The House of Representatives member representing Ekiti West/ Efon/ Ijero Federal Constituency, Hon. Omowumi Ogunlola, has empowered 120 aged people as part of the programmes lined up for her constituents.
Ogunlola also commissioned two blocks of 12 classrooms at Okemesi Grammar School, Okemesi Ekiti in Ekiti West Local Government Area and a modern hall in Ijero-Ekiti, Ijero Local Government Area of the state.
The All Progressives Congress lawmaker explained that the projects she delivered were conceptualised to boost education and make learning conducive for her people, while also promoting unity among members of the APC and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as well as non-partisan individuals.
“The old people are vulnerable and that was why I decided to lift them with N10,000 each to meet their immediate needs. They are no longer active as they used to be, so we need to support them.
“I had earlier distributed WAEC materials to some selected students in my constituency to help scholarship and better their studies while the school I built was meant to create environment that will be conducive for learning,” Ogunlola stated.
Lending her voice on the strike embarked on by Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria and Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), which has grounded activities of the two arms of government, the lawmaker appealed to the executive to treat the Judiciary and Legislature as partners.
She advised state governors to work harmoniously with the two arms to develop the country’s democracy, noting that the constitution is very explicit on their interdependent but distinct roles.
She therefore condemned the nonchalant attitude of citizens and custodians of the laws in making laid down rules applicable to all and sundry.
The Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Biodun Oyebanji, described the lawmaker as a worthy representative of the people, while applauding her for not neglecting any town in the federal constituency.