Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been described as a Nigerian who not only teach and advocate the virtues of leadership but whose life has been an exemplary demonstration of true leadership in practice.

This view was expressed over the weekend by Redeemer’s International Leadership Academy, RILA, which honored the Vice President, Prof. Osinbajo as a Living Legend.

RILA also honored a few other pastors at the event over the weekend, all of whom are Pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, under which the institute operates.

While presenting the Vice President for the award, Pastor J. A Bolarinwa who spoke on behalf of the institute at an event held in Lagos noted that before Pastor Osinbajo was taken away by a “national assignment,” he served in RILA as one of the faculty describing him as “a leader indeed, he did not (just) teach leadership, he lived it.”

He praised the VP’S humility, and his support for the institute where 25 years ago he himself, the VP was among the pioneer students. The institute noted that it was impressed by the service, support and contribution of Osinbajo to RILA.

The Vice President who joined virtually was honored on Saturday with the institute’s Living Legend Awards alongside Pastor Kayode Pitan, the Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, while Pastor J.A Bolarinwa , PhD, Pastor Idowu Iluyomade and Pastor Tokunbo Adesanya where also honored with the Lifetime Legend Awards. The Founding Registrar of the institute and the immediate past registrar, Pastor Alfred Olufeyimi and Pastor Ben Ewuzie were also honoured post-humously with the as RILA Legends.

In his remarks, Prof Osinbajo who gave the acceptance speech on behalf of all the honorees noted that “I am deeply honoured to have been asked to speak on behalf of the extraordinary and transformational leaders who are being honored today. I am not being modest when I say I am clearly the least in terms of those who contributed to the story that became RILA.”

The Vice President added that “RILA Legends Posthumous Awards recipient, late Pastor Alfred Olufeyimi laid the foundations of the institute almost singlehandedly,” adding that the Pastor’s contributions were “unforgettable, he led with compassion, understanding and a focus on heaven.”

The VP also praised “Pastor Kayode Pitan whose task it was to faithfully build in the great shadow of his mentor and friend and Pastor Ben Ewuzie, my friend and brother who with Pastor Kayode, Pastor Mike  Oshiokameh were my classmates in the Bible school.”
Recalling the contributions of the first RILA Registrar, the VP said “in his lifetime he became Mr. RILA,  literally gave everything he had for RILA. He left NAL Merchant Bank to earn N10k as the first full time administrator of RILA. Pastor Ben developed RILA to the foremost Bible and leadership training institute in Africa and developed courses and programmes always in the cutting edge, always forward thinking, and started the many Centre’s of RILA locally and internationally.”

Regarding Pastor Bolarinwa who was also honored, Prof Osinbajo described him as a “God sent to RILA,” crediting him with the successful incorporation of the institute under the structure of the RCCG. He added that Pastor Bolarinwa “has in these past years added great value to RILA as Vice Chair of its board of governors and chair of its academic board.”
The Vice President also commended Pastor Idowu Iluyomade and Pastor Pastor Toks Adesanya for their leadership and worthy contributions to RILA.

The event was part of the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Bible School.

TheRareGem1:
To think you can smear this good man's reputation, you can never succeed...not a curse or anything...his impeccable reputation and character proceeds him.
Politicians, religious leaders and others (both Christians & Muslims) speak highly of him.

Kaduna1stson:


The man is a softer version of Jonathan. Very good man who will rather sacrifice his people for a chance to answer VP.

Thunder1010:
A true leader leads by example. Osinbajo is a good leader.

Thunder1010:
A true leader leads by example. Osinbajo is a good leader.

TheRareGem1:


But smarter. Way smarter bruh

solmusdesigns:



Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN, a selfless leader


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Kaduna1stson:


His smartness is just in our imagination. Smartness Is Acted, Not Assumed.

Ituku4040:

God bless Vice President

ABUJA—The Presidency, yesterday, charged those against the administration’s ranching and colony programmes for herdsmen to rethink, noting that they are better off living with the ranches and colonies than dying through the persisting conflicts.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, speaking on an AIT morning programme in response to a question on ancestral attachments to land said: “Ancestral attachment? You can only have ancestral attachment when you are alive.

If you are talking about ancestral attachment, if you are dead, how does the attachment matter? The exhortation from the Presidency came on a day Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said that history would be harsh on the present administration if it failed to stop the mass killing of innocent Nigerians.

This is even as the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 17 Southern states yesterday said the insecurity pervading the country, particularly in the North Central zone, poses grave danger to the conduct of next year’s general elections.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, gave the admonishment as he alleged a conspiracy by alleged critics of the administration to frustrate moves towards resolving the crises in the country. Adesina, who spoke on AIT morning programme, said it was wrong to describe the attacks against farmers as one directed against Christians.

He said: “Hundreds have been killed in Zamfara, are they Christians? People have been killed in Birnin Gwari, are they Christians? “What is happening is criminality, pure and simple, and it must be brought to an end. Government has a big role to play in this but the people themselves have a role to play.” Noting what he described as a campaign to stop the implementation of the administration’s plans to check the farmers-herders conflict, Adesina said: “Some people are saying don’t use government money to build ranches. If truly they don’t have lands, that is fine, but remember that Kogi State offered 15,000 hectares of land for cattle colony and in the midst of that offer vicious attacks were unleashed.

“In Plateau State, where we had the recent orgy of killings, the government has offered land for ranches and I tell you that some people are interested in this thing not being resolved.” Better alive than a dead land owner".

Adesina Asked about the ancestral attachment by the people of those states to their lands, he said: “Ancestral attachment? You can only have ancestral attachment when you are alive. If you are talking about ancestral attachment, if you are dead, how does the attachment matter? “The National Economic Council that recommended ranching didn’t just legislate it, there were recommendations. “So, if your state genuinely does not have land for ranching, it is understandable; not every state will have land for ranches. But where you have land and you can do something, please do for peace. What will the land be used for if those who own it are dead at the end of the day?”

Adesina further said the administration is doing its best to ensure peace throughout the country. “There are different theatres of crises in the country and you may look at each theatre with its peculiarities. In the Middle Belt, it has its own peculiarities and what is the peculiarity of that, Farmers-Herders conflict. What has the government done? “It has sent in security agencies starting with the police, later troops, later different operations by the military,” he said.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/giving-land-ranching-better-death-presidency/
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Kaduna1stson:


He is so good that he has refused to talk about the killings and kidnappings, even as it has got to his home town.

Such a nice gentleman indeed.

TheRareGem1:


You need to go read what he did as acting president bruh. Even as attorney general of Lagos state. Not a regular politician but actionable, sound administrator and problem solving skills more than our so called politicians

okefranci:

Who's telling you this that he hasn't talk on kidnapping and killing, I guess you are not current to know what is going on the town

TheRareGem1:


But smarter. Way smarter bruh...Jonathan never sack a top officer in his entire tenure, this man sacked a whole Daura as an acting president. He's actionable, no nonesense man

okefranci:
A man who is dedicated his time to serve Masses is worthy of emulation and such a man is Osinbajo so anyone that point accusing finger to him shall be condemned and judged

Kaduna1stson:


All he did as Acting president were reversed and he didn't have the balls to challenge them using the constitution. He is too soft.

solmusdesigns:



How do I expect an Ibo man to understand Leadership when the best leaders he got is Nnamdi Kanu the coward fugitive, or Ojuckwu the spineless Coward soldier who ran from battle that consumed 3 million of his people

No wonder Nigerians keeps you away from leadership positions

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okefranci:

Can you define your soft because you can't compare him with GEJ who is soft and controlled by everyone then

Kaduna1stson:


All he did as Acting president were reversed and he didn't have the balls to challenge them using the constitution. He is too soft.

SmartPolician:


Jonathan sacked many people, haunty. He sacked many ministers like Stella Oduah and fired COAS Ihejirika when the north complained about his strategy.

It is very insensible to defend any Nigerian politician because they are all the same.

Besides, why should a pastor be in politics anyways?