The senatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress for the Lagos Central Senatorial District, Yomi Idowu, speaks to BABATUNDE TITILOLA about his plans and chances at the forthcoming polls
For us to have an effectively performing legislature at all levels, the electorate, across the board, must stand firm to ensure that their votes count at all times. The voice of men is the voice of God.Every tax collected from the citizens is expected to translate to provision of quality social services for taxpayers. This automatically promotes voluntary tax payment and reduces poverty-induced insecurity.
You are contesting in Lagos where there is a strong presence of the ruling party, APC. How do you honestly rate your chances at the polls? Lagos Central’s constituents have gone far beyond party politics that has been enslaving them in the last 24 years. They are eager for a positive change. The poverty situation is the same everywhere I go in Lagos Central. I’m convinced that the so-called popular political parties with ‘structures’ have failed them since 1999 because of political apathy.
In fact, the current senator representing Lagos Central District was declared winner by INEC in 2019 with less than 30 per cent of votes of the registered voters in the district. Does that justify democracy? What the people want now is the real change, and we are very close to that. I pray INEC, security agencies, and the media play a neutral role.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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