Aide to Asiwaju
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Adewale Temitope has finally succumbed to the wish of his
people by accepting to represent Ifako-Ijaiye constituency 1 the State House of
Assembly come 2019.
Popularly
referred to as ATA by in political sphere, Adewale Temitope Adedeji believes
that Politics is dirty because of the heartbreaks and the antics that comes
with it as he categorically stated that politics does not does not and should
not involve diabolism.
When asked,
he simply described Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as not just a boss but also as a
mentor, political genius, master strategist and above all, a leader with a
golden heart. To him, the Asiwaju is simple, unique man, first among equals and
one of a kind to reckon with.
Adewale was
one of those who started the not too young to run campaign in 2009, with a
mission to sensitise Nigerian youths to get involved in politics. He was one of
the pioneering members of the Young Achievers Campaign Organisation of Nigeria
(YACOON), a group that massively worked to sensitise the youths about the need
to participate in the affairs that concern the citizenry coupled with the fact
that he is presently the Special Assistant to the National Leader of APC , Asiwaju
Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Youths, Politics and Policy, Mr. Adewale believes that the
youths are gradually getting aware more than ever before of their important
roles and responsibilities in the society.
Besides
being a current Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Leader of All Progressive
Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Adewale who was also former SSA to former
governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola on Works and Infrastructure has
learnt from the masters of the game. His early years in public service saw
serving with the former Governors of Abia and Borno State at different times
and at various capacity.
A respected public
servant and successful entrepreneur, Adewale is of the belief that he has what
it takes to appropriately represent his constituency. Born and bred in Ifako-Ijaiye,
he is very conversant with every nooks and crannies of the local government.
His father,
a medical doctor, who joined the police force and rose to the position of
Assistant Commissioner of Police before veering into politics and represented
his constituency at the National Assembly before his demise in 2016 had
ingrained in him the virtue of service to the people. This he found himself
doing even when his father was alive.
“My politics
is not a social media experiment,” he explains. “l am a grassroots politician.
My politics goes as far as into the wards level.
On what he considers his greatest achievement
in life so far, he says with philosophical calmness: “Putting smiles on the
faces of people. Sometimes people come to me with their problems. My little
contributions have gone a long way. This makes me happy.”
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