Honourable (Dr.) Akintomi Ojetunde, a member of the Labour Party (LP) and candidate for House of Representatives to represent the people of Egbeda and Ona Ara Federal Constituency of Oyo State, in this interview with one of our reporter, said he wants to render selfless and exemplary service to his constituents. FAWOLE IBUKUN brings the excerpts:
What is the motivation behind your interest in trying to represent your constituency in the Federal House of Representatives in 2023?
To God be the glory; I won the nomination of my party the Labour Party (LP) to contest for an election into the House of Representatives to my constituency Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal constituency in the forth coming 2023 general elections. And in respect to my ambition and motivation; well, we all know that Nigeria is at the crossroads and no place is spared of the misrule and misgovernance of the All Progressives Congress (APC); therefore, I feel and believe i have my quota to contribute in righting the wrongs that have been perpetuated by the current occupant, especially in the areas of making laws that will affect the lives of the constituents, economic mismanagement; of our security; the mishandling of our diversity, and the infrastructural development. I’m sure you know I have a lot to contribute to solve or resolve some issues that have been weighing the constituency down for decades now; that is why I decided to contest.
Why are you running on the platform of the LP; heard about how you lost out from your former party PDP?
Well, you see I’d put behind me all that happened in the Primaries when I was in PDP. But, I can’t shy away to say I felt cheated and unfairly treated but I’ve moved on.
I believe that it is the LP that is able to accommodate all the diversities in Nigeria. It is the LP that has a nationalistic outlook; it is the LP that plays the inclusive rather than the exclusive kind of politics that the ruling party plays now.
So what will be your cardinal point of going to the National Assembly as a member representing your federal constituency?
Well, like I have told you I am a Medical Practitioner and I also have vast knowledge and experience in legislative matters because I have done some works for the National Assembly as a former member of committee that makes Health Policies and I have been consulted in some of these issues and I believe as a lawmaker I will be in a position like I have said to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of our people and I will also been in a position to foster national unity, and I will also be in a position to propose motions and legislations that will have a direct positive impact on my people and on my constituency like I said, especially in the areas of agriculture, healthcare, education and other empowerment initiatives and benefits that will be geared towards poverty alleviation and economic empowerment of our people.
