Meet Mr. Infrastructure: Giant strides of Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo at the Green Chamber
By Julius Alabi, Akure
A tree that wants to touch the sky must extend its roots into the earth. The more it wants to rise upwards, the more it has to grow downwards. Along with the same belief, Yoruba will say “Eni to ba ma ga, ese re ni lati gun”.
Someone that intends to be tall must be prepared to have long legs. So to rise in life, we must be down to earth, humble, grateful and possess the right attitude and prerequisite for greatness. So, once in a while, history throws up a man ahead of his time to use his foresight to lead his people to the Promised Land.
And so it happened that Akoko North East and Akoko North West Federal Constituency in Ondo state which had for long groped in the dark in search of a true, sincere, honest and God fearing leader finally found one in person of Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (BTO) as his humble beginning has equipped him for the job ahead.
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, a Member of House Representative, representing Akoko North East and Akoko North West Federal Constituency in the 9th Assembly, having completed his first term in office, has touched the lives of thousands of people, most especially the youths and the underprivileged with N50million Scholarship to 1,000 students in the constituency, for four consecutive years.
His recent endeavor, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has left an indelible mark among his people in Akoko North Federal Constituency as he has provided visionary and people oriented leadership anchored on an integrated approach to the economic empowerment of his Constituency.
Another chance is becon on him as he begins the second term in office as a member of the 10th Assembly for same Federal Constituency. With the fresh mandate, the constituents are revigouring their Mr. Infrastructure to put more effort in delivering much needed Infrastructures, as it believe that if much is given, more is expected.
From 2019 to 2023, Tunji-Ojo focal objective is to provide economic and social infrastructure that would serve as the springboard for sustainable human and physical development. He had ditched the traditional practice non-performance of former House of Representatives members but rather, he devoted his energy and strength to the provision of infrastructure in the area of rural roads, water supply, electricity supply, health, education, sports, security, housing, manpower development to mention but a few.
Before assuming office, the decaying infrastructure in the constituency was so overwhelming. Basic amenities and other necessities of life such as good access roads, water, hospital drugs and equipment and decent classrooms for pupils to sit in and take lessons became a mirage to majority of the people in the area.
However, with the zeal that took everyone by surprise, for the first time in decades, residents of Akoko North East and Akoko North West Federal Constituency witnessed massive roads rehabilitation which have been abandoned for years and also seen water flowing within their corridors.
Guided by the principle that government should exist for those who need government the most, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has brought governance closer to the people especially the poor, than it has been in the history of the Constituency and Akoko North Federal Constituency has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in Ondo state.
In the Constituency, greater emphasis by Hon. Tunji-Ojo is placed on developing the human resource with an eye firmly fixed on developing a service economic that take advantage of being located in the oil- rich Niger Delta.
Hon. Tunji-Ojo’s achievements as the House of Representatives member had won him national and international awards and special recognitions.
Before, he was elected to represent Akoko North Federal Constituency, hope and succour were virtually lost in the land. But when he was given chance to represent them, his central mission became urgently Imperative to achieve maximum and optimum results, to revert the cancerous inertia of socio-political, economic backwardness.
Hon.Tunji-Ojo has no option but to drastically introduce pragmatic programmes and to take effective measures to revert the anomaly that had possessed the entire two local government areas.
The fact is that, the Constituency has made a quantum leap on development through his efforts. His climatic vision has ensured that all the towns and villages in the constituency benefitted immensely from his projects and programmes. Hon.Tunji-Ojo’s commitment to the well-being of his people has not only alleviated suffering but has also inspired hope, resilience, and a renewed sense of possibility.
His readiness to help, assist and build future makes people’s acknowledge him as a true and dependable and trustworthy leader.