The former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Monday organized a mega empowerment programme for residents of the three senatorial districts of Ogun state, with focused more on artisans and students
Penpushing reports that, the empowerment took place at Alake playing ground in Abeokuta, with thousands of beneficiaries smiling home on receipt of various items handed over to them to better their lots
The former Governor personally distributed some of the items which include 2, 000 units of grinding machines; 2, 000 units of sewing machines; 500 units of laptops and desk top computers to students; 500 units of 5kva electricity transformers; 500 units of 2. 5KVA electricity generators and 100 mini buses among others
Penpushing further reports that the empowerment programme designed for one week attracted beneficiaries drawn from across all the wards in the three senatorial districts in a ratio of 60 percent politicians and 40 percent beneficiaries with no political affiliation with Amosun’s political party; the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in his speech at the flag off, however, disclosed that he extended his empowerment programme beyond his senatorial districts to compensate the beneficiaries for their previous love and supports for him over the years when he was the Governor of the state.
Penpushing also reports that, Amosun explained that he was not oblivious of his primary responsibilities to his constituents, adding that he has a support base that cut across his senatorial district, hence his resolve to touch other senatorial districts.
“One novel thing about what we aredoing today is that we are not limiting this to just Ogun Central even though Ogun Central will have more because I represent Ogun Central, but I know we have our people as well in the East and West’, he said.
‘Though Ogun East and West have their own Senators and they have been giving their people things, but I’m doing this in the Central and I felt that I should extend that courtesy to our people in Ogun West and East.’,Amosun added
“It is not only the people of Ogun Central that have been supporting me since, our people from Ogun West and East have also been supporting our course and I feel they should also benefit from this empowerment programme’.
“We are distributing 2,000 numbers of grinding machines, 2,000 numbers of sewing machines, 500 numbers of deep freezers, 500 5kva generators and 500 laptop and desktop computers for our students and we are distributing 100 buses to every ward”, Amosun stated.
Penpushing reports that, he however, added that he has distributed 68 transformers, 540 solar streetlights, 48 boreholes, 440 hospital beds and renovated blocks of classrooms as part of his constituency project.
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