The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for Oyo Central Senatorial District in the forthcoming general election, Chief Luqman Oyebisi Ilaka has said that senatorial district has not gotten the effective representation it deserves in the last few years.
The former Chief of Staff to Governor Makinde said this while featuring on a radio program ‘Political Circuit’ on Saturday.
According to Ilaka, Oyo Central Senatorial District has consistently suffered from poor representation at the senate and those who have had the opportunity to serve and the present senator have not done enough to give the desired quality of representation.
Amongst the senators who had served in the senatorial district are Senator Ayoade Adeseun (2011-2015), Senator Monsurat Sunmonu (2015-2019), and the incumbent, Senator Teslim Folarin (2003-2011, 2019 till date).
Speaking on his plans to surpass the poor representation, Ilaka said ”I will be working with others to retool the constitution so that we can have a constitution that reflects the diverse aspirations of all Nigerians and also to maximize avenues to create opportunities for residents of Oyo Central.”
“I will also work to have a robust relationship with necessary agencies to attract federal projects to Oyo Central Senatorial zone.”
He further stated that the present Senator has done poorly in engaging federal agencies to execute projects in Oyo Central as there are no interactions whatsoever with relevant agencies thereby making federal facilities in Oyo Central Senatorial zone waste away.
On Makinde re-election bid, Ilaka who is also a legal luminary and a tax consultant said the governor will be going into the election on his on record as he has positively affected critical sectors of the state.
He stressed that Governor Seyi Makinde has achieved a lot in three years, and has a enough quality and tangible projects to point at. Projects and policies which have directly affected the lives of the people positively. He asserted that without doubt the present PDP administration in Oyo state led by Governor Seyi Makinde has done better than its predecessors.
