By Oki Samson
The Chairman of Executive Group and Board Member, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Ayo Ogunsan was on Wednesday 12th April 2023 honoured with a magnificent prize as the PAN AFRICAN YOUTH ROLE MODEL by the Coalition of African Youth for Thought Leadership and Institutional Development (CYTLID).
This was during the official book launch of the highly publicized book on Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu titled ‘THE ICONIC Bola Ahmed Tinubu: An Inspiration to African Youths’ authored by two young media gladiators and multi-award winning publisher of Trek Africa Newspaper, Oki Olatunji Samson and Abayomi Oyelami.
The 380-page book is a mentorship book written as a legacy of knowledge and wellspring of impetus for young Africans to learn on their road to greatness.
Taking cues from the life of Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the book draws from his life of dedication, hard work, perseverance, and resilience, and his results are proofs.
Three other honours from the Coalition of African Youth for Thought Leadership and Institutional Development (CYTLID) were also announced for the trio of the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the President of the Republic of Liberia, Dr. George Manneh Weah; and the Vice President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima.
The honours are the PAN-AFRICAN PRIZE FOR DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE; the PAN-AFRICAN PRIZE FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP, and the PAN-AFRICAN PRIZE FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP respectively.
Dr. Ayo Ogunsan who is widely respected for being a champion for positive social change and economic development of youths expressed his excitement about the honour. He further dedicated the award to THE ICONIC himself.
‘I dedicate this award to the leader of leaders, the leader of men, the notable talent hunter of Nigeria and Africa, the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and by the special grace of God come 29th May 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of our great nation, H.E Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’, said Dr. Ayo Ogunsan who is also the Patron of the Police-Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Lagos.
The multiple awardwinner, Dr. Ayo Ogunsan had elucidated in THE ICONIC book about the Aare Ago of Yorubaland and Jagaban of Borgu that ‘It’s pretty difficult describing and unraveling all the qualities of a heroic kingmaker, a nation-building strategist, a human capital professional and of course a core family man, all rolled into one.
Asiwaju is that man you can’t just be described in few words.’
‘Politically, he is that force that continues to be reckoned with amidst the league of political figures, not just in Nigeria but also Africa and the rest of the world.
He is a builder of men, who is never power-drunk.
Here is a man who has produced great administrators and technocrats who emerged from the Asiwaju School of Political Affairs and Leadership, if I may coin that.’
‘The Lion of Bourdillon is that man who, despite his sterling achievements, has remained humble and unassuming.
In the constraint of space and exactitude for words, I want to say he is loved, cherished and wished a long life in sound health and prosperity’, Ogunsan remarked.
