By Giwa SHILE
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate for Apapa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Mufutau Egberongbe had vowed to engage the Federal Government on the perennial Apapa gridlock.
Egberongbe, a two-term member of the Lagos State House of Assembly made this vow at the grand welcome given to him by the constituents in Apapa on Monday.
According to him, if emerges winner of the 2019 elections to represent the constituency at the federal parliament, concerted effort will be made to end the nightmare of gridlock in the area.
“Mainly, the job of a legislator is representation and to make laws for the betterment of one’s immediate society, the state at large and Nigeria in general.
“As a legislator at the green chamber, the focus mainly will be the gridlock in Apapa. This has been a problem. I have raised that and challenged that frontally at the House of Assembly.
” The tank farms need to be regulated, and need to be relocated to allow the people live a more comforting and abundant life, ” he said.
The candidate said the tank farms must be moved to where they were meant to be, somewhere in Ibeju-Lekki, based on the master plan of the state.
Egberongbe said that there was a need to support the Federal Government on the rejuvenation of rail lines in the port to ease movement of goods from the Apapa port.
He said that the waterways must also be rejuvenated through Public Private Partnerships (PPP), with the government creating an enabling environment.
The former lawmaker said that he would raise motions and sponsor bills on the challenges facing the area to better the lives of the people.
“I will be joining hands with the progressive elements in the Green Chamber to make these possible,” the candidate said.
Egberongbe said he would also tackle issues of environmental degradation, carnal blockage, and pollution.
The candidate, who urged the electorate to vote APC as the only party of integrity, advised the youth to shun all forms of violence.
He said that electioneering process and elections were not about thuggery but about installing a desired change to better the society.
The lawmaker representing Apapa Constituency II in Lagos Assembly, Mr Olumuyiwa Jimoh, who also spoke at the event, noted that the teeming youths in the area needed jobs, to be more useful to themselves and the society.
Jimoh said that the party meant well for the masses, and urged the electorate to vote all candidates of the APC in 2019 elections.
The second-term lawmaker, who is seeking a reelection into the house, said: “Lagos as a megacity deserves good representation so that it can continue to develop with time.
“The most important need of my people is employment and the government has continued to tackle this by training and retraining the people.
“Government’s work cannot finish. I want to continue to serve my people and make life better for them. This is normal constituency visit to see our people, and you can see the joy in them.
“They would continue to enjoy what we have been giving them, they would continue to enjoy the dividends of democracy under my representation”.
Earlier, Jimoh distributed notebooks to pupils of some primary schools in the area as a way of reaching out to the people.
Also speaking, Mrs Funmilayo Akande-Mohammed, the Executive Chairman, Apapa Iganmu LCDA, expressed satisfaction with the large turnout of party members, describing it as indication that APC would win the 2019 elections.
Akande-Mohammed said: “See the large number of people here, we are not having a rally or campaign now. Our party is on ground, we don’t have problems winning the elections.”
Many party leaders and faithful were in attendance.
