Tributes To Segun Osoba At 84

<h4>Tributes To Segun Osoba At 84<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the Lagos State Governor&comma; Mr&period; Babajide Sanwo-Olu&comma; has congratulated the former Governor of Ogun State and All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar; chieftain&comma; Aremo Olusegun Osoba&comma; on the occasion of his 84th birthday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary&comma; Mr&period; Gboyega Akosile&comma; described Osoba&comma; who clocks 84 on Saturday&comma; as a versatile journalist&comma; media guru&comma; a democrat&comma; and respected political icon&comma; who has made a great impact in the lives of many Nigerians&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said Aremo Osoba has used his youth and adult life to contribute positively to the media industry&comma; politics and governance&comma; especially in Ogun State&comma; where he served as governor during the aborted Third Republic and the current Fourth Republic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Governor Sanwo-Olu also commended Aremo Osoba for his commitment to public service&comma; describing the renowned journalist&comma; media manager and politician as the epitome of honesty&comma; dedication and service&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Aremo Olusegun Osoba is a true democrat and member of the progressive camp&comma; who has been playing active roles in party politics and governance in Nigeria&period; He is an advocate of good governance&comma; restructuring and true federalism in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;He played a crucial role during the June 12&comma; 1993&comma; presidential election annulment struggle by aligning with progressives and pro-democracy activists&comma; under the platform of the National Democratic Coalition &lpar;NADECO&rpar; to fight the military junta for the enthronement of democracy and return of Nigeria to civilian government on May 29&comma; 1999&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Osoba&comma; a renowned journalist turned politician&comma; is one of the performing governors who delivered dividends of democracy to the populace during the days of Social Democratic Party &lpar;SDP&rpar; in the aborted Third Republic as Governor of Ogun State&period; He also steered the ship of the State in the right path as the first Ogun State Governor in the current Fourth Republic on the platform of an Alliance for Democracy &lpar;AD&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">&&num;8220&semi;He used the power of the press to influence positive changes in the country’s social and political landscape as a reporter&comma; editor and managing director in different media organisations&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;On behalf of my family&comma; the government and the people of Lagos State&comma; I congratulate Aremo Olusegun Osoba on his 84th birthday&period; I pray that he will celebrate more years in good health&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;