Sola POPOOLA
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress House of Representatives candidate in Ekiti South Federal Constituency 1, Air Vice Marshall Adeniyi Ojuawo has promised to support effort to equip the youth with the necessary leadership skills,if elected.
The APC candidate also promised to evolve strategy to change the orientation of Ekiti farners inorder to embrace large scale agribusiness.
Speaking during a chat with the newsmen held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ Secretariat, Ado Ekiti, Ojuawo disclosed that he would deploy his financial resources to support security and empowerments of women.
According to him “Education is critical in Ekiti. So, my major priority would be helping in the area of education. We have to inculcate leadership training in our youths, so that they can be patriotic. Once we can get our education right and inculcate leadership in our youths.
“In Europe, 40 percent of their curriculum is on leadership. My second priority will be security. I am going to contribute in my own little way to the security of this country.
“The third will be empowerment in agriculture. Ekiti already has a cargo airport and if we can train our farmers to change their orientation into semi mechanised or mechanised farming, this will translate into a better income and business environment for our people”.
Commenting on the conviction of the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa for contempt of court depicted that judiciary as the hope of common man.
Ojuawo, a retired military officer, said the position maintained by the judiciary in the contempt case he instituted against the anti-graft agency, attested to the fact that no Nigerian worth being treated shabbily, by those in positions of authorities.
He explained that the case began in 2016, with judgement passed in 2018, exonerating him of alleged corruption during his time in the military, Ojuawo said; “The verdict was given when Ibrahim Magu was still the chairman.
“In the judgement, I was not found wanting and when Bawa came on board, he minuted a letter that my seized cars, property and money be released, his boys didn’t release what he ordered to be released.
“This contempt case started in March, 2021. Maybe, Bawa was not given the right information about the happenings in the court and the judge was angry. The court only acted as a protector of Human rights.
“Let me say to Nigerians that my vehicle and money had been released to me by EFCC. I don’t have trouble with Bawa, but sometimes he was too busy and the court did what was right. The court should be able to protect any Nigerian”.
On the Ekiti airport project that he coordinated for Ekiti, Ojuawo said Governor Biodun Oyebanji, had started speaking with airline operators to make the facility fully operational by April next year.
On the fear that the facility has not been fully completed and may not be fit for landing and airlifting , Ojuawo, said; “Airport project can’t be completed, you have to continue to develop. This airport was category nine, but it was downgraded to level six at commissioning.
“We are happy that the airport had been tested to be okay . The apron and terminal have been built. So with this, we can start operations. Governor Oyebanji is speaking to airline operators to make it fully operational”.