Weaponisation Of Poverty Ahead of 2027: Egbeda/Ona Ara Youth Explode In Anger, Reject Akin Alabi’s ₦500m Micro Business Support Initiative And Third-Term Bid
Weaponisation Of Poverty Ahead of 2027: Egbeda/Ona Ara Youth Explode In Anger, Reject Akin Alabi’s ₦500m Micro Business Support Initiative And Third-Term Bid The Egbeda/Ona Ara Concerned Youth (EOCY) have risen in strong condemnation of the recently flagged-off Five Hundred Million Naira (₦500,000,000) Micro Business Support Initiative announced by the federal lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency, Hon. Akin Alabi, describing the programme as disturbing, disgraceful, deceptive, and a calculated attempt to weaponise poverty in anticipation of his third-term ambition. In a strongly worded statement issued on behalf of youths and concerned residents of the constituency, Egbeda/Ona Ara Concerned Youth (EOCY) expressed shock that such an initiative would suddenly surface only when election season is fast approaching and political lobbying for a third-term ticket has commenced, questioning the sincerity, timing, and true intention behind the programme. “It is ...