As the Local Government Area elections in Edo State draw near, an aspirant for the Ovia South-West council chairmanship, Comrade Kevin Omoruyi, has emphasised the need for effective governance at the grassroots level.
Omoruyi believed that governance at the local government level must be felt, as it is the closest to the people.
In a chat with journalists in Benin City, Omoruyi expressed his ambition to occupy the chairmanship position of Ovia South-West local government area councl, citing his commitment to fast-tracking grassroots development in his locality.
He noted that Ovia South-West LGA is endowed with agricultural potential that requires the right leadership to harness for the benefit of the people and the state.
The Ovia grassroots youth mobiliser also lauded the developmental trajectory of Governor Monday Okpebholo and his deputy, Dennis Idahosa, saying that they have set the state on the path to progress after many years of bad governance.
As a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Omoruyi stated that if given the party’s chairmanship ticket and he eventually wins the chairmanship seat, his administration will focus on people-oriented programmes.
The young entrepreneur outlined his seven-point agenda, which includes rehabilitation and grading of rural roads to link every wards, installation of solar power, education and youth empowerment, renovation of dilapidated primary and secondary schools, agricultural and local economy development, and women and grassroots empowerment aimed to improve the well-being of the people
He emphasised that his mission was to improve the overall well-being of the people through purposeful and value-driven programmes and projects.
He stated, “I understand the yearnings of our people, and I deem it fit to come out and offer myself for service to my people and contribute my quota.
“My blueprint is to bring governance closer to the people because politics is about the grassroots, and to make the people understand that governance is about them.”
