{"id":114502,"date":"2019-03-15T10:46:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T09:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=114502"},"modified":"2019-03-15T11:34:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T10:34:25","slug":"why-i-will-miss-gov-amosuns-friend-late-prince-adeniyi-adesanya-taiwo-adeoluwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/why-i-will-miss-gov-amosuns-friend-late-prince-adeniyi-adesanya-taiwo-adeoluwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Will Miss Gov Amosun’s Friend, Late Prince Adeniyi Adesanya – Taiwo Adeoluwa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prince Adeniyi Adesanya (F.O.G) – A study in total friendship, good naturedness, loyalty and commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got the call from the Burial Committee to send in my tribute whilst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

undergoing medical\nevaluation\/reassessment and recuperating at the St<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony\u2019s Spire Hospital, Cheam,\nSurrey, UK right in the presence of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

doctors. They wondered why my\nspirit suddenly dropped in the middle of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the medical examination when\nmoments earlier I had sounded upbeat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and cooperative. The Consultant\nwho first attended to my case<\/p>\n\n\n\n

immediately upon arrival in the\nUK at the nearby Chipstead Hospital, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

who most kindly had referred me\nto St Anthony\u2019s for second opinion, was<\/p>\n\n\n\n

worried. It took my wife\u2019s\nexplanation on the purpose of the telephone call<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just received from home for\nthem to appreciate my changed disposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Leader, Colleague, Stabilizer,\nFriend and Compatriot, Prince Niyi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adesanya, a.k.a, the Friend of\nthe Governor will undoubtedly be missed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by many, especially me. I make\nbold to confess that apart from my<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principal and Appointor, His\nExcellency, Governor Ibikunle Amosun,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CON, FCA, Omoba 1 was the biggest\nsupporter and encourager that<\/p>\n\n\n\n

helped me function as the\nSecretary to Government of our dear State<\/p>\n\n\n\n

these past eight years. He was\nfiercely loyal to the cause of the SIA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

political family. He loved Ogun\nState and her stakeholders irrespective of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

where anyone hailed from. He was\ntransparently sincere to the cause of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

his political beliefs and to\nfriendship. Knowing that I was a green horn in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Service and the art of\nNigeria\u2019s destructive politics and tricky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

machinations, he was fiercely\nprotective of me. His love and protective<\/p>\n\n\n\n

instincts explained why he\nvolunteered and made himself available to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

accompany me to almost all my\nofficial and social outings, particularly in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

evidently volatile political\ncircumstances and situations. During those<\/p>\n\n\n\n

moments, his towering presence,\nfull infectious laughter and trademark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SIA cap gave me phsycological\nstability that Mr Governor himself was in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

my company. I felt so secured in\nhis company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I realized very early in our\nrelationship that unknown to so many, F.O.G<\/p>\n\n\n\n

was deep and serious minded. In\n2004 when I honoured my late Mum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with the commissioning of her\n\u2018Alaanu Ni Jehovah\u2019 Lagos home, the late<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prince Adesanya, although had\nattended the program on the entourage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of the then Senator Ibikunle\nAmosun and our older brother and Mentor,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hon Gbenga Otenuga, nonetheless\ncalled me aside quietly to express his<\/p>\n\n\n\n

delight at the manner I had\nchosen to celebrate my mother in her lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He helped me to become a better\nperson in so many other ways. His<\/p>\n\n\n\n

enigmatic , ubiquitous and loud\nlaughter belied his true persona as a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

humanist, Statesman and\nNationalist. He was first and foremost a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SIAsist, an Ogun State\nirredentist and incurable believer in the soul of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria. He was so good natured.\nHe bore no grudges. His anger rarely<\/p>\n\n\n\n

lasted beyond seconds. He sought\npeace with all men. In his last two to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

four hours or so as he\naccompanied me from one official meeting and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

assignment to another and whilst\nin the vehicle he behaved strangely that<\/p>\n\n\n\n

at some point I threatened to\nleave him behind. I did not understand then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not until I later learned of the\nfact that throughout the electioneering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

campaign he was troubled,\nunusually quiet and subdued, had<\/p>\n\n\n\n

premonitions, and had engaged in\ncovenant fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mourn the untimely passage of a\nbeautiful soul. I mourn a loyal SIAsist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

who gave his all to causes he\nbelieved in. I mourn a true and sincere<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leader of our political family. I\nmourn a close associate, confidant, friend<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and brother. However, I refuse to\nmourn like those without hope. Omoba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 was a good Christian. To me,\nhis simple, sincere and straight forward<\/p>\n\n\n\n

lifestyle is enviable and\ncommendable. I am confident that we shall meet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

again on the resurrection morning\nat the feet of our Lord and Saviour,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adieu Omoba 1, the Friend of the\nGovernor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taiwo Adeoluwa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prince Adeniyi Adesanya (F.O.G) – A study in total friendship, good naturedness, loyalty and commitment I got the call from the Burial Committee to send in my tribute whilst undergoing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Adeniyi-Adesanya.jpeg?fit=300%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172108,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/meet-those-who-planned-the-coronation-of-orimolusi\/","url_meta":{"origin":114502,"position":0},"title":"Meet Those Who Planned The Coronation Of ORIMOLUSI","author":"City People","date":"May 26, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Otunba Femi Dinah-Chairman, Otunba Adebayo Ogunbanjo-General Secretary, Hon. 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