Former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala; the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Akin Oke , Senator Teslim Folarin, Hon. Segun Dokun Odebunmi and others on Thursday said they were delighted by the sterling performance of Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, representing Oyo North Senatorial District, thanking him for putting the interest of his constituents first.
The leadership of the party during the mega empowerment programme held at the New NYSC Orientation Camp in Iseyin, expressed satisfaction with the lawmaker’s programmes and projects, stressing that it is only in a party like the APC that such people-oriented programmes can be done.
Otunba Alao-Akala further described him as a worthy representative who should be emulated by other politicians.
Earlier in his welcome address, Senator Buhari who also chairs the Senate Committee on Land Transport said the mega empowerment programme will mark third of its kind since he was elected in 2015, adding that the programme was targeted towards empowering the constituents in various petty trading and helping the widows and most vulnerable with cash support.
The lawmaker stressed, ” Also, we are helping our students with laptops and bursaries to support their educational pursuit. I am doing this for the benefit of my constituents. Some people will benefit today. And this could be the only thing they will benefit in this democracy. So, I am proud that I am doing it.
“It is my aim to use these empowerment programmes to build an economic cycle where wealth can be circulated among the less privileged in my zone so as to move the state forward economically, reduce poverty among our people, make our communities more secured and most importantly strike a balance of feedback between electorates, the elected and given dividends of democracy”.
Buhari appealed to those who are yet to benefit from the series of his empowerment programmes to be patient and remain steadfast, just as he advised the lucky ones to make appropriate use of whatever item they benefited to advance their local earnings.
“Do not forget that this empowerment programme is a continuous one; someday, you will also be a beneficiary. There is no way you can satisfy your people. Even with this, there is no way you can satisfy them. But I am happy that some people will be happy today”, he added.
Reeling out his achievements in the last six years, the APC chieftain explained that he had sponsored 19 bills and 11 motions, which included a Bill for the establishment of a Federal University of Technology and Agriculture in Oke Ogun, aside other facilitated physical projects, trainings and employment opportunities into various federal government agencies. He, however expressed optimism that the bill will be signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, soon.
Senator Buhari thanked the leaders for their unflinching support and words of encouragement at all time.
No fewer than two thousand people from Oyo North Senatorial district benefited from the mega empowerment scheme , while the beneficiaries included students, artisans and traditional rulers, among others.
Items distributed are : 20 Saloon Cars, 270 Motorcycles, 600 Grinding Machines, 250 Sewing Machines, 100 Laptops, 80 Deep Freezers, 100 Pack Sprayer and Chemicals for farmers.
Others included cash support of 20,000 for 100 widows; cash support of 20,000 for 100 elders and most vulnerable; 20,000 Bursary for 100 students; 100,000 for ten selected youths and N10,000,000 to for selected communities.
