Olufemi Ajadi & 2023: Increasing Popularity & Acceptance Anywhere He Goes

By Cami Ezenwa

With sustained interaction with his people, and a progressive manifesto, the Ogun State gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) may be on his assured way to Government House

Olufemi Ajadi & 2023 – There is little or no doubt that the entry into Ogun politics, of leading entrepreneur, socialite and national icon of youth leadership in the Southwest, Comrade Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has brought a new paradigm to the politics of the region.

It is redefining people engagement in not only politics of the nation, but all other endeavours of value in the life of man.

It is a comparatively short time, that he began his foray into the core of the nation’s politics,  but his personal dynamism has been outstanding.

Ajadi has thus, become a typical case of a man on a mission, and who is mobilizing anything necessary to deliver on the mission.

No week passes without one activity or another happening around the Olufemi Ajadi governorship quest.

In each case, there has been an enthusiastic group of people, warm reception and lavish of commendations to receive him.

His optimism and consciousness of the abundant blessings of God upon Nigerian generally, and Ogun State in particular has been a major driver of his quest for the governorship of the state.

Olufemi Ajadi & 2023

Receiving an award of excellence from NNPP Ogun chairman, Mr Olaposu Sunday

And he believes, justifiably too, that although the nation and state are well blessed ,but that the people, have not been able to enjoy the rare blessings for reason of lack of responsible leadership.

These and more were part of his message early in the month, October 1^st, celebrating Nigeria’s independence.

Thanking God on behalf of the generality of the people for life, bemoaned the challenging economy and its negative effect on the people, declaring that the fault was neither that of God nor the Ogun electorate.

“It is for these reasons that we urge our people to vote wisely in the forthcoming elections, so that life can be better for them”

“To vote casually or carelessly, would be permitting incompetence in the governance of our state and country, and promoting suffering”, he said.

Ajadi recalled the past when October 1st provided great opportunity for school children to march about with Nigerian flags and bright uniforms, saying this was no longer the case.

Ajadi being received by Arewa community in the state

“The New Nigeria people’s Party is on the ground to make Nigeria and Ogun State better again, by not only improving standard of living of our people, but by also using that to fight insecurity.

“As I wish Nigerians generally, and Ogun people happy independence, I also urge them to open their eyes and support the party and candidates that could bring back the good old days”.

A people-oriented politician, it would interest you to know that the welfare of those around him is of importance to Ajadi, a statement that those that work closely with him can testify to.

He is like a burden bearer to them, and a motivator of those around him, someone who believes more in action than in mere words.

Olufemi Ajadi & 2023

In fact, in the midst of his campaign tours, he took out time recently to visit an foremost industrialist of Ogun extraction – Chief Adewale Teluwo.

The Ajadi visit with his entourage, was one with several lessons. The younger Teluwo, Kehinde Teluwo, is equally a Senatorial candidate in the forthcoming election, for Ogun Central, and Ajadi’s visit to the house was to buoy up support for Kehinde

“It is true that the time for the youths to take over the political leadership of our country has arrived but it is also important to seek the blessing of our fathers to be able to fare well in the contest” Ajadi said, adding that he had come not just to show true friendship with Kehinde, but also to underscore the point that fatherely blessing was essential in realizing such lofty ambitions.

There was little or no doubt that the visit won a lot of fresh supporters for the Ajadi quest to govern Ogun, given its symbolism and also the respect around the person of Chief Teluwo.

There is a local adage that respect begets respect, just like honour begets another one.

During the recent Eid-ul-Mawlid Celebration of the Muslim fatithful, Ajadi, in his usual character fully identified with them, not only felicitating with them, but reaching to as many as possible with substance.

Olufemi Ajadi & 2023

Presentation of the Lifetime Achievement award by Ogun Council of the NUJ

“While I congratulate you all, and pray that you witness more celebrations in the future, I also owe it as a duty to remind us all on the importance of our civic responsibilities and citizens of the state and the nation”, he had said.

“We should be reminded that Ogun State can only become the state we desire by contributing our quota towards that direction. Let us play our roles to make this happen”, he had said,

Adept also in shuttle political diplomacy, be certain to see Ajadi and his entourage show face, anywhere the need presents itself. The Arewa Community in the different settlements of Ogun State are testaments to the above assertion, as he has taken it upon himself to physically come around and interact with the.

This is in addition to on the spot assessment in locations of critical infrastructure in the state, just to see things himself.

Within the same period, he had also taken out time to commiserate with the bereaved, including the relations of Adijat Fagboun, an NNPP, Ifo Local Government party chairperson in Ogun State, until her transition.

Olufemi Ajadi & 2023

Touched by the sudden demise, Ajadi said: “I pray that may Almighty Allah grant the deceased Al-Janat Firdaus and give the family fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”

“May Almighty Allah guide all her heirs and members of NNPP in Ogun State to the right path with long life; prosperity in sound health,” he said.

Like political analysts would say, you cannot say you love a people or care for them, and refuse to identify with them in a moment of distress. These and more Ajadi, has demonstrated within the course of his steady march towards Ogun Government House, as could be seen in the last month

It is not a surprise therefore, that the awards and recognitions have continued to roll in

Recently, it was the turn of the Ogun Movie Makers, under the aegis of Indigenous Movie Makers Association of Nigeria, IMMAN, to acknowledge Ajadi’s commendable efforts in the geo-polity.

This they did by making him grand patron of the association and pledging to support his gubernatorial ambition to emerge as the next Ogun State Governor.

About the same period too, the University Of Ibadan Staff Association gave Ajadi an award for youth Development and Humanitarian Services, in addition to another treasured plaque of recognition by the Ogun State Patent Medicine Dealers league.

Olufemi Ajadi & 2023

With the University of Ibadan staff

The chairman Board of Trustees of the association, Adeleke Egberongbe, said he had not been practising partisan politics, adding that, however, the love he has for the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, would make them mobilise and vote for Ajadi as the next governor of Ogun State.

The icing on the cake in terms of the recent recognitions and supports came from the pen fraternity. The Ogun State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), which organised with it calls a Newsmaker’s Forum, where it decorated Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo with its Lifetime Achievers Award.

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The Ogun NUJ award held amidst a paper presentation “Nigerian Youth in Politics -Any hope for National Development?”, by Dr Goke Rauf, which in a way tallied with the long-standing effort of Ajadi to bring the generality of Nigerian youths into the mainstream of the politics of the country.

Almost everything in the recent around him seem to tally with observation of analysts, that Ajadi may well be inching closer to victory.

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