Kunle Ola
Lokoja, Nigeria
The name Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris(MAAI) is no longer just a name but has become a house hold name not only in his immediate Local Government but in okunland, Kogi West and Kogi State at large. He is often called money money by his Principal and leader His Excellency Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello Executive Governor of Kogi State.
His benevolence knows no bound as he is not just a giver but an addicted dispenser of goodies to anyone that comes in contact with him in cash and in kind. His benevolence and philanthropic gesture has over the time earn him numerous accolades ranging from different kind of community honour to diverse chieftaincy Title,in all he is constantly doing this(giving to the needy) across Kogi West and Kogi State at large. No wonder the market women call him their son,the transporter called him their patron,the less privileged named him their father,the downtrodden named him the succour giver,the disabled refers to him as their own father,the artisan called him the captain of Empowerment, the widows calls him their husband,Students refers to him as the scholarship aficionado to mention but few of the names he is been called because of his benevolence act and nature of life. Asiwaju may your pocket never run dry.
The man Asiwaju is often referred to as the most gentle and generous man among his peers as his *AVID IS EMPOWERMENT*. He is a man that so much believe in given back to the society in terms of empowerment knowing fully well that givers never lack. Someone once said and I quote *ASIWAJU IS NOT JUST A GIVER BUT A MAN THAT BLESSES WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECTED*. I was traveling one day and was following his entourage from Lokoja though I have heard from people that he usually stopped at each junction or gathering point to say hello to the people there and preach the gospel of GYB to them and then bless them with kukushi,it was that day I believed what people are saying about him that Asiwaju is a golden fish that has no hidden place in the sea. "He did this stop and talk cum give from Kabba to Isanlu and also extends it to Yagba west"(testimony by Gbenga). His empowerment programs cuts across the nooks and crannies of Kogi West cum Kogi state in different categories. Youths empowerment by means of giving start up capital to several youths that are interested in doing businesses, Women through his Bello Market Money/Grassroot empowerment support fund which he started and still running it, Farmers are been empowered to ease their farming, his wife also gives empowerment to so many women across Yagba land to mention but few. Asiwaju may your star never go dim in live.
Further more the love of Asiwaju towards Education is unquantifiable owing to the fact that he was a genius and knowing fully well that education is key and is the bedrock of development of any society. His love for this sector has poised him to continuously support educational programs and has also motivated to be a strong pillar of education in Kogi State. Asiwaju on a yearly basis through his educational support program reach out to Secondary School students and register thousands of them for *NECO* on a yearly basis in Yagba East and also reach out to other Local Government for same gesture the program coordinator is Alh. Saliu from Isansu Town. His Tertiary institution scholarship scheme is so wide that annually Asiwaju pays school fee for thousands of Kogi State indigenes through *ASIWAJU ASIRU FOUNDATION (AAF).
He once did one through Okun Students which Abraham Jacob Damilare the former Okun Students President can testify to,he sponsor people to Law School and he doesn't need to know where you are from his own is just to assist you so that you can succeed as he is found always saying *USE YOUR BRAIN* Asiwaju your investment into human capital Development will cause God to release his blessings upon you beyond your widest imagination.
Asiwaju has set so many paces and we are proud of his person,may the good God continue to bless and reward you of all your good deeds towards humanity. You are indeed a *PACE SETTER*
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