My Best Is Yet To Come – Senator Adeola Yayi Assures Ogun West Constituents

“As happened during the last empowerment exercise, I have facilitated the requisite training of over 20,000 youths, men and women in the area of ICT and in various skills acquisition and entrepreneurship preparatory to some of their empowerment today. Beneficiaries will be going home with appropriate equipment for practicing their acquire skills and trades as well as some cash grants for their new business or to expand their trades as in the case of market women and men.”

“As it is today, a solid foundation for the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR administration has been laid and we are beginning to see the first fruits of its faithful, albeit sometimes discomforting implementation of some of its reforms. I was fully involved in the foundation laying, particularly at the legislative arm of the government. As it is, my constituents can attest to the benefit of the Renewed Hope Agenda in our senatorial district and beyond in the projects I have been able to facilitate in less than 2 years as will be presented below.”

“Going forward let me quickly give a summary report of the journey so far in less than 2 year of representation in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly.  I was appointed the Chairman of the all-important Appropriations Committee of the Senate and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence. I am also a member of eleven Senate Committees namely; Marine Transport, Ecology and Climate Change, Public Accounts, Works, Finance, Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Health, FCT, Upstream Petroleum, Constitutional Amendment, Agriculture Colleges and Institutions, SDGs, NDDC and Agriculture Production, Services and Rural Development.”

“On the floor of the Senate, I am an active contributor to debates of motions and bills. In particular and pursuant of my some of electoral promises, I have so far presented three motions for the consideration of the Senate namely; (1.) “Motion on the Urgent Need to Suspend Restriction Order Placed on Supply of Fuel to Border Communities” (2.) “Motion on the Urgent Need for Palliative Repairs and Total Reconstruction of Lagos -Ota- Abeokuta Express Road” (3) “Motion on the Urgent Need to Address the False Allegation Against the Senate and the Presidency on the 2024 Appropriation Act by Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central)”. All the motions were passed into Resolutions of the Senate for action by the executive with the last resulting in the suspension of Senator Ningi for a month.”

“In the area of law making, I have sponsored 10 bills to the Senate namely:(1) “ Nigeria Railway Corporation Act(Amendment) Bill, 2023” (SB.9), (2) “Federal College of Geological and Cement Studies, Iselu, Yewa North, Ogun State(Establishment) Bill, 2023” (SB.109), (3) “Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) Act (Amendment) Bill 2023” (SB.265), (4) “Bill for an Act to Establish Federal University of Technology, Ilaro, 2023”, (5) “Bill for An Act to Amend National Commission for Women Act, CAP N23, LFN 2004”, (6) “Bill for An Act to Amend the Niger Delta Development Commission Act No.6, 2000”, (7) “ Bill for An Act to Establish the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria, 2023”, (8) “National Institute for Border Studies, Imeko, Ogun State (Establishment) Bill” 2024, (9) “Bill for National Energy Bill, 2024(SB.386) and, (10) “ Bill for Agricultural Processing Zones (Establishment), 2024, (SB.367). The bill on the Chartered Institute of Accountants in Nigeria, ICAN, has passed ‘through public hearing and it’s report to the Senate for passage is being awaited while the bill on Federal College of Geological and Cement Studies Iselu, Yewa North has passed Second Reading and is ready for public hearing at the committee stage. Happily, the bill for the Upgrade of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro to University of Technology, Ilaro has been passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives and is awaiting presidential assent to make the university a reality. Other bills are in various stages of legislative scheduling and treatment having passed first reading stage or awaiting listing.”

“In the area of infrastructural projects facilitation in the five Local Government Areas of Ogun West Senatorial District, many milestones have been reached in terms of completion of projects in the area of construction of Roads, School Buildings, ICT Centres, Healthcare Facilities, Markets, Police Stations, Town Halls, Solar Light and Supply of Transformers. As at present 272 infrastructure projects have been completed or ongoing with  majority of these put to use across the length and breath of Ogun West Senatorial District LGAs. This number exclude those I have assisted in facilitating in the two other senatorial districts of Ogun State.”

“Specifically, in Imeko Afon LGA I have facilitated the following projects in different sectors in less than 2 years as follows:

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

1. Construction and Asphalting of Afon Township Road, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

2. Construction and Asphalting of Area 5 to Immigration Junction Road, Imeko.(COMPLETED)

3. Construction and Asphalting of Aitedo Road Ilara, Imeko-Afon (COMPLETED)

4. Construction and Asphalting of Ilara – Ilashe Road, Imeko-Afon (ONGOING)

5. Construction and Asphalting of Sabo Babalawo Road, Owode, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

6. Construction and Asphalting of Igbo Ifa Road, Imeko (COMPLETED)

7. Construction and Asphalting of Oke Irepodun, Abule Aje Road Babalawo, Owode Afon, Imeko-Afon(ONGOING)

8. Construction and Asphalting of Onimeko Palace Road, Imeko(ONGOING)

9. Construction and Asphalting of Obalabi Street, Afon, Imeko Afon(ONGOING)

10. Construction and Asphalting of Imeko Iwoye Road,Section 1, (6km) Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

11. Construction and Asphalting of Imeko Iwoye Road, Section 2(2km) Imeko Afon (ONGOING)

12. Construction and Asphalting of Idofa Township Road, Imeko Afon.(COMPLETED)

SOLAR STREET LIGHT INSTALLATION

Procurement and Installation of All in One Solar Street Light in Owode Obada, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

Procurement and Installation of All in One Solar Street Light in Imeko Township Road, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

Procurement and Installation of All in One Solar Street Light in Afon Township Road, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

Procurement and Installation of All in One Solar Street Light in Area 5/ Immigration Junction, Imeko (COMPLETED)

Procurement and Installation of All in One Solar Street Lights in Iwoye Township (COMPLETED)

Procurement and Installation of All in One Solar Street Lights in Ilara Ultra-Modern Market (COMPLTED)

Procurement and Installation of All in One Solar Street Lights in Babalawo Road, Owode. Afon(COMPLETED)

Procurement and Installation of all in one Solar lights in Idofa (COMPLETED)

Procurement and Installation of all in one Solar lights in Imeko Iwoye Road (COMPLETED)

Procurement and Installation of all in one Solar lights in Ilara Township Road (COMPLETED).”

“PROVISION OF TRANSFORMERS

Procurement and Energization of 500kva Transformer to Ilara Ogudo Central CDC, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

 Procurement and Energization of 500kva Transformer to Oke Ola Area CDC, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

Procurement and Energization of 500kva Transformer to Wasimi Okuta CDA, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

Procurement and Energization of 500kva Transformer to Afintedo Community, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

Procurement and Energization of 500kva Transformer to Iyana Jide Owode Afon Development Association Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

Procurement and Energization of 500kva Transformer to Oju Ilu CDA, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

Provision and Energization of 500kva Transformer to Aseleke CDA, Imeko Afon(COMPLETED)

Procurement and Energization of 500kva Transformer in Idofa.(COMPLETED).”

“NEW TRANSFORMERS FOR COLLECTION TODAY

500kva/33 Transformer for Kessan Community Owode Afon.

500kva/11 Transformer for Olateju Community Rounda

500kva/11 Transformer for Oyekan Street Adeun Adeoti

500kva Transformer for Oke Elefun CDA Abule Fulani Imeko.

SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

1. Construction of A block of 12 Classrooms with Staff Room and Library at Imeko Comprehensive College, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

2. Construction of A block of 12 Classrooms with Staff Room and Library at Community High School Afon, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

3. Construction of A block of Classrooms at AUD Primary School, Imeko(ONGOING)

4. Construction of A block of Classrooms at Community High School Ilara, Imeko-Afon (ONGOING)

ICT CENTERS

1. Construction of Ultramodern ICT Center at Nazareth High school Imeko, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

2. Construction of Ultramodern ICT Center at Obada Grammar School Obada, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE (PHC)

1. Construction of Primary Healthcare Centre at General Hospital, Imeko, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

2. Construction of Moriwi Primary Healthcare Center, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

3. Construction of Atapele Primary Healthcare Centre, Atapele, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

4. Construction of Ilara Primary Healthcare Centre Ilara, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

MARKET CONSTRUCTION

1. Construction of Ultramodern Ilara Market, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

2. Construction of Obada Ultramodern Market, Obada, Imeko-Afon(ONGOING)

3. Construction of Imeko Ultramodern Market Imeko-Afon(ONGOING)

POLICE STATION CONSTRUCTION

1. Construction of Iwoye Police Station, Imeko-Afon(COMPLETED)

CONSTRUCTION OF TOWNHALL

1. Construction of Owode Ultramodern Hall, Owode, Imeko-Afon (COMPLETED)

“The Scholarship and Bursary Board comprising of eminent academics and intellectuals for the senatorial district that I established for yearly awards have so far benefited 5392 with 3892 going to benefit a few days from now. The awards sum ranges from N100,000 to N200,000 for bursary and scholarship respectively. Similarly, in less than two years, I empowered 15,000 Market Women and Men with a cash grant ranging from N50,000 to N75,000 each with 2000 of this number coming from Imeko Afon LGA. Some of these beneficiaries are our people in the two other senatorial district’s markets. In due course, I look forward to all members of Market Women and Men Association in the senatorial district benefiting from this financial support scheme.

In the area of employment at the federal levels, I have facilitated employment for over 100 constituents at the National Assembly, TETFUND, Fire Service, the Nigeria Police, FAAN, Federal Medical Centres, FRSC and other agencies.   I am expecting more from other agencies in due course with their ongoing recruitment process.

But as a stop gap measure to provide gainful self-employment and means of livelihood for our people, I have embarked on the training of women and youths in entrepreneurship development, skills acquisition and today we are going to empower some of them with equipment and start up grants while others will receive only start up grants to start practicing their skills and earning incomes.”

“The target is for gainful self-employment for youths and women irrespective of tribe, religion or political affiliations in Ogun West. As a legislator of over 22 years at state and federal level, I have made it of paramount importance to ensure that as many youths and women as possible are given requisite skills and empowered to establish them in gainful self-employment. In our present situation, in addition to good education, skills of various kinds are advantages in generating income and combating rising employment and under-employment.

Towards this end, many trainings for skills acquisition, entrepreneurship development and ICT as well as empowerment with equipment are ways that I achieve effective representation. To the glory of God, tens of thousands have benefited from these programmes facilitated by me and making a modest living out of their acquired skills and trades.”

“Today, in conjunction with Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan, Federal Cooperative College, Oji River, Micheal Imodu Labour Centre, Federal College of Fishery and Marine Technology, SMEDAN, NCAM and National Productive Centre, a segment of the 20,000 trained participants in their preferred vocations will be empowered with equipment and grants across the 5 LGAs of Ogun West with the following items dedicated to Imeko -Afon beneficiaries as follows:

10 Mini Buses

37 Tricycles

50 Motor Cycles

60 Welding Machines

80 Deep Freezers

28 Generators

61 Vulcanizing Machines

107 Grinding Machines

399 Sewing Machines

12 Embroidery Machines

85 Hair Dressing Equipment

100 Entrepreneurship (Cash Grant)

239 Bricklaying (Cash Grant)

28 Barbing Equipment

542 School Bags

1,428 Exercise Books

4,285 Textbooks

28 Makeup Kits

168 Catering Equipment

“It is my hope that many of the participants to be empowered here will soon be in the business of generating income for themselves. Let me state that beneficiaries of these training programme and empowerment were selected devoid of any partisan considerations with utmost consideration for trade groups while some major stakeholders were given opportunities to nominate beneficiaries as deemed fit. We also ensured that there was even spread across all the 5 LGAs of Ogun West as what is distributed here today will be replicated in variegated form in all the other LGAs of Ogun West and other areas.”

“I will continue to deliver effective representation as a legislator in this era of Renewed Hope Agenda as I look forward to further service for the benefit of my people, my state and nation at large. I congratulate all the beneficiaries of this programme and urge them to diligently apply the skills learnt in course of their training for their socio-economic advancement of themselves and indeed the advancement in the society. The slogan is start small and grow big. Please shun the temptation of selling empowerment equipment for quick cash that will that will end up in unproductive frivolities and misplaced priorities” Senator Adeola Yayi concluded.

Highpoint of the event was the presentation of equipment to trained constituents with startup grants.