Amobi Yinusa under the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform won the 23rd February 2019 to represent Iwo, Ayedire and Olaoluwa at the National Assembly.
Rufus Adedoyin from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife as the Returning Officer declared Honourable Amobi Yinusa as the winner of the House of Representative having polled the highest number votes. Amobi Yinusa polled 29,229, Mudasir Lukman (L&K) under the PDP platform polled 21,608 while Adiat Olaposi of the ADP came third with 17,624 votes.
Let’s go briefly into the biography of Honourable Amobi Yinusa
Honourable Amobi Yinusa hails from Olode Compound in Kuta, Ayedire Local Government of Osun State. He bagged a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the Federal University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State in 2005. Also, Hon. Amobi studied at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomosho, Oyo State, where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Administration in the year 2014. Hon Amobi was the First Democratic Executive Chairman of Ayedire Local Government in the 4th Republic, 1999-2002.
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Before being elected, Hon Amobi Yinusa promised a real and positive change to Iwo Federal Constituency. He promised his representation will be honest and open to his people. In addition, the lawmaker outlined ways to deal with unemployment, agriculture, security issues, revitalising social services, education and health.
For a better representation, Hon Amobi Yinusa promised he will be doing the following;
- Publish data on the governance of Ayedire/Iwo/Olaoluwa Federal Constituency when requested.
- Bring for discussion among “AYIWOLA” communities any bill that directly affects the communities.
- Hold regular town hall meetings with my constituents where they will determine what the relevant and immediate issues are.
- Keep an open-door policy that will encourage constituents to direct their problems to me.
- Open information channels on real-time social network forums such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.
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What Has Honourable Amobi Yinusa Delivered So far in the year 2019?
Activities at the National Assembly
- A member of the House Committee on Appropriation.
- Sponsored a bill on the establishment of Federal College of Education in Iwo
HB 398: Federal College of Education Iwo, Osun State (Establishment) Bill, 2019.
Status of the Bill
First Reading: 29/10/2019
Second Reading: 14/11/2019
Committee Referred to: Tertiary Institutions and TETFund
- A motion on “ The Need For Commercial banks To Stop Casualization of Staffs.”
- A motion on rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Gbongan-Iwo-Oyo road.
- Also, a motion to Revitalise and Upgrade the Aquaculture Technology Centre, Oluponna.
- A motion on “The Need for the Construction of Kuta-Ede Road and a Bridge over Osun River along the Road in Osun State.”
Other Activities
- A 2-Day Skills Acquisition and Empowerment Programme or selected women and youths in Iwo, Ayedire and Ola-Oluwa Federal Constituency on Fisheries production.
- Partnership with National Institute for Arts and Culture Orientation (NICO) to organise A 2-Day Empowerment for selected 200 women and youths in Iwo, Ayedire and Ola-Oluwa Federal Constituency on Tie and Dye, Hair Styling.
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Let us review what Hon Amobi promised before being elected;
Publish data on the governance of Ayedire/Iwo/Olaoluwa Federal Constituency when requested.
We are not sure if anybody has requested for such, however, the lawmaker has been publishing information and details about his activities in the Green Chamber.
Bring for discussion among “AYIWOLA” communities any bill that directly affects the communities.
Yes, the lawmaker has been doing, one of the major discussions was the establishment of the Federal College of Education in Iwo. Though it has been an online discussion.
Holding of regular town hall meetings with people of his constituency where they will determine what the relevant and immediate issues are.
So far, no town hall meetings have been held with the constituents though he has been keeping them informed. However, we hope a Town Hall Meeting will hold in 2020.
Open information channels on real-time social network forums such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.
Yes, he has been keeping the people of his constituency updated on social media especially his Facebook account. We hope other social platforms will be used to engage his people.
CONCLUSION
Hon Amobi Yinusa has dotted some ‘t’ and dotted some ‘i’, without a doubt 2019 has been an eventful year with what we could describe as a better representation of Iwo Federal constituency at the National Assembly. We pray and hope Hon Amobi keeps the pace to fulfill all his campaign promises.
