Kwara UDP governorship candidate to tackle acute poverty

Date: 2018-11-06

Mr Adetunji Oyabambi, the governorship candidate of the United Democratic Party (UDP) in Kwara has pledged to fight high rate of poverty in the state if elected in the 2019 general election.

Oyabambi made the pledge on Sunday on his arrival at the Ilorin International Airport ahead of 2019 general election.

According to him, a walk through the state capital has shown that people are bedridden with high poverty, hence the need to tackle it.

He described poverty as a state of mind that affected people's thinking about life.

He stated that the menace would be tackled through youths and women empowerment.

"Poverty of mind is the worst, when your mind is not stable, you will be thinking of a lot of things. "Like for instance, we walk through the state capital and saw poverty everywhere.

"But we will try as much as possible to curb it with the youth.

"We will try to empower youths, traders and widows to ensure everybody has something doing," he said.

Oyabambi lamented the deplorable state of infrastructure in the state, regretting that the construction of the diamond underpass at Garin Alimi which started more than two years ago had yet to be completed.

He promised to restore the lost glory of the state if given the opportunity to serve come 2019.

"Two years ago when I came home, the diamond underpass at Garin Alimi was ongoing and up till today, the project is yet to be completed.

"I met a lot of people in the rural areas asking them questions what can we do to develop the state. I talked with them; talk with my state chairman here and at the national level on how we can bring glory back to the state," he said.

The governorship candidate also promised to revamp the economy of the state through the resuscitation of moribund industries.

"My goal is to bring back all our industries in Kwara.

"Twenty-five years ago, we had industries like Tate and Lyle, Kwara textile and Okin Biscuits among others.

"But everything has folded up today. By the grace of God if we are empowered, we will bring them back," he said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

James Ayeni     Azeez Salawu     Oye Tinuoye     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Kwara Consultative Forum     Bola Sagaya     Isapa     Akanbi-Oke     Kubra Kazum     Doyin Awoyale     Mamatu Abdullahi     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Amusa Bello     Shehu Adaramaja     MMWG     Rafiu Ajakaye     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     IEDPU     Haliru Yahaya     Lafiagi     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Doyin Agbamu     Manzuma     Saliu Ajia     Yahaya Dumoye     Monsurat Omotosho     Okiki     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Onikijipa     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Student Learning Support Helpline     Azeez Bello     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Lai Mohammed     Akanji     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Dankaka     Alaaya     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Awwal Jawondo     Mamman Saba Jibril     Harrison Osauwagboe     Olusegun Adeniyi     Saad Omo\'ya     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Kisra     Fatimoh Lawal     Council Of The Wise     Amule     Timothy Akangbe     Sunday Otokiti     Ahman Pategi University     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Share-Tsaragi     Saba Jibril     Titus Ashaolu     Javed Khan     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Baruten     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Yusuf Ali     Gbajabiamila     Kale Ayo     All Peoples Party     Aremu Bose Deborah     Orire     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Ibrahim Abiodun     Afetu Of Alabe     Saad Omo Iya     Ibrahim Gambari     M.Y. Abdulrahaman    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Jumoke Gafar     Arandun     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Akanji     Musa Alhassan Buge     IYA ALFA NLA     Kayode Bankole     Radio SBS     Funmilayo Zubair     Hussein Olokooba     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     CELF     Umar Saro     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Saheed Popoola     Hussein Oloyede     Police Commissioner     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Omupo     Jide Oyinloye     Alimi     Federal Allocation     Sabi     LEAH Charity Foundation     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Alapansapa     Chief Of Staff     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Lawan     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Sidikat Akaje     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Sobi FM     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Moshood Mustapha     Kayode Laro     Zara Umar     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Kwara NIPR     NSCIA     Memunat Monsuma     Yusuf Ali     Sabi     Baruba     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Yomi Ogunsola     National Pilot     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Isau     Bankole Omishore     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Saliu Oluwole     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Isin     KWACOBPA     Ola Falade     Chief Imam Of Offa     IDPU     Tsaragi     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Matthew Okedare     Ahmed Alhasssan     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Kulende-UITH     Pategi     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Taofik Abdulkareem     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Muhammed Danjuma     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Tsaragi-Share