Senator Rashed Adewolu Ladoja ; an icon of repute in all spheres of life; business, politics, traditional and advisory today; 25th of September marks his seventy-forth birthday anniversary.
At his house in Ibadan located around Ondo Street, old Bodija Area, Ibadan; there we; the editorial-crew of Online-News-track Magazine have gathered and garnered from our opinion research some various but valuable views and opinions, from important people, about this enigma; Chief Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja that truly he is an indisputable factor in Nigeria's politics, considering many challenges this enigma had encountered all along his life, to this present day of his seventy-forth birthday anniversary; he is still hale and hearty, waxing strong, despite many betrayal from many of his closed aides, other political bigwigs in Nigeria , he is still unperturbed, stoic, resilient and dogged, yet he is always reticent, not saying much about what he feels and knows, hence many are missing the great opportunity that they could be tapping, from his wealth of experience, expertise and exposure, with the much resources and cache lying in him, but to those that can perceive or discern the best from afar would know indisputably that he is truly a cynosure, calculative, visionary, bold, confident, accommodating and down to earth among many of the identifiable attributes he has, that had endeared him to the hearts of his majority fans, admirers and supporters, cutting across the state in Nigeria.
And if an owl is known for its wisdom and the dove is known for its gentility then the gentility of a tiger is never to say it is timid nor bankrupt of the best and purposeful ideas of what to do for prompt solution to any situation it finds itself, hence in the same analogy to our darling Chief Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja numerous attributes worthy of emulation , he is a kind of the person who believes in allowing grace of God to work for him, before applying his own initiative and creative ideas, for commendable and complementary facilitation, so it is for this rare quality of his foresightedness and forthrightness he had been living his life well, to the admiration of both at the echelon of ladder and lower rung of ladder, with this some sages from a school of life denoted his exceptionable trait of an enigma to be his own portion of destiny, as many have unnecessarily offended him, impertinently insulted him, fleeced him of his right and dues, yet no one will ever see him retaliating by spasm, but he rather prefers leaving them to God, for poetic justice and this the almighty God of the universe takes into having him as one of his "walis" or rather His beloveds, who prefers leaving everything to God in all of his relationship, admitting that 'over to God; the case is settled'
And nevertheless, many who have done one thing or the other to offends him are always seen coming back to him remorsefully or by style to beg him for forgiveness , because God who sees to the hearts of everyone knows how to fight for him, in absentia.
IT IS FOR THIS EMULATIVE ATTRIBUTES OF THIS ICON; CHIEF RASHEED ADEWOLU LADOJA , WE AS THE EDITORIAL-BOARD OF ONLINE-NEWS-TRACK MAGAZINE WISH OUR ENIGMA A HAPPY SEVENTY-FORTH {74th} BIRTHDAY, LONG-LIVE AND PROSPERITY, HIP!!! HURRAH!
MORE TO COME ON CHIEF RASHEED ADEWOLU LADOJA'S 74TH BIRTHDAY-REPORTS ON CHATS WITH DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, DIGNITARIES,HONOURABLES AND THE INVITED GUESTS SOON.
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Thursday, 30 August 2018
"C/O before was what people see as a difficult thing but it is your right, is shows you are the owner of a property and you can use the C/O to get loan from any right quarter"- Oyo State Commissioner for Land, Housing and Survey, Hon. Issac Ajiboye Omodewu.
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Part two of our interview with the Oyo State Commissioner for Land, Housing and Survey, Honourable Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu:-
Sir, on the issue of C/O what have you to say about it?
The issue of C/O should not be a problem, before people believe that you cannot get your C/O within couple of years but now in Oyo State you can get your C/O within sixty days, with a new programme everything is now computerized, the reason why it is sixty days is that we have to make a publication for thirty days and the remaining three or four weeks is for processing, so C/O before was what people see as a difficult thing but it is your right , it shows you are the owner of a property and you can use the C/O to get loan from any right quarter, so that it is and to key the people into the programme we try to make sure we help them and appeal to them that it s a thing they can get within the shortest time, again we discovered that many people have houses in which they live but with no right document to back their ownership up so how are we going to help them because mostly people believe you can only get C/O on land but now if you have a property and living in that property you can get your C/O, so what we tried to do was that we introduced a programme we called HOME-OWNER-CHARTER at-least somebody who has already got his property and lives inside, so just with small amount of money; One hundred and twenty-five thousand {125.000}from which five thousand is for the form and one hundred and twenty thousand is for the processing , this money includes the survey, as we do the survey for the person and the plan according to what you have on ground, the only clause that is there is this; if you built the property on an illegal area or under the tension-wire or very close to the new road we are not going to give you the C/O for that, but if it is properly build where it is supposed to be built, within sixty days you are going to get your C/O, so HOME-OWNER-CHARTER and C/O ARE in the same group, we just name that programme HOME-OWNER-CHARTER for those people who are already living in their property being built, so this is a way to encourage our people and this will help us a lot, for instance again we are doing the enumeration of properties in Oyo State, what do we men by that; we want to know how many properties we have in Oyo State, which ones are commercial, which ones are private, what is the purpose of this; it is to be used for MDA'S, Security etc, to determine which areas needed police-station, for ministry of health, where do we need health centres, hospitals, and it is good for town planning section , all this is for the planning purpose and this we have given the contract out to the Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors, they are the ones doing the enumeration for us, recently we flew an aircraft as low as possible , as as to determine the size of the land we have in Oyo State.
So, we take note of all the major cities; Ibadan, Oyo township, Ogbomoso, Iseyin, Saki and Ibarapa area, why because we are doing what we call master-plan, the master-plan is now for Ibadan, it is one after the other, so all these aircrafts we flown is to let us see what is the size of the land in Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Saki, Iseyin, Ibarapa, this is the foundation of development, take Lagos for example, as one of the best state it has passed through this stage before, this was not in place when we came in so that is the reason why we needed somebody who knows where they started, where they are and where they are going, to be the next governor, it is not easy for somebody from outside to say he can do this well, as private sector is different from governance, for somebody like me I have been in the government for the past seven good years continuously , couple with my years of both local and international experience, with the level of my education, I believe I can take over from Governorb Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi because those are the requirement to move Oyo State forward and if you want to move Oyo State forward you must be bold, determined and courageous hence Governor Ajimobi with these qualities had been able to achieve much more than all the previous governors, because without these qualities people wouldn't have allowed him to achieve thus far and this is why I'm appealing to my people in Oyo State to allow what is called continuity through me come 2019 election as Governor of Oyo State.
Part two of our interview with the Oyo State Commissioner for Land, Housing and Survey, Honourable Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu:-
Sir, on the issue of C/O what have you to say about it?
The issue of C/O should not be a problem, before people believe that you cannot get your C/O within couple of years but now in Oyo State you can get your C/O within sixty days, with a new programme everything is now computerized, the reason why it is sixty days is that we have to make a publication for thirty days and the remaining three or four weeks is for processing, so C/O before was what people see as a difficult thing but it is your right , it shows you are the owner of a property and you can use the C/O to get loan from any right quarter, so that it is and to key the people into the programme we try to make sure we help them and appeal to them that it s a thing they can get within the shortest time, again we discovered that many people have houses in which they live but with no right document to back their ownership up so how are we going to help them because mostly people believe you can only get C/O on land but now if you have a property and living in that property you can get your C/O, so what we tried to do was that we introduced a programme we called HOME-OWNER-CHARTER at-least somebody who has already got his property and lives inside, so just with small amount of money; One hundred and twenty-five thousand {125.000}from which five thousand is for the form and one hundred and twenty thousand is for the processing , this money includes the survey, as we do the survey for the person and the plan according to what you have on ground, the only clause that is there is this; if you built the property on an illegal area or under the tension-wire or very close to the new road we are not going to give you the C/O for that, but if it is properly build where it is supposed to be built, within sixty days you are going to get your C/O, so HOME-OWNER-CHARTER and C/O ARE in the same group, we just name that programme HOME-OWNER-CHARTER for those people who are already living in their property being built, so this is a way to encourage our people and this will help us a lot, for instance again we are doing the enumeration of properties in Oyo State, what do we men by that; we want to know how many properties we have in Oyo State, which ones are commercial, which ones are private, what is the purpose of this; it is to be used for MDA'S, Security etc, to determine which areas needed police-station, for ministry of health, where do we need health centres, hospitals, and it is good for town planning section , all this is for the planning purpose and this we have given the contract out to the Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors, they are the ones doing the enumeration for us, recently we flew an aircraft as low as possible , as as to determine the size of the land we have in Oyo State.
So, we take note of all the major cities; Ibadan, Oyo township, Ogbomoso, Iseyin, Saki and Ibarapa area, why because we are doing what we call master-plan, the master-plan is now for Ibadan, it is one after the other, so all these aircrafts we flown is to let us see what is the size of the land in Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Saki, Iseyin, Ibarapa, this is the foundation of development, take Lagos for example, as one of the best state it has passed through this stage before, this was not in place when we came in so that is the reason why we needed somebody who knows where they started, where they are and where they are going, to be the next governor, it is not easy for somebody from outside to say he can do this well, as private sector is different from governance, for somebody like me I have been in the government for the past seven good years continuously , couple with my years of both local and international experience, with the level of my education, I believe I can take over from Governorb Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi because those are the requirement to move Oyo State forward and if you want to move Oyo State forward you must be bold, determined and courageous hence Governor Ajimobi with these qualities had been able to achieve much more than all the previous governors, because without these qualities people wouldn't have allowed him to achieve thus far and this is why I'm appealing to my people in Oyo State to allow what is called continuity through me come 2019 election as Governor of Oyo State.
NEWS:-ASIMIYU ADEYINKA ADIO ASPIRES TO BETTER HIS PEOPLE'S WELFARE
Prince Asimiyu Adeyinka Afeez Adio; a businessman of many years by specialization in Laboratory equipment has joined the other aspirants in APC Party to contest for a seat in the Federal House of Representative come 2019 election.
The young-man who came into politics sixteen years ago and joined APC Party three years ago, was motivated into politics as a result of of his urge to better the lot of his people, especially in Ona Ara and its environ in Ibadan; the capital city of Oyo State, reason why among his many plans to actualise he successfully helped a thousand members of his party to secure a thousand forms for financial grant from the five-hundred billion financial grant initiated by the UN/FRANCE joint-endowment, to help empower people of the different origins globally, yet the budding chap still promised to do more, to fulfil his aspiration to serve his people, in bettering their standard of living and the environment in which they belong .
Prince Asimiyu Adeyinka Afeez Adio who was born and bred in Ibadan precisely within Ona-Ara Local Government, with his father presently being the Baale of Foworogun in Ona-Ara Local Government.
In his statement while responding to a question eulogised Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi whose record and attitude to developing the state was excellent and part of what give him the inspiration to have been active politically in emulating him, but vouched that the vibrant nature of the youth and their literacy in computer would even make many youth in politics to contribute immensely to the development and progress of the country, if given the opportunity, hence he advised that the highly intelligent youth who are computer literate having much potentials and value is a great opportunity for the country now to tap into their value, for the economic growth of the country and improvement on her human resources.
Meanwhile he commended President Muhammed Buhari for his crusade on anti corruption and yet his disposition to have endorsed the bill on the "Not too young to rule", which has given people like him among the other Nigerian's youth to have had an opportunity in serving their people.
The young-man who came into politics sixteen years ago and joined APC Party three years ago, was motivated into politics as a result of of his urge to better the lot of his people, especially in Ona Ara and its environ in Ibadan; the capital city of Oyo State, reason why among his many plans to actualise he successfully helped a thousand members of his party to secure a thousand forms for financial grant from the five-hundred billion financial grant initiated by the UN/FRANCE joint-endowment, to help empower people of the different origins globally, yet the budding chap still promised to do more, to fulfil his aspiration to serve his people, in bettering their standard of living and the environment in which they belong .
Prince Asimiyu Adeyinka Afeez Adio who was born and bred in Ibadan precisely within Ona-Ara Local Government, with his father presently being the Baale of Foworogun in Ona-Ara Local Government.
In his statement while responding to a question eulogised Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi whose record and attitude to developing the state was excellent and part of what give him the inspiration to have been active politically in emulating him, but vouched that the vibrant nature of the youth and their literacy in computer would even make many youth in politics to contribute immensely to the development and progress of the country, if given the opportunity, hence he advised that the highly intelligent youth who are computer literate having much potentials and value is a great opportunity for the country now to tap into their value, for the economic growth of the country and improvement on her human resources.
Meanwhile he commended President Muhammed Buhari for his crusade on anti corruption and yet his disposition to have endorsed the bill on the "Not too young to rule", which has given people like him among the other Nigerian's youth to have had an opportunity in serving their people.
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
" I believe I'm in the best position to be the next Governor because I know where we started,where we are now and where we are going, atleast governance is not like private sector"- Oyo State Commissioner for Land, Housing and Survey, Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu.
Life is all about being truthful to a purpose and nature favours anyone according to his/her choice yet any-man that avoids pretext, deceit but decides being truthful, just, upright and decisive to do his best in service to his people and mankind is always the one that God and man feel proud to be associated with, while his type always finds much mercy of God and favour of man, to serve mankind the more, in whatever position he may find himself.
And this preamble is exactly descriptive of the worth and quality of the Oyo State Honourable Commissioner of Land, Housing and Survey in person of Sir Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu, whose much suitability and effectiveness had earned him more years and experience as the most long serving commissioner in the ministry he had proven well of his knowledge, experience and expertise under the Oyo State Amiable and pragmatically productive cum record breaking "Koseleri" Governor of our time Senator Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi.
And recently we had the opportunity to have a chat with the Commissioner of Land, Housing and Survey in his office and here underneath we un-winded as reported.
Sir, can we know you better?
My name is Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu, the current Commissioner for Land, Housing and Survey in Oyo State.
Sir, where were you born and your place of origin in Oyo State?
I was born in Otu, Itesiwaju Local Government in Oyo State.
Sir, people believe Oke Ogun should be the next place to present and produce the next Oyo State Governor, what is your take on this ?
Well, I'm from Oke-Ogun as a people believe in equality that every part should be one and that everyone has the right to be the Governor of Oyo State and that is why my people over there believe that this time around come 2019 Oke-Ogun should be the area to produce the next Governor.
Sir, as a tested and trusted person, which area do you think your people are lacking that when you become the next Governor of Oyo State you will make sure you do the needful to alleviate their suffering?
Well, I'm not coming only because of my people in the state but because of the state generally, I see myself as a citizen of Oyo State and not a citizen of Oke-Ogun so I have decided to come out to be the next governor coming to serve the whole state and not a particular area and I believe my having the opportunity of being a member of the Governor Abiola Ajimobi's cabinet so I believe I'm in the best position to be the next Governor because I know where we started, I know where we are now and I know where we are going, mainly to build on what Governor Abiola Ajimobi has achieved because I could see myself as an "established" candidate and that means definitely I want to improve on what he has done.
Sir, what about your machinery and how far are you prepared?
You see, when you say my machinery everybody in the state are part of my machinery, because they believe very much in me , I have worked with so many ministries, I have mixed with a lot of people both in my party and other parties, and my integrity and previous attitude, good relationship with other parties' members can give me that opportunity to be the next governor.
Sir, what make you believe you are the right person to wear the shoe about being dropped by Governor Abiola Ajimobi?
You see anybody who wants to work with Governor Abiola Ajimobi must be the one that understands him very well, someone that must have worked closely with him, he knows what he wanted, how he want it, where he is going and one must be loyal to him and I believe I could set up all the requirement.
Sir, what is your rate of Governor Ajimobi's performance?
You see you are in the best position to do that now because you can look at what we have before and what we have now, if you want to talk of security, health, infrastructure etc you must have seen the vast difference , as being obviously evident, so there was no other governor since 1999 that has performed excellently well like Governor Abiola Ajimobi. and know one thing if you want to rule a state like Oyo State you must be bold, courageous and determined, all these Governor Abiola Ajimobi has proven excellently well, and he had used it perfectly to the advantage and development of Oyo State .
What is your philosophy of life?
Een, to me I believe in live and let live and I believe that we only come this life once so whatever one can do to help humanity one should do it now.
What is your message to the populace?
My message is that they should cooperate with the present government and at the same time they should support me for my ambition because I don't believe in myself alone but believe very much in my people, that by the special grace of God we shall get to where we are going.
PART-TWO OF THIS INTERVIEW COMING SOON!!!
And this preamble is exactly descriptive of the worth and quality of the Oyo State Honourable Commissioner of Land, Housing and Survey in person of Sir Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu, whose much suitability and effectiveness had earned him more years and experience as the most long serving commissioner in the ministry he had proven well of his knowledge, experience and expertise under the Oyo State Amiable and pragmatically productive cum record breaking "Koseleri" Governor of our time Senator Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi.
And recently we had the opportunity to have a chat with the Commissioner of Land, Housing and Survey in his office and here underneath we un-winded as reported.
Sir, can we know you better?
My name is Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu, the current Commissioner for Land, Housing and Survey in Oyo State.
Sir, where were you born and your place of origin in Oyo State?
I was born in Otu, Itesiwaju Local Government in Oyo State.
Sir, people believe Oke Ogun should be the next place to present and produce the next Oyo State Governor, what is your take on this ?
Well, I'm from Oke-Ogun as a people believe in equality that every part should be one and that everyone has the right to be the Governor of Oyo State and that is why my people over there believe that this time around come 2019 Oke-Ogun should be the area to produce the next Governor.
Sir, as a tested and trusted person, which area do you think your people are lacking that when you become the next Governor of Oyo State you will make sure you do the needful to alleviate their suffering?
Well, I'm not coming only because of my people in the state but because of the state generally, I see myself as a citizen of Oyo State and not a citizen of Oke-Ogun so I have decided to come out to be the next governor coming to serve the whole state and not a particular area and I believe my having the opportunity of being a member of the Governor Abiola Ajimobi's cabinet so I believe I'm in the best position to be the next Governor because I know where we started, I know where we are now and I know where we are going, mainly to build on what Governor Abiola Ajimobi has achieved because I could see myself as an "established" candidate and that means definitely I want to improve on what he has done.
Sir, what about your machinery and how far are you prepared?
You see, when you say my machinery everybody in the state are part of my machinery, because they believe very much in me , I have worked with so many ministries, I have mixed with a lot of people both in my party and other parties, and my integrity and previous attitude, good relationship with other parties' members can give me that opportunity to be the next governor.
Sir, what make you believe you are the right person to wear the shoe about being dropped by Governor Abiola Ajimobi?
You see anybody who wants to work with Governor Abiola Ajimobi must be the one that understands him very well, someone that must have worked closely with him, he knows what he wanted, how he want it, where he is going and one must be loyal to him and I believe I could set up all the requirement.
Sir, what is your rate of Governor Ajimobi's performance?
You see you are in the best position to do that now because you can look at what we have before and what we have now, if you want to talk of security, health, infrastructure etc you must have seen the vast difference , as being obviously evident, so there was no other governor since 1999 that has performed excellently well like Governor Abiola Ajimobi. and know one thing if you want to rule a state like Oyo State you must be bold, courageous and determined, all these Governor Abiola Ajimobi has proven excellently well, and he had used it perfectly to the advantage and development of Oyo State .
What is your philosophy of life?
Een, to me I believe in live and let live and I believe that we only come this life once so whatever one can do to help humanity one should do it now.
What is your message to the populace?
My message is that they should cooperate with the present government and at the same time they should support me for my ambition because I don't believe in myself alone but believe very much in my people, that by the special grace of God we shall get to where we are going.
PART-TWO OF THIS INTERVIEW COMING SOON!!!
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
"Governor Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi's love for the creativity of an indigenous but any hardworking professional knows no bound"- Dr. Adeyinka Olatunji; Mosco the Tailor.
To cite a verse in the bible which says "Seeth a man diligent in his piece of work he will stand before Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses and not just before Ordinary men", and in the affirmation to this beautiful scriptural expression ; permit we unwind on the recent interview we had with a professional tailor; Dr. Adeyinka Olatunji commonly known as "Mosco the Tailor, with his shop around Oke Ado in Ibadan Oyo State, who is a very dexterous, humble, courteous ,experienced, native-intelligently knowledgeable and multifaceted, yet blessed with wisdom about life , with his penchant for truth, is a man that could be mistaken for a practicing alfa.
This professional tailor; Dr. Adeyinka Olatunji was born to Late/ Alhaji Lasisi Ida Olatunji and Mrs Falilatu Yinyinola in 1966 at Idi-Arere in Ibadan, Oyo State. And being a child from a polygamous family but very promising he had his primary school experience to the detail, while afterwards opted for tailoring, with the zeal and determination to excel in the profession of his choice; tailoring, he learnt to know how to sew all kinds of dressings both for male, female, young, old, English-type and the native, with much commitment, prayerful life and good human relation he started having his own avid customers, who prefer having their clothing sew by him .
Meanwhile, his apprenticeship which he had in 1979 led to his gaining freedom, and being on his own in 1985 and with a single sewing-machine he started serving his numerous customers, both literate and illiterate, rich and poor, privileged and less-privileged, until a period when one of his customers; a driver to a big company then brought his son's clothing to him , for sewing precisely to be made into a young-child suit, which he creatively did a good job on it and this caught the fancy of the boss to the driver, one way or the other and that was how great-luck shined and struck on him; Dr.Adeyinka Olatunji then and he was thereby endeared to the heart of the driver's boss; Chief Osideko, who Moscow started sewing for, and Chief Osideko put him on contract annually, to be sewing some large consignment of his company's staff uniforms, from which with more rapport, love and understanding between Moscow; the tailor and his God-sent helper; Chief Osideko he started making it financially big, considerably in comparison to the how and where he started and yet he came across another distinguished customer; Chief Ayininuola; an overall director to Wema Banks Plc then, as introduced by Chief Osideko to Chief Ayinninuola his luck gradually and encouragingly expanding for good, as he got more clients (customers) like Chief Olu Obagun who he was also introduced to by Chief Osideko, to the extent of having Alaafin Iku Baba Yeye Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, as one of his presently active customers, among his many on his list, yet his tailoring profession so also had given him the opportunity to travel overseas.
While responding to the impact of prayer to his line of occupation and activities, as a professional tailor of much experience, connection and achievement; he emphatically made us realized that prayer as an essential means of communication with God is the secrecy to any breakthrough in life, and any line, which without it nothing is achievable, buttressing up his point that "If God Almighty buildeth not; those that build are doing it in vain", hence he abides by prayer, with humility and good human relation, which had seen him breaking-through to his present state of proficiency, prosperity, popularity, prominence and connection, though he defended by advocating on truth as an essential quality, aside prayer and good human relation, if life should be made to be of a complete-experience regarding worthwhile success, in whatever pursuit anybody might have singled himself/herself out.
However, "Mosco-the Tailor" as Dr Adeyinka Olatunji as he's often being called, by many of his admirers and customers, is a dexterous tailor of long and much experience, very multifaceted, but a self-effacing fashion-designer, very closed to our Amiable Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, as his regular tailor, by whose 'Midas-touch and the golden fingers; have been the expert, behind the different but fitting and splendidly made native garbs, often being put on by Our Amiable Governor Abiola Ajimobi to many of his official outings, including his usual native garbs for the office work, by the way, Mosco came across the governor through the governor's brother; Toyin Ajimobi who after much reliance and good work for him was invited by the governor,s wife; Chief/Mrs Florence Ajimobi, who eventually gave some stuffs of textile-material to sew for her husband and eventually that was how the age-long deals; serving as the governor's tailor started till date.
This professional tailor; Dr. Adeyinka Olatunji was born to Late/ Alhaji Lasisi Ida Olatunji and Mrs Falilatu Yinyinola in 1966 at Idi-Arere in Ibadan, Oyo State. And being a child from a polygamous family but very promising he had his primary school experience to the detail, while afterwards opted for tailoring, with the zeal and determination to excel in the profession of his choice; tailoring, he learnt to know how to sew all kinds of dressings both for male, female, young, old, English-type and the native, with much commitment, prayerful life and good human relation he started having his own avid customers, who prefer having their clothing sew by him .
Meanwhile, his apprenticeship which he had in 1979 led to his gaining freedom, and being on his own in 1985 and with a single sewing-machine he started serving his numerous customers, both literate and illiterate, rich and poor, privileged and less-privileged, until a period when one of his customers; a driver to a big company then brought his son's clothing to him , for sewing precisely to be made into a young-child suit, which he creatively did a good job on it and this caught the fancy of the boss to the driver, one way or the other and that was how great-luck shined and struck on him; Dr.Adeyinka Olatunji then and he was thereby endeared to the heart of the driver's boss; Chief Osideko, who Moscow started sewing for, and Chief Osideko put him on contract annually, to be sewing some large consignment of his company's staff uniforms, from which with more rapport, love and understanding between Moscow; the tailor and his God-sent helper; Chief Osideko he started making it financially big, considerably in comparison to the how and where he started and yet he came across another distinguished customer; Chief Ayininuola; an overall director to Wema Banks Plc then, as introduced by Chief Osideko to Chief Ayinninuola his luck gradually and encouragingly expanding for good, as he got more clients (customers) like Chief Olu Obagun who he was also introduced to by Chief Osideko, to the extent of having Alaafin Iku Baba Yeye Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, as one of his presently active customers, among his many on his list, yet his tailoring profession so also had given him the opportunity to travel overseas.
While responding to the impact of prayer to his line of occupation and activities, as a professional tailor of much experience, connection and achievement; he emphatically made us realized that prayer as an essential means of communication with God is the secrecy to any breakthrough in life, and any line, which without it nothing is achievable, buttressing up his point that "If God Almighty buildeth not; those that build are doing it in vain", hence he abides by prayer, with humility and good human relation, which had seen him breaking-through to his present state of proficiency, prosperity, popularity, prominence and connection, though he defended by advocating on truth as an essential quality, aside prayer and good human relation, if life should be made to be of a complete-experience regarding worthwhile success, in whatever pursuit anybody might have singled himself/herself out.
However, "Mosco-the Tailor" as Dr Adeyinka Olatunji as he's often being called, by many of his admirers and customers, is a dexterous tailor of long and much experience, very multifaceted, but a self-effacing fashion-designer, very closed to our Amiable Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, as his regular tailor, by whose 'Midas-touch and the golden fingers; have been the expert, behind the different but fitting and splendidly made native garbs, often being put on by Our Amiable Governor Abiola Ajimobi to many of his official outings, including his usual native garbs for the office work, by the way, Mosco came across the governor through the governor's brother; Toyin Ajimobi who after much reliance and good work for him was invited by the governor,s wife; Chief/Mrs Florence Ajimobi, who eventually gave some stuffs of textile-material to sew for her husband and eventually that was how the age-long deals; serving as the governor's tailor started till date.
Thursday, 5 July 2018
News Track Magazine: "Our waste to wealth is a reality"- Mrs Lolade Ore...
News Track Magazine: "Our waste to wealth is a reality"- Mrs Lolade Ore...: From the primordial we have known women are the best manager to eke out a living and considering computer age especially with the emergence ...
"Our waste to wealth is a reality"- Mrs Lolade Oresanwo; West African Energy Director Operation, OYOWMA
From the primordial we have known women are the best manager to eke out a living and considering computer age especially with the emergence of some more enlightened and educated women-folks managing some aspects of responsibilities at offices, in some organizations; then seeing some women at their seats of responsibilities and sections of work, one would surely agree to the fact that women are truly the best manager indeed, to coordinate both human and natural resources well, no matter the level of it, to succeed, in achieving the best ever known- success and this is exactly what Mrs Lolade Oresanwo is rightly doing, with an obvious attestation; that she is doing well at her place of work, in the section of Oyo State Waste Management; right acting as Operation Manager for West African Energy.
What has been your challenges thus far, in the course of your service to the residence in Oyo State and Ibadan especially?
One of the biggest challenges our contractors are facing is the attitude of our people , about sixty percentage are happy, want to pay and patronize our contractors, there is a problem of some percentage who feels the collection should be free and it is the government responsibility to collect their waste , I mean there is a lesson there , people needs to know the advantage of dealing with clearing waste around them than sitting on it, and they also need to know that the contractors too need to run the cost of running the business at the expenses and maintain the vehicle they use , to collect the waste . I think balancing both; that it is the challenge and definitely we are overcoming them. I'm proud to say about seventy percentage of Oyo State have been covered, some parts that have not been is as a result of accessibility, which we are working with the community on right now, to provide bins , to ensure that there are bins liners, we thank the excellency for supporting us so much, for supporting us, because he wants a situation where bins-liners would be provided to those community we cannot reach, community based service would be provided to those places, like Bere, Oje, so that we can be able to go there and access these places easier and this year have been particularly good because even with the incessant rain; we have been having people that are bringing out their waste, we have not hear of flooding , as they now know you don't have to put your waste in the flood, because they have been putting them in the flood before , the awareness has improved people now, to know that it is not about draining,but to encourage them have clean environment in a sustainable manner and the good news is that today; we have very, very, good companies that are willing to partner with us, even West African Energy ; it has started with a company who with disposable-glass will be recycling into nylon in Oyo State today in Oluyole , there are several companies sponsoring us, there is a company that is now going to produce compose from disposable-waste that we are collecting from households and markets, so improvement are accomplished and we are very, very, happy about that.
How often do you have interface with your contractors?
Oh, we have stakeholders' meeting with our contractors regularly, because of the new technology we are having today, when chat is shown easily, we have a group chat with our contractors immediately they face a challenge, they post it on a group chat, so that other contractors could learn and work together and it is quite easy for us to work together .
How far have you gone with the enlightenment of the public, those customers of yours particularly?
Yes, we have an enlightenment team that goes out especially in the area of market, particularly in the area we have especially market, the small community are fine , but it is only the market we have problems with and it is only those markets we are definitely sure that with continuous enlightenment and advocacy they will comply, out of the numerous markets ; over fifty-million in Ibadan, we have been able to drive about twenty-five thousand to comply, even Bodija market we have a conversation about their waste and now they have engaged the contractors , Alesinloye, Oje markets are doing the same, all are paying the contractors, the education is really working, as it is not everytime we have to be using force or shout at people you have to do it, it is actually trying to let them see the problems associated to not doing things at the right time.
Definitely this is public-oriented strategic approach, can we say you are making enough to compensate all the effort in cost and commitment you give?
We are covering our cost, the profit is going to come from having additional people , who will ensure their waste is collected by the registered contractors, we have appealed to them to pay the contractors that are doing the work, because they want the city and state to be clean, and there is a commitment to the transformation , restoration agenda, of his excellency and to ensure that Oyo State is restored back to its glory, transforming the city from being the dirtiest, thank God we don't have that name again, so the transformation agenda and the restoration we have to ensure that we key into it, so it is not just about the profit but to restore Oyo State back to its glory and our contractors are fully engaged and aware hence I'm proud to be part of that.
Where are you coming from and who are you?
My name is Lolade Oresanwo , I'm a daughter of the soil, I'm a local person, most of our staff are local ,even some are double in-depth related and we pride ourselves in using local content and intelligence to build and do the best of our work , we have experience doing our work the best it should be.
What is your antecedent?
We are not just new, we do waste management and we have been doing it for long.
Are you a workaholic with what we saw about your promptness and passion for the job, quite some minutes ago we have been here , seeing you having series of meeting with your members of staff?
That is all what we do, that is the name of the game and we work so that we can do the best and that is the only way we can do it to make us happy hence we have to work , at least today is Monday, so we have to work , considering that our staff have to be occupied, to work, we need to plan and know where we are going by the end of the week and to make sure the people that are committed, collecting the waste of the state are happy, those women; seventy-five percentage of our staff are women, we need to make sure they are happy and that they are well equipped ,with the proper pp, to get their jobs done.
What is the work force and are the youth really benefiting under your management, in respect of employment?
It is mostly the youth we are engaging, that is what we are advocating, there is a lot of opportunity , but you have to put your head down, you have to be dogged, determined and work hard, I believe in growing organic resource from the organization, we don't need to bring anybody from the outside to solve our local problem, because the problems are local to us and we should be able to solve our problems ourselves internally. and to be frank with you our waste to wealth is a reality.
Ma, whoever see you will know you have passion for what you are doing, then what is your philosophy of life, how do you take life and what do you count life to be all about?
Life is not about enjoying the most of time, life is hard, circumstances around everybody is hard, that is why you have got to make sure of what you have and that is what I'm doing, I make sure any circumstances I found myself I make sure I put in my best and that is what I take my enjoyment from and that is why I'm happy.
This was how we came to the end,of our exclusive interview with this rare woman of excellence in management, who with courtesy and good human relation responded well, to enlighten us better, about the state of things,in respect of waste management under her responsibility at the Oyo State Waste Management Section tagged OYOWMA representing West African Energy.
What has been your challenges thus far, in the course of your service to the residence in Oyo State and Ibadan especially?
One of the biggest challenges our contractors are facing is the attitude of our people , about sixty percentage are happy, want to pay and patronize our contractors, there is a problem of some percentage who feels the collection should be free and it is the government responsibility to collect their waste , I mean there is a lesson there , people needs to know the advantage of dealing with clearing waste around them than sitting on it, and they also need to know that the contractors too need to run the cost of running the business at the expenses and maintain the vehicle they use , to collect the waste . I think balancing both; that it is the challenge and definitely we are overcoming them. I'm proud to say about seventy percentage of Oyo State have been covered, some parts that have not been is as a result of accessibility, which we are working with the community on right now, to provide bins , to ensure that there are bins liners, we thank the excellency for supporting us so much, for supporting us, because he wants a situation where bins-liners would be provided to those community we cannot reach, community based service would be provided to those places, like Bere, Oje, so that we can be able to go there and access these places easier and this year have been particularly good because even with the incessant rain; we have been having people that are bringing out their waste, we have not hear of flooding , as they now know you don't have to put your waste in the flood, because they have been putting them in the flood before , the awareness has improved people now, to know that it is not about draining,but to encourage them have clean environment in a sustainable manner and the good news is that today; we have very, very, good companies that are willing to partner with us, even West African Energy ; it has started with a company who with disposable-glass will be recycling into nylon in Oyo State today in Oluyole , there are several companies sponsoring us, there is a company that is now going to produce compose from disposable-waste that we are collecting from households and markets, so improvement are accomplished and we are very, very, happy about that.
How often do you have interface with your contractors?
Oh, we have stakeholders' meeting with our contractors regularly, because of the new technology we are having today, when chat is shown easily, we have a group chat with our contractors immediately they face a challenge, they post it on a group chat, so that other contractors could learn and work together and it is quite easy for us to work together .
How far have you gone with the enlightenment of the public, those customers of yours particularly?
Yes, we have an enlightenment team that goes out especially in the area of market, particularly in the area we have especially market, the small community are fine , but it is only the market we have problems with and it is only those markets we are definitely sure that with continuous enlightenment and advocacy they will comply, out of the numerous markets ; over fifty-million in Ibadan, we have been able to drive about twenty-five thousand to comply, even Bodija market we have a conversation about their waste and now they have engaged the contractors , Alesinloye, Oje markets are doing the same, all are paying the contractors, the education is really working, as it is not everytime we have to be using force or shout at people you have to do it, it is actually trying to let them see the problems associated to not doing things at the right time.
Definitely this is public-oriented strategic approach, can we say you are making enough to compensate all the effort in cost and commitment you give?
We are covering our cost, the profit is going to come from having additional people , who will ensure their waste is collected by the registered contractors, we have appealed to them to pay the contractors that are doing the work, because they want the city and state to be clean, and there is a commitment to the transformation , restoration agenda, of his excellency and to ensure that Oyo State is restored back to its glory, transforming the city from being the dirtiest, thank God we don't have that name again, so the transformation agenda and the restoration we have to ensure that we key into it, so it is not just about the profit but to restore Oyo State back to its glory and our contractors are fully engaged and aware hence I'm proud to be part of that.
Where are you coming from and who are you?
My name is Lolade Oresanwo , I'm a daughter of the soil, I'm a local person, most of our staff are local ,even some are double in-depth related and we pride ourselves in using local content and intelligence to build and do the best of our work , we have experience doing our work the best it should be.
What is your antecedent?
We are not just new, we do waste management and we have been doing it for long.
Are you a workaholic with what we saw about your promptness and passion for the job, quite some minutes ago we have been here , seeing you having series of meeting with your members of staff?
That is all what we do, that is the name of the game and we work so that we can do the best and that is the only way we can do it to make us happy hence we have to work , at least today is Monday, so we have to work , considering that our staff have to be occupied, to work, we need to plan and know where we are going by the end of the week and to make sure the people that are committed, collecting the waste of the state are happy, those women; seventy-five percentage of our staff are women, we need to make sure they are happy and that they are well equipped ,with the proper pp, to get their jobs done.
What is the work force and are the youth really benefiting under your management, in respect of employment?
It is mostly the youth we are engaging, that is what we are advocating, there is a lot of opportunity , but you have to put your head down, you have to be dogged, determined and work hard, I believe in growing organic resource from the organization, we don't need to bring anybody from the outside to solve our local problem, because the problems are local to us and we should be able to solve our problems ourselves internally. and to be frank with you our waste to wealth is a reality.
Ma, whoever see you will know you have passion for what you are doing, then what is your philosophy of life, how do you take life and what do you count life to be all about?
Life is not about enjoying the most of time, life is hard, circumstances around everybody is hard, that is why you have got to make sure of what you have and that is what I'm doing, I make sure any circumstances I found myself I make sure I put in my best and that is what I take my enjoyment from and that is why I'm happy.
This was how we came to the end,of our exclusive interview with this rare woman of excellence in management, who with courtesy and good human relation responded well, to enlighten us better, about the state of things,in respect of waste management under her responsibility at the Oyo State Waste Management Section tagged OYOWMA representing West African Energy.
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