POLITICAL office holders have been urged to deepen democracy at the grassroots level by contributing to the well-being of their constituents through life-saving programmes that will impact citizens’ livelihoods.

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Kehinde Bello, who doubles as the General Manager of the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA), made the call at the weekend, while delivering a keynote address at a one-day Optical Medical Outreach titled: “Restoring Sights, Renewing Hope and Transforming Lives through Accessible Eye Care,” for over 2,000 residents of Ijebu- East, Ijebu-North and Ogun Waterside Local Council and tagged “Jigi Bello”, held at the Ijebu Imusin Muslim Community Events Centre.

According to him, the optical medical outreach programme, which is parts of his contributions at deepening democracy at his federal constituency involves free eye tests and glasses is meant to restore hope, improve the quality of life of the people, promote human dignity, and remind all the communities and beneficiaries of the programme in the constituency that access to quality healthcare should not be a privilege reserved for a few, but an opportunity available for all.

“The programme is also important as it brings this essential service closer to the people and increase an opportunity for early detection,professional advices,appropriate treatment and referral where necessary”

While promising that he will offset the cost of the referral, Bello called on other political office holders to do more for residents of their constituents by embarking on programmes that we have direct impact on their well being.

Also speaking, the Chairman of Ijebu- East Local Council, Dr Kehinde Oluwadare, praised Bello for the impact the Optical Medical Outreach will have on the residents of the local government and the other two local government areas in the constituency and advised Honorable Bello to sustain the programme for the overall well-being of the people and future of the political party in the area.

For the Moyegeso Of Itele, a foremost traditional ruler in Ijebu East Local Government,Oba Mufutau Kasali,who also benefited from the medical outreach,he called on other political office holders and well-meaning individuals in the local government and beyond to give back to the society through several other outreach programmes.