”

    Princess Ajisafe thanked the lawmaker and the Oluwarotimi Akeredolu administration in the state and the Federal Government for working hard to make life comfortable for residents of the community.

    She urged the government to also pay attention to other areas in the community, such as roads, water and other infrastructural facilities.

    The school’s head teacher, Mrs Ayodele Taiwo and her assistant, Mrs Stella Bola Adetiloye, expressed appreciation to the lawmaker for his gesture.

    She said: “As Oliver Twist, we ask for more from our representatives to help us fix the leaking roof of old classrooms.

    “The new classrooms will assist us in many ways because the classroom is very conducive. We will be teaching them under a comfortable atmosphere. Our job will be much easier. We have been using chalk before but now we will be using markers.

    “We will not be teaching our pupils in the rain again because the roof of the old classroom has torn off and it leaks whenever it is raining.”

    The school’s Head Boy and the Head Girl, Destiny Agu and Ogedengbe Idowu, expressed delight over the presentation of the new classrooms for them.

    They said the new classrooms will help them to learn fast under a conducive atmosphere and guarantee a brighter future for pupils in the school.

  • 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.

     

  • Reps ‘ll promote unity, says Ondo lawmaker

    A member, of the House of Representatives, Hon  Bamidele Baderinwa, has said that the National Assembly will continue to make legislations that would promote the unity of the country.

    According to the lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore Constituency in Ondo State, the legislature played prominent roles in the nation building.

    Baderinwa, who spoke in his home town, Ero,  noted that lawmakers are duty bound to portray the interest of the electorate at the National Assembly.

    He emphasised that on resumption from the recess, they would be more energised and refreshed to deliver on the dividends of democracy to citizenry.

    His words: ”The moment we return from recess, we will be able to do more for our people that voted us and Nigeria will be better for it.

    “Let me assure you that we feel the pulse of Nigerians and we will ensure the Executive arm do the right things.”

    Baderinwa berated the situation where hate speeches to leadership have become the order of the day.

    He said: “It is not enough to start raining abuses on those at the helm of affairs, what they need is constructive criticism to aid them in their art of governance.

    “One need not take the leadership to the cleaner by embarking on hate speeches on electronic, print and social media to drive out points home.”

    The legislator noted that there are better ways of calling the attention of leaders to issues that bothered on the development of the country.

    He promised to continuously prioritise the interest of the people in his constituency.

    According to him, he would ensure that people in his constituency get the true value of dividends of democracy they craved for and not betray their trust.

     

  • Reps ’ll promote proactive legislation, says Ondo lawmaker

    THE lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Bamidele Baderinwa, has said that the National Assembly will continue to make legislations that would promote the unity of the country.

    Baderinwa, who spoke in his home town, Ero, in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, said the legislature played prominent roles in the nation building.

    He noted that lawmakers are duty bound to portray the interest of the electorate at the National Assembly and that they would be more energised and refreshed to deliver on the dividends of democracy to citizenry, on resumption from the recess.

    His words: “The moment we return from recess, we will be able to do more for our people that voted us and Nigeria will be better for it. Let me assure you that we feel the pulse of Nigerians and we will ensure the executive arm do the right thing.”

    Baderinwa decried the growing incidence of hate speech, adding: “It is not enough to start raining abuses on those at the helm of affairs; what they need is constructive criticism to aid them in their art of governance.

    “One need not take the leadership to the cleaners, by embarking on hate speeches on electronic, print and social media, to drive our point home.”

    The legislator said there are better ways of calling the attention of leaders to issues that bothered on development of the country.

    He promised to continuously prioritise the interest of the people in his constituency. He promised to ensure that people in his constituency would get the true value of dividends of democracy they crave for and not betray their trust.

     

  • Ondo lawmaker empowers constituents

    Ondo lawmaker empowers constituents

    The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Tayo Alasoadura, has donated thousands of naira to some indigenes of Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State.

    Alasoadura, who is the senator representing Ondo Central in the National Assembly, said the gesture was part of activities marking his two years in office.

    He said: “The disbursement is to enable the beneficiaries start small scale businesses, which will help them cater for their immediate families and reduce hunger.”

    The senator recalled that last December, he distributed tricycles, grinding machines, motorcycles and sewing machines to residents of the senatorial district.

    Alasoadura said he also provided six solar-powered boreholes in the six local government areas under the senatorial district in the last two years.

    He said: “In addition, we provided five transformers to boost power supply in Akure South and Akure North local government areas.”

    The former finance commissioner noted that the empowerment tools and cash would reduce suffering among his constituents.

    According to him, the bad economy has become unbearable, though the Senate was working on how to use legislative actions to ameliorate the challenges of the people.

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain promised quality representation and thanked his constituents for their support and loyalty.

    The Owa of Idanre, Oba Frederick Aroloye Arubiefin, who was represented by his wife, Olori Morenike Aroloye, hailed the senator for his gesture.