Faleke: The Need For Continuity Of Service

HON EDWARD SAMUEL ARAGBONFOH JP

It was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism, Mahatma Gandhi, who said, “Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other”. American writer, Og Mandino, on his own submitted that we should always render more and better service than is expected of us no matter what the tasks might be.

It is on record that Ikeja Federal Constituency have had Hon Beckley, Hon Tugbobo(RIP), Hon Odulana as past representatives of the constituency but Hon James Abiodun Faleke has continued to stand out. JAF as he is popularly known enjoys lots of goodwill from party leaders and majority of the party members based on his unique qualities as a core party loyalist.

British musician and author, Douglas Adams, said that to give real service we must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money. Over the years, Hon Faleke has remained a servant leader, a dependable, trusted and reliable team player and worthy representative of the people who had added things that cannot be bought or measured with money in the constituency.

Since it is said that the reward for work well done is more work, Hon Faleke is therefore in the race for another term as the peoples representative in the Green Chambers. His bid for reelection received a great boost recently with the endorsement by party leaders and stakeholders in the Ikeja Federal Constituency which included the APC National Zonal Women Leader (Southwest), Chief Mrs. Kemi Nelson, and the three Council Chairmen making up Ikeja Federal Constituency: Mojeed Balogun (Ikeja Local Government Area); Babatunde Oke (Onigbongbon LCDA) and Julius Oloro (Ojodu LCDA).

Other leaders who equally endorsed him included: Dr Abayomi Finnih; Cardinal James Odunmbaku; Babatunde Ogala; Chief Funsho Ologunde; Chief Ebenezer Akinbolade; Tayo Ayinde; Hon Niyi Oyemade; Kehinde Akinola; Idowu Osuolale Obasa; Dr. Adesola Taiwo; Wale Okesola and Alhaja Iyabo Akerele (APC chairperson, Onigbongbo LCDA), Alhaji M.A. Akintola; Prince Tunji Adams, A.O. Sawyer; Idowu Obasa; Alhaja Ogun; Alhaja Abioro; Alhaja Ayanbadejo; Alhaji Dally Adeokun (Ikeja APC chairman); Mr. Ajakaiye (Ojodu LCDA APC chairman); ward chairmen, past and serving councillors.

According to the leaders, Faleke had offered effective and quality representation in the Green Chamber and deserved another term to consolidate his achievements.

“The experience of Hon Abiodun James Faleke is highly needed to ensure that Ikeja Federal Constituency is effectively represented at the National Assembly,” the stakeholders said.

Listed are some of the notable achievements of the respected lawmaker:

A. He facilitated the employment, appointment and enlistment of well of over 35 unemployed persons in his constituency into various Federal/State agencies, Boards and Parasatals.

He equally sponsored several interested persons for vocational trainings and also assisted in paying tuition fees of some undergraduates in tertiary institutions.

B.  *Provision of Boreholes in*:
*Alausa Police station,
*Adesina str, Ikeja, *Mosafejo,Onigbongbo
*Adekunle village, Adeniyi Jones,
*Yakoyo market.

C. *Provision of Transformers in*:
*Oluyemi Erinoso str, Aguda
*Ogunsola str, Aguda
*Araromi str, Akiode
*Ajao rd, Obanta str, Ikeja
* Adesina str  Oke ira
*Jogunosinmi str

D. *Provision of Solar Powered street lights in*:
*Olorunfunmi str, Olusosun
*Olaleke Taiwo str, Ojodu
*Yetunde Morgan str Ojodu
*Alhaji Jimoh str, Adekunle village, Ikeja
*Ishola Bello Str Akiode.. Ikeja

E. *He  Facilitated the following*:
*Construction of three blocks of classrooms in Ogba Primary school.
*The construction of three blocks of classrooms in Onilekere junior secondary school.
*The construction of Pedestrian bridge in Berger and Onilekere.
*The reconstruction of the Lagos/Ibadan expressway.

F. *Some notable bills and Motion moved by Hon Faleke during the plenary sessions of the House of representatives*

*NYSC ACT AMENDMENT BILL: To provide life insurance coverage for NYSC members
* University of Lagos Act (Amendment) bill on reconstitution of the governing board of the university.
*Eastern Development commission bill.
* National broadcasting commission act (Amendment) bill
*Chartered institute of auctioneers of Nigeria bill
*Western development commission bill
*Code of conduct bureau and tribunal (Amendment) bill on the decentralization of the CCB courts.
*motion on The Prohibition of the sale and use of military uniforms.
*The construction/rehabilitation of Lagos Ibadan  expressway
*motion on the need to put on hold the reintroduction of toll gates on federal roads
..*motion on the need to clamp down on over 1400 illegal  border routes to curb insurgency.
*Need for review of the cost of the Unified Tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) application .form.
*Need to investigate  the handling of import duty revenue,waivers and bonds on import duties collected by the Nigeria customs service from 2010 to date.
* Need to bail out ailing industries to enable them absorb the teeming unemployed .graduates.
* Need to address the ecological catastrophe and humanitarian crises in the lake chad basin.
*Need to construct more pedestrian bridges on major highways in the FCT.

G. Empowerment, vocational trainings and free health outreach for constituents. The beneficiaries cut across the wards in the constituency were full of gratitude for gesture from the lawmaker.

With these and many other achievements of Hon James Faleke in view, there is then the need for him to be allowed to continue to blaze the trail in the delivery of the dividends of democracy to the good people of Ikeja Federal Constituency.

J.A.F…service to the people!