In the annals of representative governance, few gestures carry the symbolic profundity of a legislator condescending from the lofty chambers of the Senate to commune with the grassroots pillars of local democracy. Senator Olajide Ipinsagba, Distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic and servant of the Ondo North Senatorial District, recently convened an epochal meeting with all councillors drawn from across the six local governments of his jurisdiction.
In that solemn assembly, he did not merely rehearse statistics of his stewardship; rather, he unveiled a panoramic vision of ongoing achievements and forthcoming interventions destined to recalibrate the socio-economic fortunes of Ondo North.
In a voice tempered with both humility and authority, the Senator catalogued his strides in education, infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare, energy, and empowerment, a record that already speaks louder than propaganda. Yet, beyond the recital of what has been accomplished, Senator Ipinsagba deliberately impressed upon the councillors that governance is not a monologue but a symphony, requiring harmonies from every layer of leadership. By pledging to carry them along in every programme, he elevated their relevance from passive observers to active participants in shaping the destiny of their wards and communities.
This covenant with the councillors is no ordinary promise; it is a philosophical commitment to participatory governance. For when the voice of the grassroots is harmonised with the strength of federal representation, the outcome is not transient charity but sustainable transformation. By placing councillors as co-travelers in his political odyssey, the Senator is not only decentralising access to opportunity but also multiplying accountability, so that every intervention programme shall bear the imprint of communal wisdom and collective guardianship.
It is therefore evident that Senator Ipinsagba is modelling a new ethic of leadership: one that binds legislative power with local legitimacy, one that refuses to reduce democracy to distant decrees, and one that insists that proximity to the people is the true currency of political capital. In promising inclusivity, he has, in effect, fortified the architecture of trust between the Senate and the grassroots, between Ikare, Owo, Akungba , Arigidi, Afin, Isua, Ikakumo and Abuja, between aspiration and actualisation.
Thus, the meeting with the councillors was not a routine political gathering but an unmistakable declaration that Ondo North is entering an era where development shall be co-authored by all. It is a proclamation that leadership is not a solitary throne but a communal covenant. And it is a reminder, etched in both grammar and grace, that under the stewardship of Senator Olajide Ipinsagba, the people of Ondo North shall not be passive beneficiaries but proud participants in the grand project of progress.
Speaking on behalf of 72 Councillors, the Coordinator in Ondo North Senatorial District, Hon. Kolade Akande commended the unprecedented gesture of Senator Jide Ipinsagba at the bringing the grassroots Lawmakers together in the overall interest of developing and advancing the Northern Senatorial District.
Hon. Akande promised the Councillors’ unalloyed support to the Senator and in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Our EASE mandate of Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa.
The meeting has in attendance political leaders from Ondo North Senatorial District.
