The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, has saluted Aremo Olusegun Osoba on his 85th birthday.

Ambassador Adeyemo, a Nigerian real estate entrepreneur hailed Osoba at 85, describing him as a journalism role model, politician and revered elder statesman.

According to him, Osoba has continued to use his immeasurable wealth of experience to provide “an iconic, commendable, enduring leadership and mentorship roles in journalism, politics, tradition and other endeavours across generations and the globe.”

The Pelican Valley Boss stated this on Sunday evening in a release to newsmen in Abeokuta, the State capital.

He recalled with relish that he is benefiting immensely from the octogenarian's exemplary leadership and enduring rural development strides, even as he wished him more blessing of long life, good health and peace of mind.

Adeyemo stated, "By the grace of God, in the next two months, we will be expecting our revered elder statesman, Aremo Olusegun Osoba to commission the first 10 sets of ecostay apartments in our Estate, where the longest avenue in the Estate will also be named after the veteran journalist and elder statesman for his evergreen contribution to the rural electrification project in Kobape during his reign as the Governor of Ogun State.

“This is one of the reasons why we are particularly felicitating former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba on his 85th birthday because our estate is a beneficiary of his rural electrification project.

 

"Your handiwork is with us here, without you dragging the 35KVA electricity line from the main road to where we are, we would not have been privileged to have this estate here. Baba Aremo Osoba created an opportunity about 25 years ago and one Dr. Babatunde Adeyemo is taking full advantage of that opportunity today,,that is governance at its peak.

“So, on this occasion of your birthday, it's is an opportunity for us at Pelican Valley to thank God for your live and living. As someone who have benefited from your exemplary positive impacts and rural development initiative, we join others in wishing you continuous years in good health, vitality and prosperity.

“Thank you for your enduring rural development initiative when you presided over the affairs of the state as as the Executive Governor of Ogun State. Many happy returns of the day, more long life and good health sir.”