Olumide Lawal pays tribute to Senator Ademola Adeleke who has just returned to Osun State from his sojourn in the United States, to contest the 2022 governorship election in the state
Senator Ademola Adeleke has passed through life’s vicissitude with candour and large heart. He was rather learning the ropes through the mentorship of the iconic trail-blazer, his late brother, Senator Isiaka Adetuni Adeleke and the mercurial humble go-getter, Dr. ’Deji Adeleke. Both of them gave him every support he needed to stand tall in his various callings, politics inclusive, very remarkably. They both entranced him into the big public life that enabled him to face life’s challenges with great courage. Never quitting, whatever the odds; he thus forged a formidable business and personal lifestyles for greater successes in life.
Senator Adeleke has been a colourful personality since his youthful days. One never to hurt a fly, mastering his moments and never letting off his guard. He is the proverbial cat with nine lives. A very dynamic and resourceful individual who charged the political landscape of Osun State in so short a time that he tested the murky water of politics.
To him, life is a sunny fire, and fire is a real wild beast that can devour everything in motion. He is prepared, therefore, to face whatever challenges the future placed before him.
He believes God alone is the master planner and His plans never fail. But it is still this mystic motion of our living that is propelling Senator Adeleke, with immense joy, to make service his objective.
The passion is burning in Senator Adeleke to give opportunities to the less priviledged through philantropism without let or hindrance.
He is, triumphantly, back among the loving people of Osun State, whom he has sorely missed for sometime now, out of his resolve to search for the proverbial Golden Fleece, as there is no time and age limit to knowledge acquisition in all spheres of life. He is back for good. He is back in peace. He brought peace and love with him.
Senator Adeleke is back home and extending the olive branch to all. He is ready to use his good upbringing to identify with all and sundry as his door is open to all at all times.
Senator Adeleke, enjoins all his teeming well-wishers, supporters and friends to continue to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner and avoid rancour, rather embrace politics without bitterness, which his late brother and political mentor played throughout his lifetime, and which also is the anchor of his own political endeavour.
He places his gratitude and appreciation before everybody who was there for him. He advised his ardent supporters to abstain from foul and caustic languages in their dealings with fellow politicians of whatever persuasions. To Ademola Adeleke, his concern is “love to all”.
It is his true wish to see that there is absolute peace and happiness immersed in God’s boundless powers of love for humanity.
In our country generally, it is in an atmosphere of peace and concord that progress and prosperity could be achieved. All these are boundless powers of love that binds us together.
Let us pray: May God Almighty nudge us to the envisaged glorious destination through His mercy and glory. Great blessings are approaching and a glorious bliss will stay permanently with us in our collective lives.
Most of all, let each of us love one another just a little bit more, do good always and live with justice and with every present fear of Almighty God.
For you Senator Ademola Adeleke, your life has achieved glorious accomplishments that assembled all the disputations of your life into great giant strides imbued in God’s unending grace of love for your family and your teeming admirers, the world over. What a life of charm! For Ademola Adeleke, it is a triumphant home coming. Home, sweet home.
• Lawal was media aide to late Senator Isiaka Adeleke
