Former Governor Ibikunle Amosun and a Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District at the Red Chamber, on Monday explained that he extended his empowerment programme beyond his Senatorial Districts to compensate them for their support for him over the years.
Amosun stated this during the flag off of a week-long mega empowerment programme in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Amosun distributed 2,000 units of grinding machines, 2,000 units of sewing machines, 500 units of laptop/desk top computers to students, 500 units of 5kva generators, 500 generators and 100 mini buses.
But in what appeared to be a shift from the norm, Amosun extended the empowerment items to other constituents in Ogun West and Ogun East Senatorial Districts.
Explaining why he extended the gesture to other constituencies, Amosun said although he represents Ogun Central Senatorial District, his supporters cut across other districts.
“One novel thing about what we are doing today is that we are not limiting this to just Ogun Central even though Ogun Central will have more because I represent Ogun Central, but I know we have our people as well in the East and West, though Ogun East and West have their own Senators and they have been giving their people things, but I’m doing this in the Central and I felt that I should extend that courtesy to our people in Ogun West and East.
“It is not only the people of Ogun Central that have been supporting me since, our people from Ogun West and East have also been supporting our course and I feel they should also benefit from this empowerment programme.
“We are distributing 2,000 numbers of grinding machines, 2,000 numbers of sewing machines, 500 numbers of deep freezers, 500 5kva generators and 500 laptop and desktop computers for our students and we are distributing 100 buses to every ward,” Amosun said.
Amosun added that he has distributed 68 transformers, 540 solar streetlights, 48 boreholes, 440 hospital beds and renovated blocks of classrooms as part of his constituency project.
