2027: I’ll Attract Federal Projects To Ido/Ibarapa Federal Constituency — APC Candidate, Yusuff

The House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ido/Ibarapa Federal Constituency, Hon. Dr. Niyi Yusuff, has promised to attract federal presence and projects to the constituency if elected.

Hon. Yusuff made the pledge in Ibadan during an interview with oodua news in his office.

He commended the current occupant of the seat, Engr. Remi Oseni, for facilitating the Federal Medical Centre in Ido and for his grassroots-oriented development programmes which have impacted the people.

Hon. Yusuff said his legislative focus would include sponsoring and supporting bills for Local Government Autonomy to bring governance closer to the masses and ensure rapid development at the grassroots.

The House of Representatives hopeful also said he would prioritise financial assistance and support for women and traders through soft loans, grants and empowerment programmes to boost their businesses.

Noting that Ido/Ibarapa is largely agrarian, he promised to assist farmers with fertilizers, improved seedlings, farm inputs and mechanized farming equipment, and work for the reactivation of the Ido-Osun Irrigation project to create employment opportunities for the youth and ensure food security.

On education, he decried what he described as the failure of the present administration in the state to provide adequate teachers, quality schools and learning materials, promising that if elected, he would facilitate the deployment of teachers to grassroots schools, renovate dilapidated school buildings, provide free instructional materials and establish ICT centres for students.

Hon. Yusuff disclosed that during his tenure as Secretary to Ido Local Government, he employed teachers and provided an accessible transport system for local government staff.

He also pledged to attract employment opportunities for youths in federal parastatals and agencies, facilitate skills acquisition and vocational training in tailoring, barbing, hairdressing, ICT and welding, provide start-up kits for graduates of the programmes, and sponsor free JAMB and WAEC coaching and registration for indigent students.

Other promises highlighted by the candidate include: facilitating the rehabilitation of rural roads and provision of solar-powered streetlights and boreholes in communities across Ido and Ibarapa, Improving primary healthcare delivery by equipping health centres with drugs and modern facilities and facilitating free medical outreaches for the aged and vulnerabll and empowering widows, persons living with disabilities and the elderly through monthly stipends and support programmes .

He promised to consolidate on the achievements of the present occupier and provide quality, accessible and accountable representation.

Hon. Yusuff recalled that he once served as Education Secretary of Ido Local Government where he recruited teachers for schools at the grassroots, adding that his experience in administration has prepared him for effective legislative duties.

He advised the state government to pay more attention to the education sector and assured his constituents that he would not disappoint them if given the mandate.