Senator Daniel praised President Tinubu for his continuous push for crucial reforms despite the backlash
Like Awolowo, Tinubu taking decisions to save Nigeria’s future, says Gbenga Daniel
Senator Gbenga Daniel has praised President Tinubu for his determined policies to advance Nigeria’s economic development.
Daniel, who represents the Ogun East district in the Senate, made this statement today while addressing a meeting of traditional rulers in Ijebuland at the palace of the Akarigbo of Remoland.
The meeting focused on unifying the positions of the Remos and Ijebus regarding the creation of a state from the former Ijebu province and was attended by various leaders and traditional rulers across Ijebuland.
In his speech, Senator Daniel drew a parallel between President Tinubu’s policies and the efforts of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the former premier of the western region, highlighting the challenges both leaders faced from critics.
“Our late Sage, Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, had his own fair share of experience while at the crossroads of choosing between what he considered right and doing nothing. The path of honour he chose was to follow his convictions without minding the mundane sentiments and criticisms.
“Pa Awolowo, we were told, thought the people of Ikenne drinking Uren River was unhealthy, and he decided to bring pipe-borne water to the community, but the people, we gathered, refused to drink the tap water because some people tried to exploit their ignorance to say there were too many chemicals in the water.
“We also read about his Free Education Policy in the Western Region, with several attempts made to shoot down this lofty development goal through vile propaganda, maliciously claiming the Policy was targeted at the people’s economic survival.
“They reasoned that the Free Education policy was driven towards taking the children who had hitherto assisted their parents away from their farm. Decades later, however, this great initiative has proven to be the most futuristic development policy ever embarked upon by any political leaders and administration, not only in Nigeria, but arguably in the whole of Africa, if not in the entire world.”
In comparison, Senator Daniel praised President Tinubu for his continuous push for crucial reforms despite the backlash.
“Our current president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been despised and wilfully criticised for having the courage to confront and take some very difficult decisions which initially can be painful, but the courage which he exhibited in leadership, especially in taking the difficult decisions has not gone unnoticed even by some of his greatest adversaries and critics,” he said. Read More
