Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. Today we celebrate that courage as an enduring legacy behind the emergence of Arc. Yisa Oyelola Ashiru as the Distinguished Senator representing Kwara South Senatorial District in the 9th and 10th Senate.
May I have the privilege and honour to congratulate the distinguished Senator as one of the Abraham Lincoln of our time, a renowned Architect, the Master Builder, a dogged and astute politician for his inauguration today in the 10th Senate.
An outstanding Architect who completed his first school at IYERU Okin Primary School in Offa, and his Secondary School from a combination of Esie – Iludun Anglican Grammar School, Kwara State and Federal Government College, Sokoto in 1974, graduated from University of Lagos in 1980 before his navigation into Construction industry as a goldmine where fortunes smiled upon him as the Chief Executive Officer “The Capital Project” an Estate Management firm with high degree of pedigree.
A little peep into history showed that the political rise of the distinguished Senator from the valley of history into the mountain of glory was not a walk in the park. Driven by his courage and conviction, his 4th shot at the Senate earned him the visa into the Red Chamber on the March 23rd, 2019, elevating his political status from obscurity to limelight.
As a green horn in the 9th Senate, appointed as the *Vice Chairman, Senate committee on Housing and Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Procurement, the giant strides of the distinguished Senator Lola Ashiru both in his legislative duties and spreading of dividend of democracy in his constituency were worthy of commendation.
In a clime where the key performance indicators (KPIs) of the legislators are erroneously viewed as the same as that of the KPIs of the Executive, the distinguished Senator was always on his toes while providing an incredible number of Road, power and water infrastructure, numerous Human Capital Development facilities, outstanding empowerment and employment opportunities, philanthropic gestures across the seven (7) LGAs in the *Kwara South Senatorial District.
In the 10th Senate, as the distinguished Senator continues to master the ropes of the Hallowed Chamber especially its pushes and pulls or twists and turns, it will not be a big cross to bear in offering Kwara South Senatorial District a greater moment of pride as our symbol of unity and trademark of excellence.
In return, the future of the Kwara South Senatorial District will be better than the present if the Distinguished Senator enjoys the support of all and sundry especially from his constituency as he spreads more blessings of liberty to the people.
Distinguished Senator (Arc.) Yisa Oyelola Ashiru, please continue to aspire and inspire generation to generations as you provide more opportunities as priorities for humanity.
Written by:
Maruf Olalekan AJENIFUJA
Secretary,
Offa Descendants’ Union (O.D.U) Abuja Central Branch.