The House Of Representatives candidate of All Progressives Congress for Ekiti South Federal Constituency 1 in February Election, Air Vice Marshal Rufus Ojuawo (rtd ) has said he ventured into politics to better the lots of his constituents, adding that education, security and empowerment would be his priorities if emerged victorious at the poll.
Air Vice Marshal Ojuawo gave the assurance recently while Fielding questions from Journalists in Ado Ekiti. Ojuawo reiterated that politics should be done to sufficiently provide basic social amenities to the masses, saying he was not in tandem with the popular slogan that politics is done for oneself. According to him: ” Politics is redistribution of wealth among the masses, it is not meant to amass wealth to oneself”
The security top notch berated politicians that hoard money in their shelves, safety tanks , soack away and apartment instead of using such money to empower the masses, build and develop Nigeria, saying they should emulate foreign countries for development.
While speaking on why he is seeking votes to represent Ekiti South in the Green chamber, Ojuawo opined to provide robust representation to enact laws that would allow his constituents; Ikere, Emure and Ise- Orun unhindered access to qualitative education, adequate security of lives, properties and also to empower them to make decent living.
The APC House of Representatives candidate further promised to establish leadership training in all higher institutions in Ekiti State to train youths on how they could become good leaders in the country. He however enjoined Nigeria youths to join hands with the leaders to move the country forward rather than leaving the country in drones.
Ojuawo said his community services to his constituents made them chose him to represent them in the Green Chamber, saying they appreciated his little contributions to the towns through his personal earnings which he said if given the mandate he would do more. He added that he would not be ABUJA politician, saying he would regularly engage them in town hall meetings to give them feed back and asked for their pressing needs.
While speaking on security, Ojuawo admitted that more needs to be done to secure lives and properties of Nigerians. He said” No meaningful development can be achieved where there are security lapses, I will use my wealth of experience as a retired senior military officer to formulate policies and laws that would help civil – military relationship where the masses could move and do their businesses freely without fear”
He stressed further that security agencies should embark on space covering, bush combing and intelligence gathering to frontally combat the bandits.
While speaking on payment of ransom to kidnappers, Air Vice Marshal Ojuawo condemned it in totality. saying, it would strengthen kidnappers to continue in the business. He urged that victims of kidnap should stop paying, saying the kidnappers were in the business to make profit, adding that when no body is patronizing them, they would quit .
Recall, that Ojuawo retired on 10th May, 2019 after serving in different capacities of the military in Nigeria and Foreign countries for thirty seven years without blemish.
He was appointed by former Governor Fayemi on 12th May, 2019 as Technical Adviser on Airport project which started in 2021 and commissioned in Oct 2022.