After a careful and wide consultation with family, friends, political associates, major consultation with the good people of Edo Central senatorial District . I have resolved and hereby wish to express my intent to contest and win the elective position of the senator in Edo Central senatorial district.
This decision is born out of a passionate desire to contribute wholly and stand a strategic role in the representation of our dear constituency and to proffer, and serve as a viable alternative for effective representation of the constituents by improving the quality of life and general living condition of our people, I am not unaware of the enormous difficulties and challenges in this endeavor but have resolved to make a modest attempt in the belief that power belong to God and he alone determines its distribution and termination as He pleases.
For the purpose of clarity, I have articulated a Vision, Mission and Manifesto which I hope to utilize as guiding principles in the event of my successful completion of this project – if elected in to office. In addition, I have vested my trust in God Almighty and solicited the support of all the people of Edo Central Senatorial District for a collective struggle to have a responsive, people oriented and development based Edo Central senatorial district.
Specifically, I have resolved to dedicate my representation to the following development and governance objectives if elected into office under the platform of our great party the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)
Below are a few of my objectives which by the special grace of God Almighty, I hope to achieve with your collective effort.
1. Proper representation of the senatorial district ideals and values.
2. To ensure participatory and inclusive representation which accommodate people’s wishes, aspirations and life objectives.
3. To ensure accountable representation, characterized with transparency, probity and judicious public expenditure management.
4. To demonstrate exemplary leadership as evidenced in public service if elected.
5. To stimulate youths, women and people living with disabilities to make Edo central senatorial a true change constituency that becomes proud of all before the expiration of my tenure.
VISION:
To wholly revamp representation by ensuring a sustainable, social, economic and political development for the entire people of Edo central senatorial district.
MISSION:
Through adequate and fair representation; harmonization, mutual trust, and confidence will be realized among the various interest groups in the Edo central senatorial district. And their cause will be advanced through attracting federal presence, jobs opportunities, empowerment and initiating key legislation for the greater good of the people.
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA:
If elected into office, my key legislative agenda will be centered on the following:
1. Sense of community
2. Peace and security
3. Education
4. Health
5. Job creation, enhancement and opportunities
6. Women and Youths Empowerment
7. Agriculture and
8. Infrastructural Development
SENSE OF COMMUNITY: Is basically a feeling that you truly belong to a community, this may sound new to some but I believe it is pertinent that we put to people via effective and viable representation that indeed no community, religious group, person or group of persons, tribe or ethnic entity is or are inferior or less important. I believe that we will eventually before the expiration of my time in office create a psychologically healthy senatorial district which will eventually lead to peaceful and prosperous senatorial district .
PEACE AND SECURITY: Security of life and property is the primary responsibility of every responsible government and representative at any level, to this end we are set to:
1. To ensure proper policy debate on security and implementation.
2. To provide good welfare package and logistics support to agencies and local intelligence outfits.
3. To encourage the sustainability of community policing and strengthening community and security agents relation.
4. In recognition of the significance of security to the life and survival of the people is, I will ensure regular town hall meetings to discuss security matters and other related issues.
EDUCATION: Education is the bedrock of socio-economic development in any society. Despite its importance; it’s still facing enormous challenges, in order to provide to the good people of Esan Central, Esan West, Esan North East, Esan South East, Igueben, we will take the following steps.
1. Construction of additional classrooms, establishment of new more primary and secondary schools where there is need and rehabilitation of an existing dilapidated educational infrastructure.
2. Provision of scholarship to excelling students in the medical, law and other professional courses in universities.
3. Provision of primary and secondary levels scholarship to indigent and needy pupils/students across the senatorial district .
HEALTH: In order to deliver in the health sector we have the foregoing:
1. To provide quality and affordable health care services across the five local governments
2. Construction and rehabilitation of primary health care centers where necessary
3. Provision of drugs and other medical essentials to PHCs across the senatorial district.
WOMEN AND YOUTHS EMPOWERMENT/JOB CREATION: Women and Youths are our pride and remains the backbone of every society. We shall engage and fully utilize the potentials of our women and the youths by fully engaging them in governance, educational supports, job and wealth creation, employment opportunities, sports, among others.
So help me God.
Incoming senator
Hon. Prince Joe Okojie
