Pelican Valley celebrates Osoba at 85, says ‘we are beneficiary of your rural projects’

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, has saluted former Ogun State governor, Olusegun Osoba, ahead of his 85th birthday celebration on Monday, July 15.

While hailing Osoba, Adeyemo, a veteran broadcast journalist, described the former governor as a journalism role model, politician and revered elder statesman who has continued to use his immeasurable wealth of experience to provide “an iconic, commendable,enduring leadership and mentorship roles in journalism, politics, tradition and other endeavours across generations and the globe.”

He stated this on Sunday evening in a release made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Adeyemo disclosed that he is benefiting immensely from the octogenarian’s exemplary leadership and enduring rural development strides, even as he wished him more blessing of long life, good health and peace of mind.

He stated: “By the grace of God, in the next two months, we will be expecting our revered elder statesman, Aremo Olusegun Osoba to commission the first 10 sets of Ecostay Apartments in our estate. The longest avenue in the estate will also be named after the veteran broadcaster and elder statesman for his evergreen contribution to the rural electrification project in Kobape during his reign as the governor of Ogun State.

“This is one of the reasons why we are particularly felicitating former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba on his 85th birthday because our estate is a beneficiary of his rural electrification project.

“Your handiwork is with us here. Without you dragging the 35KVA electricity line from the main road to where we are, we would not have been privileged to have this estate here. Baba Aremo Osoba created an opportunity about 25 years ago and one Dr. Babatunde Adeyemo is taking full advantage of that opportunity today; that is governance at its peak.”