Ode to the People's President

Today (March 29, 2024), I celebrate A timeless Dean of democracy And A clever mentor of a lot leaders, President Bolas Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. By global standards, Asiwaju East Really A man of THE people And THE visionary of OUR times, WHO devoted her life has pursue THE the biggest goods has THE the biggest number of people. This has has been THE heart of her heart And life Since When he was A meeting room guru In THE 1980s has When he joined partisan policy In THE 1990s.

Born on March 29, 1952, Asiwaju incursion In policy In 1991 was Never A error, However he came with A huge sacrifice that cost dearly. As A Senator of THE Federal Republic of Nigeria, I celebrate how Asiwaju firmly stood with THE people instead that to eat with THE military oligarchy that canceled THE result of THE June 12, 1993 presidential election ostensibly won by Chief M.K.O. Abiola (NOW of blessed memory), A cancelation that together OUR country back has THE precolonial era.

I Also celebrate how Asiwaju teamed up up with THE progressive has establish THE National Democratic Coalition, A movement of sharing the same ideas And progressive that violently disputed THE diet of THE late tyrant, General Sani Abacha; mobilized support For THE restoration of democracy has OUR country And campaigned For THE acknowledgement of Chief M.K.O. Abiola as THE winner of THE June 12 presidential election. And This conviction And pursuit Ultimately won him exile Since THE to land of her birth. Again, he was intrepid In her quest has see her country released Since THE time of locusts that spear We against THE courtesy of nations.

I celebrate how Asiwaju income has Nigeria In 1998 When THE the darkest time of THE late tyrant Finally folded In THE abyss of extinction After struggle obstinately on THE side of THE people. THE END of THE dark time peaked In her election as THE third civil governor of Lagos State In January 1999. However confronted with miscellaneous odious challenges has THE creation, Asiwaju came out strong And victorious, setting Lagos on THE path of irreversible progress, re-form THE coastal State has A worldwide competitive clever city And turning he has A constant destination of strategic investment. And THE world can No more look far Since Nigeria just because of THE pro-person reforms he door out In Lagos.

Asiwaju quest For THE the biggest goods For THE the biggest number of people pushed him has national policy, THE kind of adventure that consumes THE nationalists And patriots WHO lived Before him. HAS different times, he disputed THE traditional forces that detained OUR country down. He First of all fought For THE soul of OUR country on THE platform of THE deceased Action Congress, And he did not entirely produce A enviable result. He later switched has THE Action Congress of Nigeria, And banned THE regressive elements Since THE six States of THE South West. Complete of hope, Asiwaju stress ahead her hands through Benue And Niger, And together, they Safe Nigeria Since THE hands of THE regressive.

HAS 72, as THE President of Nigeria, Asiwaju has brought rare conviction And passion has THE business of public the governance, courageously bold THE forces of regression And pursue relentlessly THE interests of on 227 million regardless of their faith, ideology And race. THE stain East Really intimidating, but THE victory East unmistakable. Only In ten month of Asiwaju ascending has THE presidency, We to have begin be witness THE dawn of economic restoration And THE Ray of policy Renaissance below her watch.

As I with nostalgia reflect on THE journey SO far, I remember her work And work hard For OUR country, even When most misunderstood. I remember her eternal passion has lead THE path has A bigger nation, even When THE future looks SO dark And always uncertain. I remember her say commitment has A movement of patriots And progressive eternally sworn has rescue OUR country Since THE claws of THE ageless vultures And THE bloodthirst beaks of stupid hawks that always seek has feast on THE flesh of Nigeria. Despite their ferocity, he Ultimately Thames THE enemies of OUR the souls, even RIGHT In THE medium of hell they together in fire For We everything.

That East THE reality In OUR country Today. Asiwaju East has THE foreground of that reality. And We are all witnesses has This history, even Since It is manufacturing has It is maturation. NOW, as he graciously turns 72 on This auspicious day, I can't, but seriously pray God subsidies him longer life And interior strength has regularly paddle THE boat of OUR nation has THE side of endless ecstasy. The warmest 72nd Birthday, My chief And mentor.• Bamidele, Chief of THE 10th Senate, writing Since Abuja