Afrigather Will the Chairman and Chief Government Officer of Ilaji Accommodations and Sports activities Resort, Engr. Dotun Sanusi be part of the 2027 guber race in Oyo State? Or will he ignore the stress? That’s the large query on the lips of many these days because the Ibadan-born industrialist is beneath stress to run. Although Sanusi has, on a number of events, emphasised the truth that he’s not able to contest for political workplace. However regardless of his warning for his admirers to desist from their refined marketing campaign for him and to not mistake his philanthropic gestures for political agenda, the stress has refused to go away.
In truth, a number of skilled and social-cultural teams at totally different closing dates have overtly charged Sanusi to affix the guber race. He has, nonetheless, virtually dodged all efforts to pull him into the race. Based on him, crucial factor now, in accordance with him, is to give attention to his life, enterprise and steady assist to see that each President Bola Tinubu and the governor of Oyo State reach piloting affairs of our nation and the state.
In fact, these mounting stress on Sanusi have their causes. There are those that really feel he’s notably certified for the job. They see his success story as a businessman and an excellent philanthropist as what places him in the very best place to run. This college of thought really feel Sanusi is the right man to take over from Governor Makinde after the expiration of his second time period tenure in 2027. Sanusi has been a serious employer of labour in Oyo State and arguably the most important philanthropist whose variety gestures have affected and nonetheless affecting his quick atmosphere. There are over 2,000 staff working throughout his enterprise pursuits in hospitality, agriculture, tourism, sports activities and oil and gasoline.
So, these clamouring for Sanusi to run really feel he has the pedigree, the recognition in addition to monetary wherewithal to contest an election. One other factor that made some folks believed Sanusi could also be gearing up for 2027 race was his lively function within the final basic elections. He supported each Governor Seyi and Tinubu.
He mobilised for President Tinubu, the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with all the pieces inside his energy within the state. Sanusi engaged nearly all of the stakeholders within the state one on one. He hosted members of Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC); the Agbekoya Solidarity Motion and Landlord Volunteers. He additionally held conferences with Islamic clerics and Imams led by the Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Sheik AbdulGaniy Agbotomokekere. He has hosted representatives of Christian teams throughout the 11 native authorities areas of Ibadanland.
All of the Ibadan compound and village heads referred to as Mogajis and Baales, in addition to the extremely revered management of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) have been mobilised in assist of Tinubu. But Sanusi insisted that he has no ambition. Talking in an announcement just a few months after the election, he mentioned politics is just not in his agenda “I’m preoccupied with my life, enterprise and steady assist for our President and the Governor of the State for them to reach piloting the affairs of our nation and the State.
Our folks ought to know that my involvement in mobilizing helps for the election of our President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the re-election of our amiable Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde was based mostly on their monitor data of service, excellent achievements in life and compassionate disposition to one and all. I joined the group of different nice folks to make sure their successes on the polls as a result of they shared my imaginative and prescient within the space of philanthropy, high quality service supply and welfare of our folks. Pressures on me to contest the gubernatorial election in our expensive State in 2027 is assuming an alarming dimension particularly when these we voted in workplace are simply stabilizing to ship on their marketing campaign manifestos.
Each the President and our Governor have since hit the bottom operating and their impacts since Could 29, 2023 are being felt all over the place throughout the federation and the 33 native authorities areas of the State, respectively.
I don’t even have get together card of any of the prevailing political events, not to mention being a partisan entity who can aspire for that workplace. Our folks ought to enable us to take pleasure in good governance of our leaders and cease touting 2027 agenda.
My philanthropic contributions shouldn’t be mistaken for political agenda as a result of philanthropy is my life and has been a part of my upbringing since childhood days. For me, philanthropy is an innate ardour to assist others to develop and fulfil their potentials. And it’s too late within the day for me to cease displaying kindness to all method of individuals. So I can’t change as a result of it’s my calling and ministry. I recognize everybody for his or her love however solely God is aware of what would occur tomorrow, not to mention in 2027. There’s time for all the pieces and we should continually put our future within the fingers of our creator who is aware of what’s greatest for us.” Let’s inform you extra. Engr. Jubril Dotun Sanusi was born in Elekuro space of Ibadan, the capital metropolis of Oyo State. He began his training at Wesley Main Faculty, Ibadan. He continued his academic journey at CAC Grammar Faculty, Aperin, Oniyere, Ibadan.
Sanusi proceeded to Division of Petroleum Engineering on the College of Ibadan. There, amidst the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his abilities and cultivated a ardour for innovation and management. He reduce his company enamel at Halliburton Nigeria Restricted and later Agpem Drilling. He distinguished himself as a trailblazer within the subject of petroleum engineering, incomes accolades for his distinctive abilities and visionary management. In 2004, Sanusi took a daring step by establishing his first-ever firm, TNL Drilling Providers (Tasaniola Nigeria Restricted), an indigenous oil and gasoline drilling firm which has since grown in leaps and bounds. Right this moment, he has efficiently constructed a enterprise empire which cuts throughout Training, Hospitality, Sports activities and Resorts, Agriculture and Oil and Gasoline simply to say just a few of his different companies.
Dotun Sanusi is 56, having been born typically in 1968 to the household of Alhaji Ganiyu Oladosu Sanusi from Oja’ba, Ibadan. This astute industrialist’s contributions to the event of his quick atmosphere and Oyo State typically is immeasurable. He has singlehandedly remodeled Akanran, Ona Ara Native Authorities the place his Ilaji Accommodations is situated to a mega metropolis. He has completely turned the social-economic fortune of the world round. That is coupled along with his newest innovation within the transportation sector within the state. Sanusi not too long ago launched electrical buses, electrical tricycles, and solar-powered bikes.
-Dare Adeniran
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