Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central, Monday, in Lagos, said the emergence of All Progressives Congress, APC, through the coming together of progressive opposition parties, was a divine opportunity for Nigerians to correct all the wrongs that had been bedevilling Nigeria.
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Mrs. Tinubu who spoke at the sixth edition of the Lagos Senatorial District town hall meeting with the theme "Rekindling hope," gave account of her stewardship to her electorate, saying only a change of government could bring about the desired change in the country.
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Among dignitaries at the event were House of Representatives members, Jide Akiloye and Yakub Balogun; Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and his deputy, Kolawole Taiwo; former Lagos Deputy Governor, Mrs. Sarah Sosan; Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, state leader of the district, Prince Tajudeen Olusi; ACN State's Assistant Publicity Secretary, Funsho Ologunde; former Defence Minister, Demola Seriki; former Lagos Finance Commissioner, Wale Edun; Matriarch of the Tinubus, Alhaja Betu Tinubu; and Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Legislative and Political Bureau, Omokulanle Akinyemi.
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According to her, "if you look around the society, there is a lot of restiveness, unemployment, so many ills. But we still believe that if we have good governance, a very strong and capable leader, all sectors of the economy and sections of this country will be positively affected. With unity of purpose, we can all make change happen in Nigeria and rekindle hope. We can all work towards achieving progressive goals; pool our strength together with one clear goal of developing our society through good governance, thereby accomplishing a lot for our teeming masses."
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Her funtions at the Senate
Speaking on her functions at the Senate, she promised to work harder to sustain ACN's progressive views on various issues, including special status for Lagos, devolution of powers, fiscal federalism, justiciability of social and economic rights and gender issues, as well as the actualisation of constitution amendment, creation of local governments, true federalism, state police, removal of Land Use Act and provision of constitutional roles for traditional rulers.
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Furnishing of classrooms blocks.
She said allocations had been made under the 2013 federal appropriations for the construction and furnishing of three classrooms blocks with VIP toilets and borehole in three different primary schools.