Stanley Olajide Odidiomo’s giant strides in the House of Representatives
Nigeria’s political terrain particularly its legislative arm of government has witnessed many decades of the influx of many lawmakers who are bereft of capacities and direction which has led to situations where many elected federal lawmakers who are voted by constituents to fail to pursue bills and sponsor motions that meet the yearnings of the people in key areas of their political and social needs to birth developmental initiatives.
Hon. Adedeji Stanley Olajide Odidiomo had since his first term in office as an elected Honourable after his inauguration on Tuesday 11th June 2019 proved to be the best reward for the people of his constituents as he has chosen to change the narrative, launching his nets to harvest uncountable fishes for his constituents and exceeding expectations, not just through his sound legislative contributions to the development of his constituency but also Nigeria as a whole. He combined both legislative prowess and ad hoc responsibilities which have made him deliver dividends of democracy beyond his contemporaries.
Tracking his political and social relevance to his constituents, Oyo state and Nigeria since his first appearance at the House of Representatives, the following are his leadership track records :
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
1 Deputy Chairman: Legislative Library, Research and Documentation
2 Member Committee on Appropriation
3 Member Committee on Communications
4 Member Committee on Housing
5 Member Committee on Information Communication Technology
6 Member Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream)
7 Member Committee on Police Affairs
8 Member Committee on Science and Technology
9 Member Committee on Selection
10-Member Committee on Tertiary Education
He moved from the above key roles to become the house committee Chairman on information and communication technology (ICT ) in his second term in office which kicked off after the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly which began shortly after the conclusion of the 2023 General Assembly.
An e-ray of his first term in office as an elected federal Honourable reveals that from the very day of his inauguration as a member of the 9th Assembly which was inaugurated on Tuesday 11th June, 2019; Hon Adedeji Stanley Olajide has since proved himself to be a good ambassador of his constituents.
He hit the ground running on the exact day of his inauguration.
At the inaugural sitting, he moved his first motion on Matters of Urgent Public Importance on the “Need to Combat Threatening Environmental Degradation across the Country” He put a prayer along with the motion to include Oluyole Industrial Park, Oluyole Estate, College Crescent, Anfani, Bolumole, Eleyele, Olopomewa, Odo-Ona and Ogunpa – all under Ibadan Southwest and Northwest Local Government in the list that Ecological Fund Office should address.
The above track records have been kept as the Honourable has never rested on his laurels even upon his return as a re-elected federal Honourable.
Recall that in his first term as a legislator, he has sponsored the following bills and motions:
MOTIONS & BILLS:
1 Urgent need to complete Enterprise Infrastructure and application projects of Galaxy Backbone Nigeria Limited
2 Motion on the need to Digitalize and Automate National Assembly Activities
3 Motion on the Need to regulate the Spate of modification on Roads and other public infrastructure by telecommunication companies in Nigeria
4 Motion on the need to Revitalize the textile industry Nationwide
5 A Bill for an Act to Upgrade the College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation to Federal University of Technology, Moor Plantation
6 Motion on the need to enforce the resolution of the House on Central Bank of Nigeria’s Police to impose processing fees and or Charges on Cash Deposit and Withdrawals for Individual and Corporate Accounts in Nigeria
7 Motion on the need to end the practice of pre-trial parade of suspected criminals by personnel of the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Directorate of State Security Services, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nigeria Customs Service, and the Nigerian Army
8 Motion on the Need to Curb Corruption in Civil Service
9 A motion of Urgent importance to examine the Ministerial Nominee submitted by the President
10 Motion on the need for the Federal Government To review the procurement process
On education, Hon. Stanley Olajide believes that the education of his constituents and the entire of Nigeria will ease the affairs of government. He has therefore done the following:
EDUCATION:
1 Payment of WAEC Fees of 100 Students within the constituency
2 Educational Grants to 50 Students in his constituency who gained admission to Universities
3 As a member of the Committee on Tertiary Education, he visited 20 JAMB CBT Centres during the 2020 JAMB Examination He used this opportunity to speak with students of some Schools and Centres
4 Rehabilitation of 3 blocks of Classroom at Ratibi Primary School, Molete, Ibadan
5 Rehabilitation of 2 blocks of Classroom at UMC Basic School, Molete, Ibadan
6 Rehabilitation of 2 blocks of Classroom at St Patrick Primary School, Idikan, Ibadan
7 Supply & installation of Complete Solar-powered ICT center at Eleyele Secondary School, Eleyele, Ibadan
8 Supply & Installation of Complete Solar-powered ICT center at Baptist Secondary School, Oke-Ado, Ibadan
9 Solar lights installation at Anfani, Children Home School, Agbeja, Ajeigbe and Adeoyo Road, Ibadan
10 Provision of Classroom Furniture at Anwar-Ul-Islam Primary School, Eleyele in Ibadan
11 Provision of Classroom Furniture at Salvation Army School 1, Ekotedo in Ibadan Northwest
12 Provision of Classroom Furniture at Community Primary School 1, Olopomewa, Ibadan
13 Provision of Classroom Furniture at N W 5 Baptist Primary School 2 Nalende, Ibadan
14 Provision of Classroom Furniture at C K C Basic School 1, Odo-Ona in Ibadan
15 Provision of Classroom Furniture at U A M C Basic School 2 (Eleja), Odo, Ono, Ibadan
16 Provision of Classroom Furniture at St Michael’s A/C Basic School 3, Ibadan
17 Provision of Classroom Furniture at St Michael’s A/C Basic School 4, Ibadan
18 Provision of Classroom Furniture at;
i Anwar-Ul-Islam Primary School, Eleyele
ii Salvation Army School 1, Ekotedo
iii Community Primary School 1, Olopomewa,
19 Provision of Customized Exercise Books and School Bags to;
i U.A.M.C Basic School 2 (Eleja),
ii St.Micheals A/C Basic School 3
iii St.Micheal’s A/C Basic School 4, Ibadan
20 Provision of instructional Materials, Textbooks, Furnishing, and Equipment at People Basic School 1 Molete
21 Provision of instructional Materials, Textbooks, Furnishing, and Equipment at CAC Basic School Olugbode, Odo Ono in Ibadan
22 Provision of instructional Materials, Textbooks, Furnishing, and Equipment at Primary School in Ibadan
23 Provision of instructional Materials, Textbooks, Furnishing, and Equipment at Primary School in Ibadan
24 Provision of instructional Materials, Textbooks, Furnishing, and Equipment at Primary School in Ibadan
25 Provision of instructional Materials, Textbooks, Furnishing, and Equipment at Primary School in Ibadan
26 Provision of Instructional Materials, Notebooks, and School Bags to;
i C.A.C Basic School2,
ii U.A.M.C Basic School 3, (ELAJA), Odo-Ona, Ibadan
27 Provision of Instructional Materials at UMC Demonstration Basic School 1, Molete, Ibadan
28 Provision of Instructional Materials at I M G Basic School 1, LBP, Molete, Ibadan
29 Provision of Instructional Materials at St Patrick School, Idikan, Ibadan
30 Provision of Instructional Materials at People Basic School, Molete, Ibadan
31 Supply of ICT Equipment to Eleyele Secondary School
32 Supply of ICT Equipments to Baptist Secondary School
33 Renovation and Furnishing of Ratibi Primary School, Molete Ibadan
34 Provision of Classroom furniture to;
I U.M.C Demonstration Basic School 1,
ii Molete, I M G Basic School 1, LBP Molete,
iii St Patrick School Idikan, Ibadan
35 Rehabilitation and Furnishing of St Patrick School, Idi-kan, Ibadan
36 Furnishing of St Patrick School Idi-kan, Ibadan
37 Provision of Plastic Furniture to I M G School 1, LBP, Molete
HEALTHCARE SERVICES:
1 Granting Healthcare Support to over 100 adults and children of his constituency
2 Medical Outreach that involves, examination, laboratory test, and distribution of drugs to ailing members of Ibadan Northwest/Southwest Federal Constituency with 4,500 people in attendance
3 Rehabilitation of Primary Health Centre, Dogo, Apata, Ibadan
EMPOWERMENT:
1 Empowerment Programme for 1000 people in his constituency. The program is to empower members of his constituents on ICT, Electrical, Plumbing, and POP making and installation – so far so good to date, He has also
given out not less than 350 slots of Federal Government jobs.
In his year 2020 empowerment Scheme plans, he contributed immensely to facilitating the Household Feeding Programme for his constituents, through Cash Empowerment and N-POWER for Youths, he sponsored 3 Cash empowerment to 500 widows,
4 Cash empowerment to Odidi-Omo Women’s Wing,
5 Empowerment Training on paint making and Marketing with starter packs and cash for 140 Youths,
6 Empowerment of 40 constituents in Fishery with the distribution of fish, feeds, and tanks,
7 Empowerment of aged women & widows in the act of goat rearing with capacity building and distribution of male/female goats, feeds, nutrients, and cashback up to over 300 participants
ENVIRONMENT:
1 He aided the visitation of a Team from the Federal Ministry of Water Resources in a bid to combat environmental degradation across his constituency.
The Team led by Assistant Director Survey – Surveyor Kolade Fagunleka visited several areas within Ibadan Northwest/Southwest where erosion has caused havoc The area visited are; Kuola Area, Odo–Ona, Elewura, Anfani, Akuro, Olopomewa, and Agbarigbo area all of Ibadan Northwest/Southwest Federal Constituency.
He didn’t neglect RELIGION being the opium of the masses, He touched on the following areas:
1 Renovation of Eid Ground for Odo-Ona/Oke-Ayo Moslem Community
2 Donation of N500,000:00 cash to 5 Churches in his Constituency
3 Assisting 10 Muslim Faithful to perform 2019/2020 Less Hajj (Umrah)
4 Donation of N500,000 00 on 7th May 2021 to Ansar-Ur-Deen Mosque, Salvation Army Road, Ekotedo, Ibadan
5 Supporting the Eid-Fitri of 2021 with the sum of N500,000 00
FESTIVE PERIOD ASSISTANCE:
1 Distribution of 350 Rams, 250 Bags of Rice, and Cash donations to Moslem Faithful, community leaders, religious leaders, and market leaders in his constituency during the Eid Kabir – 2019 worth over 20 million Naira (N20Million)
2 Distribution of Rice and Cash gifts to Christians, community leaders, religious leaders, and market leaders in his constituency during the 2019 Christmas worth well over Fifteen Million Naira (N15Million)
3 Distribution of Rice and other gift items to Muslims, community leaders, religious leaders, and market leaders in his constituency during 2020 Ramadan (Eid-Fitri) worth over Five Million Naira (N5Million)
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
1 Supply & Installation of 300KVA digital transformer to Omololu Olunloyo GRA, Aba-Igbira, Adeoyo, Ibadan
2 Supply & Installation of 300KVA digital transformer to Kuola, Apata, Ibadan
3 Installation of Street Lights at Ayegbusi-Imalefalafia Area, Ibadan
4 Solar lights installation at Ori-Eeru & Agbede-Adodo area, Ibadan
COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE:
1 Distribution of 250 Bags of Rice, 50 Cartoons of Indomie Noodles, and 50 Packs of Spaghetti to people of his constituency to alleviate the hardship occasioned by the COVID-19 Pandemic – Item worth Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N6 5 million) was distributed
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:
1 He renders financial assistance to numerous members of his constituency anytime the need arises.
WATER SUPPLY
1 Drilling and Installation of 20 Boreholes with overhead tanks and their accessories at the following locations;
an Ibadan Southwest Local Government
i Anfani, Ward 9
ii Filade Area, Ward 11
iii Idi Orogbo Fodacis Area, Ward 11
iv Logudu Area Apata, Ward 12
v Dogo Community, Ward 12
vi Aba Alamu, Ward 12
vii Adifase Area, Ward 12
viii Adifase Health Centre, Ward 12
ix Sururlere Area Oke Bola, Ward 8
b Ibadan Northwest Local Government
i Durosaro Compound Agbeni, Ward 3
ii Benjamin Area Eleyele, Ward 10
iii Oke Suna Area Eleyele, Ward 11
PARTY SUPPORT
1 Cash gift of N100,000 each to 23 Councillorship Candidates of PDP within Ibadan Northwest/Southwest Federal Constituency.
2 Cash gift of N500,000 to Chairmanship and Vice Chairmanship Candidate in both Local Governments for the 2021 LGA Election.
3 He also assisted the Party financially in its campaign plans for the Local Government Election which was done on 22nd May 2021.
Currently, being the chairman of the House Committee on ICT, he has championed many moves targeted at maximizing the endless opportunities that ICT has introduced to world governance.
His recent motions and political contributions have been engineered towards revolutionizing his entire constituency, Oyo state, and Nigeria on massive investments in ICT to further address the lacuna of efficient Government practices which he believed when bridged would make constituents more aware of what’s going on around them while also engaging a greater fraction of the unemployed population among his constituents.
Odidiomo’s Media Team
