By Olivia Ekpe
Dr. Austin Orette, a Houston-based family medicine physician, has announced his candidacy for the 2027 National Assembly election in Delta South Senatorial District, promising to leverage his skills to create opportunities and drive development in the region. In a statement, Orette emphasized his focus on education, healthcare, and empowering citizens to become job creators, citing his vision for a more enlightened and solution-driven society.
Dr Austin Orette, on Friday made up his mind to run for the 2027 National Assembly election in Delta South Senatorial District.
In a strongly worded statement, Orette assured individuals and organizations working vigorously for his senatorial ambition that he will contest in 2027.
‘’I am running because I want to use my skills to create opportunities for my people’’.
The renowned medical expert stated unequivocally that the touted senatorial ambition was to create enlightened citizenry who will use their knowledge to solve the prevailing problems in the country, particularly Delta South Senatorial District.
‘’The leadership in Nigeria has always seen the people as the problem. I see the people as solutions. If the people are appropriately equipped, they will provide solutions to the myriads of problems’’
Orette asserted that the people have a stake in their country.
‘’The people will reject the current office holders. They will be made to understand through my pronouncements that the present leaders are doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results’’.
He reasoned that by focusing on education, health care, legal reforms and active citizenship, concrete development could be achieved in the country.
‘’My town hall meeting is to reintroduce myself to the people. We have to make people acquire skills for the jobs of tomorrow. What is happening now is underemployment. The present crop of leaders doesn’t know how to utilize labour so we have a lot of unemployment issues. We will teach the youth how to be job creators by assisting them to set up businesses’’.
Dr. Austin Orette graduated from the University of Nigeria in 1985 and completed his residency in Family Medicine at the Memorial Hermann Health System between 1992 and 1995.
He is also a frequent contributor of opinion pieces to various Nigerian publications.
His writings often focus on Nigerian politics, national security, democracy, and ethnic relations.
