Lagos Lawmaker Urges Constituents To Vote For APC Candidates, Gives Out Sewing Machines, School Bags To Residents

A lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Dayo Saka-Fafunmi has urged the residents of Ifako/Ijaiye Constituency 1 that he is representing to go out enmasse to vote for all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday 9th March, 2019.
Saka-Fafunmi told the people that the Governorship candidate of the APC in the state, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu and the candidates for the state house of assembly meant well for the people of the state.
The lawmaker spoke at a ceremony, where he gave out 60 sewing machines to graduates of his sewing institute and several school bags to some primary school pupils in the area of on Tuesday 5th March.
In his opening remarks at the event, which held in his constituency office along College Road, Ifako/Ijaiye, Hon. Dayo Saka-Fafunmi
said that the sewing machines were given out in fulfilment of his promises to the students of the institute, who were given free training programme.
"I wanted to fulfil my promise to empower the fashion students with sewing machines. I made it a duty to fulfil my promise despite the fact that I am not contesting for any elective position now. 
"You were here for more than one year, the best among you would be encouraged and what I did was based on recommendations because I didn't know any of you. 
"I also want all of you to come out enmasse to support the APC in the Saturday 9, March, 2019 elections. 
"Take an advantage of the donation and make exploit in life. If you want this kind of programme to continue, ensure that the progressives get into office in the state," he said
The lawmaker later said in an interview with journalists that the reason for the gathering was for him to mobilise his constituents to vote for the APC candidates on Saturday 9th March.
While saying that entrepreneurship was a good way to reduce unemployment in the country, Saka-Fafunmi stressed that he had been doing the programme since he got into the Assembly 12 years ago. 
"I am doing this for them to know that they should not depend on anybody and be hardworking. Some of them can even come together to start a company and be employers of labour. 
"About 100 of them are graduating today, but we are giving sewing machines to 60 of them, who have excelled. 
"I will continue to help my people in whatever way I can. The youths should be hardworking, they should not limit themselves to the Information Technology world, they should be hardworking," he said.
One of the graduands, Titilope Alonge, said that she went to the institute a to be a designer and that she learned the basics there, adding that she was proud to be a product of the institute.
Another graduand, Johnson Rebecca gave thanks to God for the opportunity to be at the institute, adding that the time she spent there was not a waste. 
"We were thought beyond what they should teach us. I want to encourage the lawmaker to continue the programme," she said.
The empowerment programme and graduation ceremony featured awards of Advanced Certificate in Tailoring & Fashion Design to graduands, donation of sewing machines, donation of free school bags to students and pep talks.
Guests at the event included Onifako of Ifako, Oba Taofeek Fadunsi Obawole, former Sole Administrator of Ifako Ijaiye LG, Hon. Raji Label, and others.










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  1. UnknownMarch 5, 2019 at 8:39 AM

    I want to say thank you to hon.fafunmi God will bless you so much

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