Hon. Ade Adeogun; The People’s Choice for Senate, Ondo North Senatorial District
Ayodele Ologunola
Max Depree once said, “the signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers”, and Vincent Lombardi said, ” leaders are not born; they are made. They are made just like anything else; through hardwork, and these are the price we have to pay to achieve our goals “.
Self discipline, commitment and selflessness, no doubt, play a greater role in shaping one’s future in his drive to success. And anyone who refuses to venture outside his comfort zone is not different from others who remain at the background doing repeatedly what they know how to do best.
Such people are always surrounded by the people and events that draw away from doing the things that are most important. However, venturing into some challenging areas of life keeps one closer to achieve destiny and sets one’s on motion towards the peak of a career.
Most people don’t want to take a risk because of their comfortable lifestyle where everything goes on according to plan and nothing is faulty. The risk connected to faith in God’s words is not a risk, but rather faith in action.
In the political history of Ondo North Senatorial District, one name that sounds like morning star across the 72 wards in the Senatorial District is Hon. Ade Adeogun.
Hon.Ade Adeogun is a man with a listening ear and commands respect among his colleagues and followers, because he has the interest of his people at heart.
Since he came to limelight during the 9th National Assembly, as a member representing the good people of Akoko South West and Akoko South East federal constituency, he has become a beacon of hope and mentor to many people.
His performances in the 9th National Assembly made his followers and friends to ask him to come out, to contest for Senate and rescue the people of Ondo North Senatorial District from an ominous ruin occasioned by directionless leadership.
What makes Hon.Ade Adeogun different from other aspirants is his genuine support for education, health, employment, infrastructure, and empowerment.
During his tenure in the Federal House of Representatives, not less than six hundred students gained admission into Upland College of Education, Ipesi and Ifira Akoko.
In the area of empowerment, he sought capital for those who wanted to start businesses. His intervention during an emergency in his federal constituents brought a lot of changes.
Some of his laudable achievements in his four years of good representatives are as follows:
Construction of road from Oka-Odo Junction to St. Patrick’s college, Iwaro Oka, construction
of major bridge at Owake, building a community hall at Oka Odo, support for electrification of new layout at Ayepe,Iwaro-Oka,
renovation of Oka town hall, construction of new transport Garrage at Oka, construction bridge at Ibaka, at Ikanmu, at Agba, and at Ikese, Oka Akoko,
construction block of four flats at Oka Police Station, construction of pavilion at AC Grammar School, Oka
construction of community hall at Idofin, Ayegunle Oka,
Solar powered bore hole/Water projects at Ibaka and Idofin, renovation of hall at a secondary school in Korowa, Oka, construction of new DSS office in Akungba-Akoko, construction of a bridge along palace road, Akungba-Akoko,
construction of three classrooms block at Muslim High School, Akungba-Akoko,
Mechanised borehole with reticulation adjacent to African Church, Akungba Akoko, construction of six classroom blocks at Supare Akoko, Solar powered borehole at Supare Akoko,
renovation of administrative block of Ajagbokun Secondary School, Ikun Akoko, reconstruction of Awolowo, Irefun. Ode Arikansen and Araromi roads in Oba Akoko,
construction of Community Civic Center in Oba Akoko,
renovation of mosque in Ose, Oba Akoko,provision of borehole at Oloba palace,
renovation of six classrooms block at Ipesi Akoko, provision of borehole at Ifira Akoko,
construction of Motor Park at Isua Akoko, provision of borehole at Isua Akoko, construction of bridge at Ipe Akoko, facilitation of one kilometer reconstruction of Epinmi Akoko to Simerin road, scholarship for 600 students into Upland College of Education, Ipesi/Ifira Akoko, bursary support for two hundred students,
supply of computers to secondary schools, supply of English and Chemistry text books to all secondary schools in Akoko SE/SW Federal Constituency,
provision of buses to five community cooperative societies, supply of agrochemicals and farm inputs to 2000 farmers, provision of relief materials to accident victims in Akungba and Iwaro through FEMA, provision of relief materials to victims of rainstorms in Akoko SW through FEMA, Provision of empowerment support to artisans, tailors, hair dressers, beauticians, photographers, musicians and DJs, Provision of grants and tools to caterers, mechanics, welders, carpenters, supply of block making machines to selected block makers, in the federal constituents,
facilitated the grant of Agric loans to over 100 people. Till today he is still repaying some of the loans,
facilitated payment of Covid-19 grants to over 1000 constituents,
facilitated the employment of over 60 constituents into the Army, Navy, police, police academy, DSS, NIA, NPA, Nigeria immigration service, Nigeria. Customs service, NSCDC, Federal medical center, federal fire service, Ondo state teaching service commission, Ondo state primary health service and other agencies, Two of his constituents benefitted from five years overseas scholarship facilitated by NIMASA. Apart from all these, he sponsored five bills and was a very visible member of the National Assembly.
The message Adeogun is sending to the people of Ondo North Senatorial District is clear and he is not ready to change it. His interest is simply to raise hope that has been dashed by bad leadership. A plan is in the offing to create an economic platform that will benefit all the electorates and the society by giving directions to our people who have been badly plundered.
Against all odds, he will continue to preach the possibility of Ondo North Senatorial District dreams. It doesn’t matter what pessimists may think or say. He is positively encouraged that our people will see better days if they faint not.
Due to his outstanding performance and leadership, the people of Ondo North Senatorial District, both young and adults have called on him to represent them in the Senate come 2027, and this call is not borne out of mere political ambition, but out of his performances in the federal House of Representatives in the 9th Assembly.
His people have seen in him that, if given the opportunity he will liberate the senatorial district from the shackle of poverty and underdevelopment.
The message is clear. Hon. Adeogun is the ideal people’s candidate. The trust he has built for years forms part of his campaign foundation.
Hon.Ade Adeogun has been quietly receiving support from the leaders and elders who believes in him, because his candidacy is not about ambition but about his mission for Ondo North Senatorial District. People has built trust in his style of leadership and they believe in his ideology.
People of Ondo North Senatorial District is looking for a leader who embodies good character, committed, integrity, and someone who understand the policy and people. The exodus has been started, while people are read to follow Hon. Ade Adeogun.
