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From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta
Former Ogun State governor and the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Ogun East in 2023, Gbenga Daniel, has declared that without autonomy of the local governments, the needed development would continue to elude the grassroots.
Daniel equally noted that if local governments were unable to enjoy financial autonomy and take steps to improve the lives of the people at the grassroots, the socio-economic fortunes of rural Nigerians would continue to remain poor.
He, however, pledged to push for the autonomy of local governments in Nigeria to enhance their capacity to deliver quality and effective governance at the grassroots, if he is elected as senator in the 2023 election.
Daniel, who stated this while speaking at Atan, the headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government Area, as part of his familiarization tour of the nine local government areas that make up Ogun East, also empowered the residents of Ijebu North East with sewing machines, grinding machines, cars and tractors, among other items.
Scholarships were also given to 10 indigent, who got a cheque of N100,000 each.
The former governor recalled that he was able to establish a healthcare facility in Atan when he was the state governor between 2003 and 2011, and pledged to convey the deplorable state of roads in the area to the appropriate quarters when he is elected to the National Assembly.
While seeking the support of the people of the local government for his senatorial ambition, Daniel said the job of a lawmaker is to facilitate Federal Government projects in senatorial districts and use the law-making process to bring about quality governance.
“In the last one week, we have been in this local government, we have toured all the nooks and crannies, we know what is happening here, we understand the condition of the roads, which is a big challenge and I want to assure you, we will let the powers that be know, and I am sure that something will be done very, very soon.
