The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ido/Ibarapa East Federal Constituency in the 2019 elections, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela has vowed to hold regular public town hall meetings with the constituents.
Olowofela, who stated this during his visit to Awotan/Araro Community, Apete in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo state on Saturday, also pledged to have an open door policy to encourage open communication, feedback, and discussion about any matter of importance.
“It has becomes imperative for me to periodically render account of stewardship as well as interact with my constituents on diverse issues of governance. The town hall meeting will assist my resolve to run an all-inclusive government in which no one or segment of the society will be left behind, the House of Representatives candidate said.
Olowofela noted that the forum will also provide a steady platform for the constituents as well as other key stakeholders to be part of decision making process in the constituency.
“This, of course, is the haecceity of democracy. For any democratic system to be truly about the people, it is critical that every democratically elected lawmaker constantly relates with the citizens on key issues of governance”.
The ex- Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology stressed, “Without a doubt, the people remain the bedrock of democracy and as such it is critical that their views on government policies and programmes are carefully and systematically sought from time to time. With this, it will be easy to work out strategic means to determine ways of improving the quality of the citizenry’s social life”.
The former council boss, who averred that opinions of various stakeholders as well as resolutions would be helpful in assisting him to prioritise developmental plans across various sectors of the constituency, also added that, besides helping his office to prioritise its activities, the town hall meetings equally is expected to offer opportunity for the people to be briefed about various policies and activities of government on a quarterly basis.
“This is quite important because where access to information is lacking, the citizenry are bound to take rumours, falsehoods, half-truths and misconceptions as the gospel truth, especially in this era of unbridled social media phenomenon”, he said.
