Oyo Federal Lawmaker, Oshine Unveils Agenda, Prioritises Agriculture, Education, Youth Development, Women Empowerment, Others

 

By Khalid Imran

Member of the House of Representatives, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency, Hon. Oyeshina Oyedeji known as Oshine has unveiled his agenda, while agriculture, education, youth development, women empowerment, and avoidance of teenage pregnancy were prioritized.
Hon. Oshine unveiled his agenda on Tuesday, 9th January, during an exclusive interaction with newsmen at his country home; Okeho, Kajola Local Government, Area of Oyo State.

While unfolding his plans on education, the Okeho-born lawmaker disclosed that he would be yearly sponsoring forty-two (42) scholarships at SAF Polytechnic in Iseyin, while each beneficiary would come from each ward in the federal constituency after he/she had met all prerequisites.

Additionally, he would foot the payment of school fees throughout the 2-year academic program for the attainment of a National Diploma or Higher National Diploma certificate for the next three years.

He also mentioned that an additional four (4) slots would be extended to Emmanuel Alayande University Oyo, The Polytechnic Ibadan, University Ibadan, and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology(LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, where each student would be yearly benefitting from financial tokens to proceed in their academic sojourn.

He also offered to sponsor four constituents on postgraduate scholarships abroad every year through various fully funded scholarship opportunities abroad while assuring that he would not hesitate to procure tickets for students who had met with requirements of universities overseas running on a scholarship basis.

On Agriculture, Hon. Oshine promised to pay attention to agriculture,  where water would be available for all farmers across the federal constituency, there would be access to markets via good road networks and there would be solar electricity as an alternative to poor supply of electricity to develop farm settlements to estates.

He pledged that solar boreholes would be executed in each farm settlement across the federal constituency, not only but also added that a road in each local government leading to farm settlement would be graded yearly to enhance farmers' access to markets.
Hon. Oshine said, there would be a cooperative farmers' society where there would be a synergy between him and the farmers across the federal constituency.

He maintained that an acquired tractor would be used for farmers' activities at subsidized rates, hinting that amounts generated from tractors are easy to procure via loans that would be secured from banks.
He reiterated his commitment to the betterment of the farmers at the respective farm settlements, noting that if 80 percent of water projects are done for them, the remaining 20 percent would be made available to people living in towns.

In the area of youth development,  Hon. Oshine has promised sponsorship of free business name registration, while 100 names will be secured before May 2024, adding that the innovation hub would not be left undone as computers would be made available to enhance youths' exposure to computer literacy and firm acclimatization with global technological advancement.

He promised to help them with online lessons and most especially students who are preparing for external examinations, with past question papers before December 2024, to prepare adequately for their examinations and come out in flying colors.
For women and artisans, Hon. Oshine said he had firm knowledge that their numerical strengths spread across the four local governments making the federal constituency.

He pledged that the working tools would be provided for the artisans, and help them with financial tokens to enhance the completion of their associations' buildings getting to the roofing stage.

Maintaining that cooperative funding would be made available for the market women, as N2.5M had been earmarked for disbursement to aid their businesses after all arrangements had been concluded.
He said his partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural Organization  (UNESCO) would put an end to teenage pregnancy and safeguard teenagers from being abused by teachers, and other concerned individuals.