Yuletide: Senator Adefuye, Family & Friends Celebrate Christ, Share Views On Politics Ahead 2023 Election
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In his usual style of celebrating with families and friends during festive periods, Senator Anthony Adefuye and his guests at the 2022 Christmas Carol in his house in Lekki didn’t only celebrate the birth of Christ, they charted way forward for a better Nigeria as guests responded to press interviews in the build up to 2023 general election.
Adefuye an apex leader in Lagos East Senatorial District hosted friends, politicians, monarchs and clergymen majorly from Somolu and Bariga local government axis on the 30th of December 2022.
At the event, Newsconnect correspondence among other reporters interviewed guests to get their wishes, words of encouragement for Senator Adefuye alongside their prediction ahead 2023 elections.
The Special adviser to Lagos State Governor on Chieftaincy Matters Bayo Osinubi in an interview at the event shared his message for the host. In his words, he said;
“My message for Senator Adefuye is that he should continue in his winning ways, winning ways before God because his goodwill has spread like mushroom far and wide and I believe God will continue to give him manifest.
“I want all his well wishers of which am one, to stand behind him and emulate his good ways. I wish him many more years and prosperity.
Osinubi, though was informed by our reporter not to wish Adefuye long lives against the background that old age is stressful, said;
“I won’t change my wish for him for God to lengthen his years, all I pray for is for God to give him the enablement to live a stress-free old age.
“At the heart of every celebration, there is a traditional kingpins. No events whether is Christian of Islamic events that you won’t found the involvement of traditional rulers.
“Being moderating voices, I believe they will keep our young ones from the bad or the perils during festive seasons”. Osinubi asserted.
Apostle Peter Oyewusi, one of the APC Apex leader in Somolu/Bariga axis talked about his purpose of visits and admonished Nigerians to endure the challenging economy in Nigeria. In his words, he said;
“We are here to celebrate with our leader and his family. We can’t deny the fact that things are difficult, the inflation ravaging the country is not only in Nigeria but all over the world.
“We just have to endure, When Asiwaju comes in as President, things would change for better.
“I feel things would change for good Because of his capacity and knowledge, everything works for him, everything in his favour, he turns things around in Lagos.
“All what you are seeing in Lagos today are his projects. He is going to replicate that in Nigeria as well. I will just appeal to vote for him, that is the only way to get out of the woods that we are in”. He said.
The National Publicity Secretary of BAT 2023 Organisation Tedeye Oritseju Abel, in a separate interview at the event talked about the chances of APC in Delta state, asserted that they are not perturbed with the Influence of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, that Ovie Omo-Agege has established structural development APC would leveraged on. In his words he said;
“PDP has been ruling Delta state over 18 years. I can assure you this that as a party we are ready to take back Delta state with the support of the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo Agege who is coming out as the governorship candidate of APC.
“He is somebody that has what it takes. He is somebody who could do what is required by the state to emerge the governor of Delta state come 2023.
“He has put structures in place that places him ahead of any candidate. We are not afraid of the ruling party PDP, we are talking about where we are presently in the state.
Tedeye praised President Mohammed Buhari and the legislators at the red and green chamber of the National Assembly for amending the electoral reform so we can have the most realest election ever.
“First of all I want to thank the President Mohammed Buhari and the legislators for them to have been able to sign two laws in the electoral act that has been able to pull us as far as election is concerned.
“For us to be able to have the first election that is taking us into the reality of what election is in Nigeria.
“I want to appeal to all citizens of this country who have not gotten their PVC, they should go out and collect their PVC. The PVC is your only accredited identity that can help you vote, without it you can’t vote.
“I want to encourage the old, youths, women to get their PVC because this is going to be the election that will bring a difference to this country.
Tedeye in his encouragement remark to Senator Adefuye who recently hosted them in his hometown in Odolewu and in Lagos said;
“He is a leader with substance. He has shown leadership qualities by carrying everybody along.Those at the top and at the grassroot level. I have told him when I grow older like him, I want to be like him because what he has been doing with this kind of gathering is wonderful”. He asserted
Oba Gbolahan Akanbi, the Jagunmolu of Somolu Bariga lll in an interview with Newsconnect at the event told our correspondence why he attended the event and his advice for the electorates.
“Our senatorial leader in the whole of Lagos east Senatorial division has made his marks, he has scored his goals, He has made enough contributions to the development of progress in Shomolu and Bariga.
“He has made very tremendous development in the axis, that is why they have always honoured his invitation in celebrating with him.
“I’m not blaming the electorates who do not trust the electoral process. A lot of them are tired of the process but we must keep trying.
“America is over 300 years in democracy and they are not perfect yet so what are we going to say in less than 100 years? He asked.
“We still have to work hard for this country and develop our own democracy the way it should be”. Oba Gbolahan asserted.
Chief Mrs Florence Modupe Ojufojude, the Iyaloja of Oyediran market, in Bajulaye in Somolu and the Iyaloja General in Somolu local government said this is not the first time Senator Adefuye is bringing people together. She opined that this year Christmas Carol celebration is better than last year and that is how things should be.
“Every year we pray to go forward, this year is better than last year. We meet different dignitaries. He welcomed both young and the old and he doesn’t discriminate.
“I can call him a father of nation and I don’t think that is a mistake. Senator Adefuye is a father to so many People.
“I wish all his well wishers many years in advance and I pray to God for God to spare the lives of Senator Adefuye.
“He can go to any length to make sure he wipes away your tears, he is a father”. Iyaloja asserted.
Dr Abdul Jeleel Tafawa Balewa and High Chief Abiola Ogundokun, Publisher Conscience Magazine also gave their account of Senator Adefuye’s benevolence and also wished him more healthy years to make more impacts for the downdtroden
Senator Anthony Adefuye at the event talked about the giant strides of President Mohammed Buhari against the background that he underperformed in comparison to his predecessors. Adefuye took our correspondent through memory lane and asked him to adjudge with the statistics he reeled out.
Adefuye said;
“Buhari is one of the best performing presidents we have in Nigeria. He did not allow people to steal our money. He reduced corruption to the minimum. He allowed people to create freely.
“We have a lot of PDP who moved with us, when they can’t tolerate us, they left. I have not benefitted from him directly but I enjoyed his leadership.
“Lagos state is the only state in Nigeria that is expanding and people are not developing alongside. We must vote people who can make things happen for good for the people.
“Ruling people is an herculean task. Some people will just jump and want to be president. Before we used to have Zik, Awolowo,. Nowadays there are no definite ethnic leaders, we have national leaders
When petroleum was selling at 140 dollar per barrel at the international market, if we compare the money we are getting at that time and the sufferings of the people, you would agree with me that Buhari has tried with limited resources he inherited.
“Lagos is the fastest developing states in Nigeria and Asiwaju started the revolution as Lagos state governor. Everybody started coming to Lagos because of the economic advantage he created in Lagos.
“In 1999, I was in PDP. I can tell you more about the party. Obasanjo stopped allocation to Lagos state, Tinubu as a governor continued.
“He makes sure he gave money to those local governments. I can tell you authoritatively he has won the election. Nobody is competing with him.
“Obasanjo said the money Atiku stole from Nigeria is enough to feed all Nigerians. Peter Obi is fighting for Biafra, he is also fighting to be the President.
“These are the things we have to consider, unless we defeat ourselves nobody can defeat APC.
“The 2nd Niger bridge has been moribund for so long but Buhari completed it with meagre resources. We used to have Nigerian Airways during the PDP administration, it disappeared. Railway disappeared. No water transportation in Lagos during PDP’s term.
“These are his creations. The blue rail has been tested and we still have the Red rail. These red rail and blue rail started by Fashola but Ambode abandoned it and now completed by Sanwo Olu”. Adefuye said.
