By Hon. Maureen Ashara
The dice is cast and the time is now- time to rally and support for and show solidarity with the man that has built human empires as his investment. That man is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.He is aspiring to lead Nigeria as president come next year.
Doubtlessly, his excellency, Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Jagaban) threads the positive path that produces the best.
And here are samplers:
🎗️ Tinubu as a Human Investor: The greatest achievement anyone can bring to bear on the society is discovering, mentoring and raising, talents, leaders and achievers. Asiwaju has done such in abundance.
His ability to build human capital is unparalleled and there are clear empirical evidences of his mentees scattered all over the Nigerian nation.
He did this knowing that the greatest hallmark of a leader is the ability to mentor and leave successors and succession plans.
His human investment manifested on:
✨Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. He was Tinubu’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. Professor Osinbajo is today Nigeria’s Vice President.
✨Rauf Aregbesola was Tinubu’s Commissioner for Works. Today he is a Minister after serving 8 years as Governor of Osun State.
✨Babajide Sanwo-Olu was Tinubu’s Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, he is now Governor of Lagos State.
✨Alhaji Lai Mohammed was Tinubu’s first Chief of Staff and Commissioner. Today, he is a Minister for Information.
✨Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN was Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Today he is a Minister after 8 years as governor of Lagos State.
✨Babatunde Fowler was appointed by Tinubu as Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service. He was later appointed the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS) by President Buhari.
✨Sunday Dare was SA/ COS to Tinubu, today he is a Minister.
✨Akinwunmi Ambode, former Lagos State Governor.
✨Engr Joe Igbokwe the special adviser on drainage and water resources.
✨PST. Ben Akabueze, a two terms commisioner for economic planning and Budget under Asiwaju and Babatunde Raji Fashola in Lagos state, from being the CEO of NAL Bank ( now Sterling bank). Now DG of the budget Office for the federal government of Nigeria.
And numerous other enviable human resources in the six Geo-Political Zones of the nation.
🎗️Asiwaju a Good Manager of Resources: Tinubu is a bridge builder across regions, ethnics and religious lines that is capable of uniting the country. The score card of Tinubu that history may not forget in a hurry is the Lagos project and his ability to monitor his dreams through proxies until it manifests to reality. From an almost sleepy urban junk yard, Tinubu embarked on and created deliberate policies that turned Lagos to the envy of the world. He was able to create a connection between the private sector and the state, a move that turned Lagos into the most productive and most dynamic economic hubs of the Nigerian nation and the 5th richest economy in Africa.
🎗️An Erudite Administrator: He is identified as an exceptional manager of resources and a seasoned administrator as he charted the developmental trajectory of modern Lagos, also raising bars of governance and public service in Lagos and indeed Nigeria.
🎗️A Compassionate Leader: Asiwaju is a cheerful giver who cares about the welfare of the people , he personifies tolerance and humanity.
What makes him a successful political leader is his sense of humor and good feelers to know where the people’s best interest lies, and being able to articulate matching solutions and visions good enough to make the people say, “ah” we can trust you to take us there.
🎗️Asiwaju is a major stabilizing factor for Nigeria’s current democratic dispensation, thus we are convinced that the nation needs him at this dispensation.
I solidly stand with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2023. As it is popularly said in pidgin English parlance, mek we follow de man wey sabi road.Na Asiwaju bi de man!
– Hon Maureen Chika Ashara( Ugosimba) is the Executive Vice Chairman, Amuwo -Odofin LGA.
