By Comrade Folarin Adegboye Awal, has declared intention to contest for the office of Councilor of Atere Ward, Imota Local Council Development Area, under the auspices of the All Progressives Party (APC).
Folarin who made this known in a statement made available to Blackbox Nigeria, Saturday, said his intention to run for office of Councilor can be described as “a child of necessity”, as his intentions are geared towards inspiring and projecting the voice of entirety of people in the Atere ward.
The Comrade, while ensuring that the yearnings of the Atere people will be fully represented in the Legislative arm of Imota LCDA, also assured that youth inclusiveness will be one of his focal points during his tenure.
“There is no gainsaying on the fact that we are in a very critical moment in our ward, Atere. We need a trusted, articulate, proactive and quality representative that is capable of rekindling the hope of the commoners, facilitating developmental projects and programmes that would engineer good governance, transparent democracy, and further aid repositioning of Atere ward in the right part.
“As a progressive youth that understands the challenges that the entire people living in different areas in my ward are facing at the moment, I deem it an appropriate time to continue the work of investing in human and societal development and putting up the knowlege, talent and experience acquired in the field of advocacy, unionism and community service to enhance new initiatives and development in Imota.
“On this note, I am offering myself to take my ward, our ward, Atere Ward to a level beyond common standard. For a long time up to this moment, I had the privilege of representing our town in many voluntary and non-voluntary organizations at divisional level where I am widely known to be a development crusader whose philosophy is guided with tenets of good conscience.
“Atere Ward is so blessed with a lot of conscious people, yet we are still lagging behind in terms of infrastructural development, economic empowerment and youth engagement. So, the need for an urgent approach towards arresting all the uncertainties stated above in Atere Ward should not be overemphasized.
“My agenda for a greater Atere Ward in Imota LCDA which form the fulcrum of my aspiration and political ambition in creating a medium where more people can be fully involved and not just for the sake of occupying a polical office among other selfish reasons.
“In lieu of this, my intention of my aspiration is another clarion call to bring back the awaiting glory of our ward and work towards consolidating the past efforts and good legacy of past legislatures from Atere Ward. I’m using this medium to seek for the support of all and sundry and let join hands in the task of setting a new records because we cannot afford to lag behind.” Comrade Folarin said.
