The Lawmaker representing Oyo East/West State Constituency in Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Isiaka Kazeem Tunde Arole has described the sudden death of former Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Rt. Hon. Kehinde Ayoola as a tragic loss, whose oratory and choice of words on every burning issue will forever be missed.
Arole in condolence message and Ayoola’s biography that he personally signed and made available to Naija Today News on Thursday, May 21st described the death of late Kehinde Ayoola as a miserable occurrence that people of Oyo State and Family cannot be easily forgotten.
While revealing Ayoola’s biography, Arole disclosed that, “as a true son of Oyo, Rt. Hon olatunji kehinde Ayoola was born in the ancient town of Oyo over 55 yrs ago and had his early education at Olivet Baptist high sch and later proceeded to University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University for his first and second degree”.
” He had contributed to the growth and development of Oyo town he made sure that St. Andrew college of education Oyo was not removed from Oyo town as part of his commitment to Oyo town, he was loved by his people because of his oratory and choose of words on every burning issues he will forever been missed”.
“As a politician, he has contributed to the political emancipation and inclusion of Oyo youth in any political ideology of Oyo town and Oyo state in general. He has once sat on political desk in Oyo state as the first Speaker when Nigeria returned to civil rules in 1999, he was a political strategist of a repute who has contributed immensely to growth and upliftment of our necent democracy, he was known for his political ideology as chief Obafemi Awolowo and a progressive man to the cure that was the reason while his sense of dressing fashioned in awolowo way”.
“As a parliamentarian, he was a respected parliamentarian per excellent that was the reasons why his colleagues choosed him to take the mantle of leadership as a speaker of 4th assembly in 1999 as Young as he was then. As a good parliamentarian he took welfare of assembly as his priority and adopted the principle of accountability and fairness as his watchwords, he sponsor and cosponsored many motions and bills which benefited all and sundry in Oyo state”.
” Even at a stage when he was removed as a speaker due to the leadership changes, he did not take it as a do or die, he only prayed and supported the administration that succeeded him, he had a sprit of sportsmanship”.
“As a commentator on public affairs, late Olatunji kehinde Ayoola was an erudite scholar and a prolific writer who always painstakingly identified issues as it affects humanity, he was voice for the voiceless while we await for the generation to fill the vacuum he left behind his political sagacity was incomparable he had many desciples who believe in his political school of thoughts, he used his personality and popularity to install the present administration as Deputy Campaign Director of Omitutun Mantra”.
“As a commissioner, he was one of the vibrant commissioners in Engr. Seyi Makinde’s administration, he was held in high esteem by the present administration to lead the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and brought his wealth of experience as an environmental science expert”.
” He was the brain behind waste to wealth programme of the present administration, he always up and doing and most accessible public servant I have ever met”.
“He always ready to learn new things, he was one of those who played politics without hatred, a Libra personalty per excellent, you will forever remembered”. Arole concluded