Having won an unprecedented number of votes that almost doubled that of his closest rivals, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC Ogun West) was not in doubt as to the massive support he got in a highly transparent election. It was a victory foretold based on his antecedents as a legislator elsewhere and the ‘representation’ in form of projects and empowerment accomplished in the senatorial district even before he became the senator representing the district. Not surprisingly the majority of constituents that voted for him have been gloating over the places based on the senator’s dedicated fulfilment of his electoral promises that remains unprecedented and unrivalled not only in the history of the district but indeed across the nation.
The accomplishments of the grassroots politician go beyond the laudable physical projects and various empowerment facilitations, important as these are in an area that had suffered untold neglect and marginalization. The senator has touched on the psyche of the people to give them a sense of belonging, not only in the state but in Nigeria. Through his good office, the senator, in an unprecedented feat brought over half of the 109-Member of the Senate led by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio to Ilaro, the headquarters of the district for a programme that afforded the senators opportunity to assess firsthand the challenges of a marginalized district.
The people of the district also rejoiced that such a powerful delegation became t.