The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Senatorial Candidate for Benue South, Dr. David Adejo Abraham Olofu, has unveiled a 12-point legislative agenda anchored on People, Power, Prosperity and Progress (PPPP), promising a brand new course for the district if elected to the Senate in 2027.
Olofu unveiled the agenda on the weekend in the course of the flag-off of the ADC zonal marketing campaign in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State, the place he declared that the 2027 election presents a chance to redefine political illustration and speed up improvement throughout the 9 native authorities areas of the senatorial district.
Addressing social gathering trustworthy, conventional rulers, non secular leaders, girls and youth teams, the erstwhile Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning stated his proposed legislative blueprint was knowledgeable by his expertise in public service and interventions in schooling, healthcare and financial empowerment.
To show his dedication to the welfare of constituents, Olofu cited three main intervention programmes by which he claimed to have dedicated tens of millions of naira to supporting weak residents and younger entrepreneurs.
Under the Apa Legacy Sustainability Initiative (ALSI), he stated greater than 300 college students from the 9 LGAs had benefited from a scholarship help scheme involving ₦100,000 per beneficiary yearly.
The programme, which commenced in 2024, has up to now attracted ₦30 million in funding over three years.
He additionally disclosed that he dedicated ₦10 million in November 2025 to St. Helen’s Specialist Hospital, Otukpo, to offset the medical payments of pregnant girls from Benue South, regardless of their non secular, political or ethnic backgrounds.
Similarly, by his Wealth and Empowerment in Benue South (WEBS) initiative, Olofu stated beneficiaries had obtained grants of ₦200,000 every, with ₦10 million earmarked yearly for 5 years. He added that rural girls, notably widows, and small-scale entrepreneurs had additionally benefited from the scheme.
The ADC senatorial candidate additional disclosed that he initiated an investment-based empowerment programme by which greater than 200 constituents have been reportedly supported with credit to accumulate 50 models every of Dangote Refinery shares, describing the initiative as an effort to advertise asset possession and long-term wealth creation.
Unveiling his 12-point agenda, Olofu recognized schooling, healthcare, agriculture, enterprise improvement, digital abilities, infrastructure, native authorities autonomy, safety, equitable useful resource allocation and institutional accountability as main priorities.
He promised to advertise Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) schooling, facilitate science laboratories in native authorities headquarters, set up public libraries and increase scholarship, bursary and mentorship alternatives for college students.
On healthcare, he pledged to facilitate the rehabilitation of major healthcare centres, enhance medical staffing and preventive care, and increase entry to medical health insurance for indigent households.
In agriculture, Olofu proposed the institution of a Special Purpose Agricultural Zone alongside the River Benue, supported by land improvement, produce aggregation centres, warehouse receipt programs, assured off-take preparations and agro-processing clusters throughout the district.
He stated the target was to maneuver farmers away from subsistence manufacturing in the direction of industrial agriculture, improved productiveness and sustainable rural employment.
The former commissioner additionally promised to facilitate entry to finance for micro, small and medium-scale enterprises, strengthen cooperatives, present enterprise improvement help and join rural producers to wider markets.
To tackle youth unemployment, he proposed ICT hubs and digital abilities centres to equip younger individuals with competencies in software program improvement, information administration and on-line enterprise.
On infrastructure, Olofu pledged to prioritise strategic rural and inter-community roads linking farms to markets and communities to healthcare amenities, whereas advocating a evaluation of grasp plans for native authorities headquarters.
To tackle insecurity challenges, the ADC candidate stated he would pursue stronger legislative frameworks and collaboration amongst safety businesses, conventional establishments and lawful vigilante teams.
He additionally proposed community-based peacebuilding, different dispute decision, early-warning mechanisms and technology-driven surveillance.
“Security is the foundation of all development,” he harassed.
He stated his expertise as Benue State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning between 2015 and 2023, Chairman of the Forum of State Commissioners for Finance and Senior Technical Adviser on Fiscal Policy to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum would strengthen his capability to draw improvement tasks and make sure that permitted interventions have been applied.
As a part of his proposed accountability framework, Olofu introduced plans to determine two non-partisan establishments: the Benue South Peoples Assembly (BSPA), to combination group wants and monitor tasks, and the Benue South People’s Council, comprising conventional rulers, professionals, girls, youths, non secular and socio-cultural teams.
Other priorities embrace industrial layouts, know-how hubs, ward-level enterprise initiatives, solar-powered agro-processing centres, renewable vitality tasks, diaspora funding partnerships, abilities acquisition centres and group sports activities amenities.
Olofu, who described his determination to hitch the ADC as a alternative for a brand new political course, cautioned {that a} change of political social gathering alone couldn’t rework the lives of the individuals with out high quality management and measurable outcomes.
He appealed for unity among the many 9 native authorities areas, declaring that no group needs to be left behind within the quest for improvement.
He promised common consultations with constituents, public reporting of his legislative actions and price range implementation, in addition to better citizen participation in monitoring constituency tasks.
“Representation is service, not ownership,” he declared.
Earlier, Chairman of the Campaign Advisory Council, John Ngbede, praised the large turnout on the marketing campaign flag-off and expressed confidence in Olofu’s capability to offer efficient illustration for the district.
Ngbede described the candidate as an skilled public administrator with the capability and observe document to ship significant improvement, urging voters throughout the 9 LGAs to help all ADC candidates within the 2027 elections.
The ADC State Chairman, Chief Samson Okwu, additionally thanked supporters for his or her spectacular turnout, describing it as proof of the social gathering’s rising political power within the senatorial district.
Okwu, a former three-term member of the House of Representatives representing Oju/Obi Federal Constituency, expressed confidence that the ADC would defeat its political opponents within the forthcoming elections.
In his remarks, the ADC governorship candidate in Benue State, Hon. Heman Hembe, urged voters to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the social gathering’s authorities of inflicting hardship on Nigerians.
Hembe additionally criticised Governor Hyacinth Alia over what he described because the failure of the state authorities to show commensurate improvement regardless of substantial allocations from the Federation Account.
He known as on Benue voters to help the ADC in 2027, promising a distinct method to governance.
Similarly, Director-General of the Olofu Campaign Organisation, Chief Chris Adaba Abah, urged the individuals of Benue South to rally behind all ADC candidates for the 2027 polls.
Abah, who hails from Enone Federal Constituency, argued that the senatorial seat had been dominated by his constituency for greater than three many years and known as for a fairer distribution of political alternatives inside the district.
He maintained that different elements of Benue South also needs to be given the chance to provide a senator, stressing the necessity for fairness, inclusion and political steadiness.
We’ve obtained the sting. Get real-time stories, breaking scoops, and unique angles delivered straight to your cellphone. Don’t accept stale information. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for twenty-four/7 updates →
