The senator representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Adeniyi Adegbonmire, on Sunday, said constituency representation should not be measured solely by the number of physical projects located in individual communities, insisting that his interventions cut across the six local government areas in the district.
Adegbonmire stated this in reaction to claims that Ijare in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State had been excluded from his constituency interventions.
This was contained in a statement from the media office of the senator, signed by Marthins Fasusi, who said such claims were either borne out of ignorance of the senator’s constituency programmes or an attempt to create a false narrative about his representation.
He said his constituency interventions cut across the six local government areas in the district, with programmes covering empowerment, agriculture, education, healthcare, youth development and infrastructure.
Fasusi in the statement cited the Renewed Hope Mega Empowerment Programme as one of the senator’s major interventions, saying thousands of constituents had benefited from various economic empowerment items.
He listed the items distributed to include tricycles, motorcycles, refrigerators, generators, grinding machines, sewing machines, hairdryers, educational materials and financial assistance.
He stressed that beneficiaries were drawn from across the senatorial district, adding that sons and daughters of Ijare were among those who benefited from the programme.
He further explained that the senator had prioritised youth empowerment and job creation through efforts to facilitate employment opportunities for youths from Ondo Central in Federal Government agencies, the Nigeria Police Force, paramilitary organisations and other public institutions.
According to Fasusi, youths from Ijare and other parts of Ifedore had also benefited from skills acquisition programmes and the distribution of start-up kits aimed at enabling beneficiaries to establish sustainable livelihoods.
He highlighted the senator’s intervention in agriculture, particularly his facilitation of fertiliser distribution to farmers’ associations across Ondo Central, as well as training and the provision of agro-allied inputs to farmers.
“Being a farming community, Ijare stands to benefit significantly from these agricultural interventions. The senator facilitated the distribution of fertilisers to Farmers Associations across Ondo Central as part of efforts to boost agricultural production and food security.
“He also facilitated training and the supply of agro-allied products to farmers, helping farmers improve their productivity and access the inputs required for better agricultural output, where Ijare farmers were also not left out,” he said.
