Abeokuta stands nonetheless for Amosun at 68
1000’s of individuals from all components of Ogun State and past converged on the Ake Palace floor on Sunday, as a former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, celebrated his 68th birthday anniversary.
The celebrations began from his GRA Abeokuta residence at about 10am on the identical day, with prayers organised by all of the Chief Imams in Egbaland.
The Imams took turns to hope for Amosun, who represented Ogun Central within the ninth Nationwide Meeting, whereas additionally pledging continued prayers for his future endeavours.
“AJIRI OMO OYE IS OUR OWN PARTY.HE HAS SAID WE ARE FIRMLY IN APC.AND THAT IS FINAL.”
Vehicular motion across the Ake Palace floor was virtually at a standstill as folks trooped to the venue of the celebration in solidarity with the previous governor, who the Egba folks unanimously mentioned had performed a lot for the group and Ogun State at massive.
Former Excessive Commissioner of Nigeria to the UK, Amb. Sarafa Tunji Isola, who spoke on the sidelines of the programme, mentioned Amosun was in a category of his personal in Ogun politics and Nigerian politics as an entire.
“His affect, the lives he has touched, legacies that he left behind as governor and the legacies that he retains putting in stand him out. I’m not shocked that folks have trooped out this a lot to honour him,” Isola, a governorship hopeful in Ogun State, mentioned.
In response to Alhaji Najeem Jimoh, a former Editor of Punch Newspapers and Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, “Senator Amosun is solely one of many biggest and most exceptional personalities which have featured within the public house.”
“His excellent efficiency in Ogun between 2011 and 2019 re-echoed the epochal days of Chief Obafemi Awolowo within the outdated Western Area, Governor Audu Bako of Kano through the navy period, and the late Alhaji Lateef Jakande of Lagos.”
“Awo is branded at no cost schooling, Jakande reputed for Jakande Faculties and Jakande Homes. Amosun is Mr Infrastructure, hero of recent Abeokuta if not Ogun State. He’s deeply spiritual and godly. He’s generosity personified.”
“I want him many completely satisfied returns. Might his greatness and relevance prevail until eternity,” Jimoh, who can also be the Vice Chairman of The Level Newspapers, mentioned.
Amosun declares assist for Tinubu’s re-election
Former Governor Amosun seized the chance of his birthday celebration to reaffirm his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
He additionally declared, in very clear phrases, his assist for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid forward of the 2027 common elections.
He spoke on the Ake Palace Pavilion whereas addressing occasion devoted and well-wishers as a part of actions marking his 68th birthday.
The pavilion, crammed to the brim with APC leaders and Amosun’s loyalists, had in attendance the previous Minister of Mines and Metal Improvement, Lekan Adegbite; the fast previous Nigeria Excessive Commissioner to the UK, Sarafa Tunji Isola; former Deputy Governor of the Central {Bank} of Nigeria, Tunde Lemo; the Iya Sunnah of Egbaland, Dr. Yemi Kolapo; Senator Iyabo Anisulowo; and Senator Gbenga Obadara, amongst others.
Addressing the tumultuous crowd, Amosun reaffirmed his membership of the ruling occasion, saying he remained one of many founding leaders of the APC within the state.
“In any case, on this Ogun State, how can they speak about APC with out speaking about Amosun and all of us. That is with all due respect to leaders and our elders.”
“I feel in all probability the one individual that you’ll say, oh, on this Ogun State, after we had been forming APC, he was on the forefront, is Chief Osoba. If you take Chief Osoba, who will you are taking subsequent. It’s me. It’s us. And that’s the reason you don’t destroy what you constructed.”
“So for us, that is who we’re, and that is the place we’re,” Amosun mentioned.
The previous governor, whereas declaring his assist for Tinubu’s re-election bid, insisted that the South should be allowed to finish an eight-year cycle within the curiosity of rotational association.
“Within the curiosity of Nigeria, we should observe rotation. If the North takes the presidency this time, the South should take it the subsequent time.”
“The final president from the North was President Muhammadu Buhari. He did what number of years. Eight years.”
“Now, it’s our flip within the South. And we have now President Tinubu within the saddle, President Tinubu representing all of us in Nigeria primarily, however he’s from the South-West zone.”
“And he’s representing all of us within the South. So, certainly, it’s to ensure that anyone that loves Nigeria to agree that in no matter we’re doing, we should always respect that rotational Contract,” Amosun mentioned.
The previous governor notably famous that the reforms of the Tinubu administration had begun to yield constructive outcomes.
He urged Nigerians to be affected person with the federal government, saying the Renewed Hope Agenda would ship dividends of democracy to the folks.
Ogun indigenes thank former governor for welfare programmes
Many residents of Ogun State, notably Ogun Central, who stormed the Ake floor on Sunday, showered never-ending praises on the previous governor.
“AWO IS BRANDED FOR FREE EDUCATION, JAKANDE REPUTED FOR JAKANDE SCHOOLS AND JAKANDE HOUSES.AMOSUN IS MR INFRASTRUCTURE, HERO OF MODERN ABEOKUTA IF NOT OGUN STATE.”
“On this Central, I don’t learn about every other place. We don’t have two like him. Some folks could say he’s cussed and all that. But when he pledges to face by you, he does so to the tip.”
“I’ve not seen that politician who can match Amosun’s file by way of welfare. I don’t even know the way he does it. He’s in all places,” an APC chief who recognized himself as Bashiru Kazeem, mentioned.
One of many girls leaders, Alhaja Asimiyu Rashidat, whereas singing and dancing, mentioned, “Ajiri Omo Oye is our personal occasion. He has mentioned we’re firmly in APC. And that’s last.”