AREGBESOLA: A Gold Standard For Future Govs – APC
All Progressives Congress (APC ) in Osun has described Gov. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola as the ‘turning point’ in the governance of the state as well as the ‘gold standard’ for future governors who will come after him.
According to the party, ‘no future governor of the state of Osun who aspires to succeed can afford to perform below the standard of achievement attained by Ogbeni Aregbesola’.
– These claims were contained in a congratulatory message on the governor’s 60th birthday celebration issued by the party’s Directorate of Publicity, Research and Strategy, which was made available to newsmen in Osogbo.
The APC further asserted that Gov Aregbesola would deserve all the accolades that party leaders, members and friends would bestow on him on this august occasion.
‘Every well-meaning person in the state of Osun recognises that Ogbeni has distinguished himself as the greatest of governors before him and the gold standard for those who will come after him.
‘His signature projects speak for themselves distinctly throughout the state and even opponents and adversaries cannot but admit it however grudgingly’, the party declared.
‘A man’s character is not determined in what his adversaries say about him, rather his work determines who he is ultimate.
‘Aregbesola’s projects are a window to his character and Osun is replete with those fantastic projects.
‘In politics, much of Aregbesola operates out of the box which creates a controversial aura around his personality. His unusual approach to governance and the near bohemian outlook of the man, make him the object of negative and unfair criticism. Yet, everything about him astonishes.
‘Attaining the milestone of 60 years under these circumstances, therefore’, the APC argued, ‘should make the governor feel fulfilled in his selfless service to the people of Osun.
‘But above all, the sterling qualities of leadership which Ogbeni Aregbesola displayed in the course of his governorship tenure distinguished him from his contemporaries and set him apart as one of the greatest achievers in Nigeria’s political history,’ the party declared.
‘It’s therefore with gratitude to Allah that we join in the celebration with others to mark this special day in the life of the governor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Aregbesola.
‘May the Almighty Allah who has preserved the life of the governor till today continue to grant him strength and wisdom for greater selfless service to his fellow countrymen and women and to humanity’, the APC concluded.
