Former Ekiti Acting Governor, Rt Hon. Tunji Odeyemi Felicitates With Former Governor Segun Oni On 70th Anniversary

By Joseph Sunday

The former Acting Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency, Rt Honourable Tunji Odeyemi who also doubles as a former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, who governed the State for the period of three months, has formally felicitates with another former Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency, Engineer Segun Adebayo Oni as he prepares to celebrate his 70th anniversary on earth come the 5th of September, 2024.

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The Acting former Governor, Rt Honourable Tunji Odeyemi in a personal congratulatory message signed by him, and made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital, he congratulated Engineer Segun Oni for scaling through the 70 years of his life considering his life experiences, travails and political battles he had encountered in the State and the Country at large.

Extolling the virtues of Engineer Segun Oni, Rt Honourable Tunji Odeyemi hailed him for his positive mindsets and simplicity when he was the Governor of Ekiti State.

Describing him further, Rt Honourable Tunji Odeyemi recommended Oni’s leadership and governance styles to the present day politicians, emphasizing that Oni’s dedication to the development of Ekiti State as Governor was second to non.

Odeyemi adding, also described the former Governor Segun Adebayo Oni as a committed leader whose interests and major concern is ensuring the progress of the State is not staunted.

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According to Rt Honourable Tunji Odeyemi, the Ekiti State former Acting Governor, said, he recognized how he would not had become the first Acting Governor in Ekiti State if he did not lay credence to the leadership style of his former boss, in person of Asiwaju Segun Oni.

Describing his former boss further, Odeyemi recalled, and reminded the people of Ekiti State and Nigerians at large on some of the major projects executed in the three and half years administration of former Governor Segun Oni Adebayo from May 29, 2007 to October 15, 2010, to include infrastructural development of the State which mainly covers roads and electricity, Education focusing on schools renovation and the welfare of the teachers, Healthcare regularly seeking improvement for local health facilities across the State and Agriculture helping to provide support for farmers with fertilizers, seeds and farm equipments.

Odeyemi listed other achievements to include provision of water, economic empowerment for both small, medium and large scale businesses as well as comprehensive in the civil service.

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