.Says Tinubu will win presidential poll despite cash, fuel scarcity

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, today, empowered, members of his constituents in the Surulere Federal Constituency, Lagos State with cars, cash and laptops, among others.
 
Besides the previous empowerment programmes undertaken by Gbajabiamila, the Speaker, today, donated a total of 161 e-hailing cars and buses as transportation empowerment to boost income earning for his constituents.
 
He similarly donated 555 laptops to students and teachers, 502 industrial machines for artisans, and N200 million to over 2,500 traders, market women, artisans, and other businesses.
 
These he did not considering  the ethnic backgrounds of the beneficiaries so long they are members of Surulere Federal Constituency.
 
Speaking at the empowerment programme on Thursday, Gbajabiamila said the exercise has been on for 20 years and still counting. He announced that some of the constituents would go home with cars, laptops, industrial machines and cash.
 
Gbajabiamila said, “This empowerment programme has been successful in many areas. We have tried to ensure that we touch every sector in Surulere, whether it is education, health, business and security, we have impacted lives.
 
“In education, we have provided over 5000 laptops and ICT gadgets to students and teachers in all 23 secondary schools in Surulere. We have also provided education grants to 1000 students from Surulere in federal and state universities.
 
“On the economic front, over 15,000 traders, artisans and small businesses in Surulere have been empowered in many ways. So far, over 145 vehicles including fully equipped ambulances, security vehicles and gadgets and e-hailing cars were distributed.
 
“Today, more of these will be given out and many more of you will be beneficiaries. Today, we are giving out 161 cars and buses for transportation empowerment to boost the income earnings our constituency. As you know the Uber business has become a trend through which many people are generating income.
 
“We will also be giving out business support to our businessmen and women to help stimulate business sector of the economy in Surulere. Security patrol vehicles will be giving today for the protection of lives and properties in Surulere.
 
“Today, we will also be giving out 555 laptops for students and teachers, 502 industrial machines for artisans and we will be giving out 200 million 2500 traders, market women, artisans and other businesses.
 
“Our desire and commitment is to ensure that Suluere is a shining example in Nigeria a d we are getting there. As I speak with you today, over 200 roads have been reconstructed in Surulere, eight mini stadiums have been constructed, hospitals have been constructed and ambulances and medical equipment have been provided, ICT centres have been constructed in our public secondary schools and over 8000 solar street lights have been provided.”
 
The Speaker thanked the constituents for the support and confidence in returning him to the National Assembly to represent them.
 
“Although the programme says outreach empowerment, it is beyond that and I’m here to say thank you for your support, thank you for your prayers and thank you for standing with me,” he said.
 
On the naira swap and fuel scarcity, the Speaker  flayed the development, alleging,  was a plot to rig the forthcoming election billed to hold on Saturday.
 
According to him, the development, which has occasioned biting economic situation and hardship on the people is aimed at discouraging voters to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
 
“When people talk about rigging election, they thought  about the day of election, they do not know that rigging sometimes starts before election.
 
“What has happened in Nigeria in the past three weeks, no cash, money in the past weeks, that is noting but rigging the election. It is done for a purpose and the only purpose is to make sure that the man Nigerians love does not win the election.
 
“But you know why I am happy, I take solace from one thing that God is a wonderful God, that with all their permutations, I see God’s hand in this project,” he said.