The lawmaker representing Lagos-Central in the Senate, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, says the Eighth Senate will not disappoint Nigerians.
According to a statement by her media aide, Maxwell Adegbenro, on Sunday, Tinubu made the promise on Saturday during a meeting with the All Progressives Congress ward leaders in the Yaba Local Government Area of the state.
The senator, while thanking the party’s leaders for their support during the last elections, promised to continue the empowerment programme she started in 2011.
She said, “Words cannot quantify the support I have received from the members of this constituency. It is my belief that we have achieved so much with the first four-year mandate given to me by my constituents, and I feel the need to do more. This is, indeed, a very critical time for our nation but I strongly believe we shall, irrespective of distraction and overzealousness of some people, fulfil the change.
“The 8th Senate shall witness lots of activities for the benefit of the people as promised and we shall not fail. This will not go without the knowledge of our party leaders; that is why we have decided to sustain some of our programmes, including our quarterly town hall meetings, the youth empowerment and skills acquisition scheme, petty trader empowerment capital scheme and the initiative for the elderly citizen. It is our duty to be accountable and responsible to our constituents.”
The senator presented 220 West African Senior School Certificate Examination forms to the leaders to be distributed to the youths, and also awarded scholarship to six undergraduates selected by the New Era Foundation.
She said, “As leaders, I charge you to be accountable and open; show the people kindness. It is practically irresponsible and unacceptable to neglect the people in these trying times. With them lies the power; that is what the party has been preaching.”
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