Foremost philanthropist and a leading Lagos State House of Assembly Aspirant to represent Kosofe Constituency 1, Barr. Fatimat Bintu Akerele-Sobaloju, said she joined the race to represent the entire people of Kosofe Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly in 2023, purposely to serve her people diligently and change the narratives of representation.
According to her, this will ensure quality and effective representation of the Constituency.
Fatimat made this known last week in a statement of declaration made available to newsmen in Lagos while obtaining her expression of interest and nomination form.
She said, if mandate is given, elders, youths, women and other stakeholders will be carried along without marginalisation or discrimination.
She pledged that if she wins the ticket and get elected into the Lagos State House of Assembly, social welfare for the aged, as well as youths empowerment programmes and poverty alleviating programmes for women will be given utmost priority.
Fatimat also explained that Kosofe Constituency 1 had been denied quality and adequate representation at the Lagos State House of Assembly, which she promised to correct as soon as the mandate is given.
She said,"as a philanthropist, I derived a lot of joy in putting smiles on the faces of people, and it has been part of me for a very long time, and my believe is that politics is all about selfless services to humanity and delivering dividends of democracy to the people and people alone".
"As you all know that women with dignity don't betray, as a woman with dignity, I promise to deliver the people of Kosofe Constituency 1 from political enslavement and misrepresentation".she added.
She explained further that "the time has come and gone where House of Assembly member will be running from his responsibilities, complaining and lamenting with Constituents instead of bringing them out of lamentations, I promised to make myself accessible and available to my Constituents always".
Barr Fatimat Bintu Opined that she was in the race to also bridge the gap of effective representation where every stakeholders will be carried along. She said that she will also work assiduously to provide job opportunities for her Constituents beyond expectation. Barrister Fatimat Bintu Akerele-Shobaloju was born in Lagos on the 6th November, 1982 to Pa & Mrs. Shobaloju.She had her earlier education at Muslim Mission Primary School and Muslim College, Oworoshoki.
She proceeded to the prestigious Lagos State University for her degree in Law and thereafter to Nigeria Law School for her professional qualification as a lawyer and registered counsel with The Supreme Court.
As someone born to a political family of Pa Shobaloju, she had her political tutelage from the cradle, which built sense of community/society development consciousness in her.
Barr. Shobaloju joined forces with her co-alumni from Muslim college Oworoshoki in Kosofe Local Government Area to give back to the society through her alumni, to contribute to the development of the school in which children of the Community/LGA are benefiting. Spotting the leadership quality in her, she was made the Welfare Officer of her set and the Public Relation Officer of the national body of the alumni.
In furtherance of her desire to pay back to the society as expressed in her mission, she set up her private chamber rather than seeking for employment and went further to found an NGO - *Bintu Child’s Right Initiative* to offer services for the most vulnerable members of the society, Women and Children. Fatimat said she got her husband's consent to contest, and he had given her a go ahead with full support, and as a matter of fact, "we move together for consultation, this shows am a woman with dignity and a responsible wife to my husband".
"I hereby offer myself to be given the opportunity to join forces with other like-minded people in collaboration with Executives of Lagos State headed by the Governor to promote Policies and Programmes for the betterment of Lagosians with focus on the residents of the Kosofe Constituency 1.
"As we know that the major role of legislature is making laws for the betterment of the society, I will lobby other colleagues in making laws that will help in the development of the society with focus on;
• Provision of infrastructural Development Projects, Programmes and Policies that will help in the development of Small, Medium Scale Business Enterprises, the bedrock of society development.
• Ensure support for the Artisans with Training that will help in the reposition of their businesses for better returns.
• Provide access to cheap fund for the development of their business.
• Provide opportunities for the resident of the constituency especially the youths for to have secured tomorrow with opportunities by ensuring that job opportunities are available for them, be it Public Service & Corporations, Military, Para-Military and International which are fairly shared without denying the constituency her own share.
• Scholarship opportunities for the constituency.
• Will lobby government and private business organizations in the state to help in the development of our science base education with donations for upgrading of our school laboratories and libraries. This is to ensure better performance of our children in national and international examination.
• The general saying that health is wealth will be given attention by ensuring that our primary health care facilities are the developed so as to ensure access to quality health services and reduce the high cost of accessing quality health travelling to tertiary health facilities in the state.
• The widows as one of the vulnerable members of the society will be protected will legal services by my NGO when needed while given them access to opportunities to better their condition such as scholarships and training for the children and cheap funds for their business.
• Lobby location of institution that will generate employment for the Youths, Women and Elders of the constituency.
"We can not continue to do the same thing the same way and expect a different result, this is time for change in narratives and ideas; as a responsible woman, I'm coming with best and fresh ideas and approach and the best ways of doing things that will bring about purposeful representation with feedback to the leaders and other stakeholders in our dear Constituency". Barr Fatimat Bintu therefore enjoined the entire people of Kosofe Constituency 1 to join hands together and support her aspiration to become a reality for the betterment of the Constituency.
*Vote wisely!*
*Support Barr. Bintu Fatimat Akerele-Shobaloju (B-BFAS)
for the constituency to have a better voice in the assembly.*
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