The Senatorial candidate of Accord in Oyo South, Kolapo Kola-Daisi, has reiterated his determination to impact development in his constituency through youth empowerment initiatives.
Kola-Daisi made the disclosure while fielding questions on the ‘The Podium,’ a personality forum organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Oyo State Council, at the NUJ Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Thursday.
According to him, there is need to change the game by prioritizing the development of the Nigerian youth considering their strength and potentials.
Kola-Daisi, who declared that he ventured into politics as his contribution to nation building, stated that “As far as I am concerned, we need to realise as a nation that we have to start prioritizing our young people.
“I am getting into politics not only for myself but to be an inspiration for young people. I hope that when I get there, I would be able to provide that role model type inspiration to young people.”
Citing the negative impacts of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities on the Nigerian youth, he urged the government to ensure that the stalemate between them and the lecturers were resolved.
Kola-Daisi stated that “I am not saying that particular demands have to be met, but what we are saying is that we need to try and redirect a lot of our resources as a nation on what is important.
“We need to look at resource allocation and dedicate a lot more of our budget to help those children be in school.
“As a government, I think that it is high time we started looking at how we allocate resources when we do our budget. Find those things that are unnecessary and redirect them to ensuring that we keep our children in schools. Let them have education.
“Let them have the best education. Let’s give our teachers also what they need to be able to teach.”
Describing Accord as a progressive force in Oyo State, he said that himself alongside Chief Adebayo Adelabu, the party’s governorship candidate, and others quit the APC as a result of absence of internal democracy.
The state Chairman of NUJ, Ademola Babalola, lauded Kola-Daisi for the courage he had to meet the media.
He said, “For us in the exco of Oyo NUJ, we are planning a special programme ‘The Podium’ for the 2023 general elections.
“This platform is available to all candidates from the 18 registered political parties to showcase their manifesto irrespective of their gender and age.”
