A New Dawn Beckons At Odogbolu State Constituency. By Saint-Olawale Jimoh

 

 

 

   Quite an incredibly lots could be achieved if young ones are allowed to use their dynamic and agile ability to bring positive change to a system and looking at profiles and capacity of young Nigerians running for various elective positions these days, one is left in no doubts that the future will be great.
  Today, I'm taking a break to showcase my very good friend and brother, a combination of abilities, pure genius, consummate politician, dependable ally and a complete democrat with the IQ of Einstein, OLALEKAN LUKMAN ADELEYE (also known as Senato), who is aspiring to represent the good people of Odogbolu LG in the Ogun State House of Assembly next year. I have resolved to do this piece based on the fact that I know his worth, what he stands for, his hopeful insight into community issues, craviness for new ideas, ability to weigh alternatives before adopting a reasonable option and several other qualities that set him apart from other candidates vying for same position all over Ogun State.
   This tireless campaigner of a truly democratic society has been in the business of defending the interest of his people for years and I personally admire his selfless devotion to volunteer works as we have had cause to collaborate on few political assignments just like we are both involved in #Lado2019 project.
During his days at Tai Solarin College of Education, he was a well known vocal and active student leader with enviable records of co-ordinating struggles that ended in victory. This he has also demonstrated with his involvement in grassroots politics where he had opportunity to prove himself at various positions he was picked to occupy in the past.
  In 2007, he was appointed as Legislative Aide to the erstwhile member of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon Remmy Hazzan and based on his performance and recommendations he got, the former Executive Chairman of Odogbolu Local Government, Chief Tope Tokoya immediately appointed him as a Special Adviser between 2008-2009. Again, he was made a Supervisor for Community Development, Women Affair and Employment Generation from May till December 2010 in same Local Government.
    Few weeks ago, he was nominated for the 2018 Most Ambitious Youth Award organised by 'Ogun Peers In Town' where he was singled out from the entire Ogun East Senatorial District.
   OLALEKAN LUKMAN ADELEYE was born about 40 years ago at Ibefun, in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State. He started his primary education at Holy Trinity Anglican Primary School Ibefun in 1987 and proceeded to Agbowa Baptist Grammar School, Agbowa-Ikosi for his secondary education.
In 1998, he was admitted into Tai Solarin College of Education for his National Certificate of Educate (NCE) programme. He was among the best students that bagged UI-affiliated degree (B.Ed) programme in same Tai Solarin College of Education. In 2017, he completed his Master's degree (Msc) in Analytical/Environmental Chemistry from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. He is a christian; happily married to a delectable Mrs Olamide Adeleye and the marriage is blessed with beautiful kids.
     Olalekan is a dedicated community development advocate who has served in various committees of Ibefun Community Development Association, the most recent role was his membership of the 25th Coronation Anniversary and 70th birthday ceremony of Oba Gideon Adetoye Adesina, the Liken of Ibefun.
  He is humble, approachable, respectful and genuinely ready to support any right cause. A vote for him is a YES for a greater, responsive and quality representation in Odogbolu State Constituency.

2019: The One Good Thing PMB Government Has Done To Us. By Saint-Olawale Jimoh

 

Without mincing words, Buhari-led government has disappointed Nigerian masses and like never before, we have achieved an overwhelming statistics, indicating his monumental failure. His inefficiencies and incompetencies have reduced the Office of the President so much that every Tom, Dick and Harry wants to be the next President because they believe they can run this government better than him. Interestingly, the situation has equally helped to unveil several bright minds with impressive CVs.
If not for PMB inactions and weakness, we wouldn't have acknowledged Kingsley Moghalu, the Presidential aspirant of Young Peoples Party? A Professor of International Business and Public Policy at Tufts University, President of the Governance and Economic Transformation, former United Nations official and former CBN deputy governor. What amazes me the most about Moghalu is his sound and revolutionary ideas.
What about Fela Durotoye? An OAU, Harvard and Yale trained leadership expert, business strategist and motivational speaker. This excellent communicator always has a way with words. Someone once said 'you can't be in any of his sessions and not take down a few notes.'
Earlier this year, at NuStream Events Centre in Ibadan, during one of Durotoye's campaign tours, someone in the crowd, moved by his speech donated the sum of One Million Naira to support his campaign!
Omoyele Sowore, is the founder and publisher of Sahara Reporters. He holds Degrees from the University of Lagos and Columbia University, Lecturer at the City University of New York. This renowned writer, public speaker and human rights activist has the advantage of owning a known media brand with extensive reach which he can leverage on for publicity and propaganda.
We equally have Atuejide Eunice, a 39 years old founder of National Interest Party. Holds Law Degrees from BPP University, London and Msc in Business Administration from University of Siegen, Germany. She owns EB Consults Limited, a consultancy company operating out of the UK and Nigeria.
Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies is also interested in the Office of the President. This 55years old Professor of Language and Communication Arts at the RSUE hold Degrees from the Universities of Ilorin, Port Harcourt and Northwestern University. She founded the Agape Bible Church.
Donald Ike Igwegbu, Jaye Gaskia, Thomas Wilson, Ibrahim Abubakar Lajada, Emiola Ojajuni, Miss Godstime Iroabuchi Sidney, Chris Emejuru and many other distinguished Nigerians have so far indicated interest in the contest.
Honestly, I admire the courage and efforts of these young and great Nigerians. However, it's doubtful if any of them can win an election in a complex society like Nigeria but collectively, they have made a statement. We now have a political reawakening atmosphere. They have succeeded in introducing the standard to the masses. They have helped to sensitize, re-introduce and re-define what genuine governance entails. I can assure you that we will get there, may be not 2019.
Part of why it may not be 2019 is the problem of building sustainable structures in all the 36 states and their late entry into the business. They ought to have been working across all regions for at least 2 years. Nobody wins a presidential election 6 months to the race without being in the system for so long.
Still, I give kudos to them and more importantly to PMB whose actions and inactions paved way for these guys to be known.

SOON, IT WOULD BE A CRIME TO BE FREE! By Saint-Olawale Jimoh

Your land or your death statement credited to the Special Adviser to the President on Media, Femi Adeshina, in which he was quoted to have said that all communities opposed to ranches should choose between their lands or lives is a further pointer to the fact that the Presidency has greater alliance to the herdsmen than to the country. Don't be deceived by the prepared speech he delivered to the representatives of CAN from the 19 Northern States yesterday. We know where his priority lies.
The killings in Maiduguri during Goodluck Jonathan's administration was the reason one renowned activist said Nigeria doesn't look like a nation anymore. Today, the unimaginable is happening and everyone is terrified. There's virtually no part of Nigeria that is safe. There's virtually no individual that is not living in fear in Nigeria except the Fulanis.
The murderous herdsmen first unleashed hell in Enugu and nothing happened because the victims are Biafrans who didn't support the government. Then they executed a massacre in Benue and nothing happened as well. Admittedly, they have succeeded in fishing out non-Fulani suspects as the perpetrators of the recent killings in Plateau State but over 300 people, comprising of women and children, were killed in 11 different communities.
In fact, according to US Council on Foreign Relations, a total of about 19,890 documented deaths have been recorded in Nigeria since June 2015.
Just this morning, about 8 persons were killed in separate fresh attacks in Adamawa and Benue again.
As it stands today, Fulani herdsmen can kill уσυ at the slightest excitement and get away with it (because almost all the Heads of national security are from same tribe) and when уσυ gear up to defend уσυrself because security will not help, then уσυ are caught by the same security who will lecture уσυ on how to be peaceful and law abiding. And if уσυ dare stage a peaceful protest, security will shoot уσυ for disturbing the peace of the area and inciting violence.
Regrettably, those who openly hounded and derided Goodluck Jonathan whenever any killings happened, calling him clueless in those days are today silent when we're witnessing the worst under PMB and despite their inability to openly condemn the killings, they still have strongest irritation for the slightest dissenting voice. That's why when уσυ complain today, уσυ are either called a wailer, thieve or supporter of thieves.
There's nothing wrong in loving or supporting a leader but where is уσυr conscience when уσυr fellow citizens are being slaughtered daily and уσυ don't seem to be bothered because you're benefitting from the government or the President is from your party?
Like a friend will always say, when the plague in Aso Rock is gone, we shall count and celebrate with real hearts. Not the hypocritical demons!
But come to think of it, as the killings continue and уσυ're forbidden to criticize PMB's inaction, soon, it would also be a crime to be free! 

INDEED THERE WAS A COUNTRY.. By Saint-Olawale Jimoh

It's difficult imagining this is the same Nigeria Chief Obafemi Awolowo lived in and made free education possible. General Yakubu Gowon (Rtrd) is of Northern extraction yet established NYSC to unify and integrate the ethnic divisions through the youths. It's entirely a different story today. The labour of our past heroes and forefathers is being rubbished by today's government for selfish gains. No respect for the laws, no regard for human rights, no interest of the nation at heart. We pervert justice for selfish reasons and have no regard for human lives. 

Our forefathers would be weeping in their graves seeing what our leaders in the 21st century have turned governance to. No conscience. No legacy. We build fake and padded rice pyramid to deceive the world that we have excelled in rice production. We build substandard roads, schools and hospitals all for profit at the expense of human life. The new Ijebu Ode pedestrian bridges constructed less than 3 years ago had undergone series of repairs and we say we are better than our forefathers? 

Concerned organizations would donate food items and other relief materials for Nigerian orphans, widows and displaced people, but some well-known and rich government officials would divert the items for private use and sell the remaining ones for profit. Yet some credible Nigerians in the media, would give awards of excellence to such criminals. 

Today, many little children are plagued with unknown diseases and illness because our market places are littered with imported substandard products, fake drugs and expired baby food unfit for human consumption yet we have security operatives at our various borders. 

Nigeria has never been this unsecured in history. At the slightest excitement Fulani herdsmen can kill уσυ and get away with it  even when security operatives are present and when уσυ make effort  to defend уσυrself, уσυ are caught by the same securities who will lecture уσυ on how to be civil and law abiding. As it stands today, cattle have freedom of movement and food security than Nigerian citizens.

The likes of late Yakubu Gowon, Nnamdi  Aziikwe, Tafawa Balewa are de-tribalized and selfless leaders who had genuine interest of the nation at heart. Chief Obafemi Awolowo built Cocoa House not in his hometown nor considered Unife (OAU) better situated in his community. Today, we have a national head who wants all juicy and key sectors headed by people from his hometown regardless of their experience and educational background. Indeed there was a country!