STAKEHOLDERS MEETING: Kasunmu Advises Youths To Abstain From Drug Abuse, As Constituents Showers Him Encomium

It was all praises and encouragement yesterday Thursday 19th November during the 7th edition of Stakeholders Forum of Hon Adedamola Richard Kasunmu [ARK], as many leaders of his Party All Progressives Congress [APC], CDC/CDA leaders and constituents trooped out to witness this year’s forum specially put together by Lagos State Assembly as a platform to interact with the people.

The event which annually hold simultaneously across all constituencies in the state, with this year theme discussing prevalent of drug abuse in the State and the country at large. Hon Kasunmu who used the opportunity to also add his voice to the sensitization against drug abuse in the society as well as disclosed some of his achievement in the last ten month in office, was showered encomium by constituents for his purposeful representation.

While adding his voice to the state of drug abuse in our society the ver youthful politician said “In time past in Ikeja Constituency 2, one of the major black spots that we used to know is located in a popular zone in the central business district axis Ikeja, close to Agidingbi, but these days, black spots are springing up everywhere at a frightening rate in our main streets and inner communities across Ikeja and Ojodu. This trend is extremely dangerous for the future of our society and our nation, if not arrested now. I therefore enjoin everyone of us seated here today to swing into action in whatever way and at whatever level we can. From the home, from the mosque, from the church, in the market, at schools and every other relevant place, the time to shift serious attention and refocus on the issue of drug abuse among our youth is now.

As your representative and a member of the youth constituency, I will double up my efforts on all fronts and we will continue to engage the youth with more vigour. In the next couple of weeks, we are going to be having series of engagement targeted at addressing these problems.
Vocational trainings and empowerments for the youths are also in the offing. At the legislative level, we will do more to strengthen the existing laws and institutions created to handle these issues.
It is my believe that all hopes are not lost and the battle is winnable”.

Hon Kasunmu who is the Chairman House Committee on Lands also ceased the occasion to highlight some of his achievement in the last 10-month. Among some of the notables is, securing employment for some constituents including Mrs Ifedayo Temilola, Miss Adeyemi Morenikeji Adefunke among others. Also Commissioning of Boreholes, Commissioning of power Generators to power some of the boreholes within some streets in Ikeja and Ojodu area.

Scholarships were given to some students in Secondary Schools while not less than Four were assisted to gain admission into tertiary institution. Other achievement spreads across Health, ENDSARS Victims Compensation, financial assistance which includes ARK Goodies Box which gulp about N20million.