The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Buruji Kashamu was commended on Wednesday in Abeokuta by a group under the aegis of Egba Voters Club (EVC) for his outstanding leadership qualities and philantrophic gestures.



They said the lawmaker's benevolence and commitment to the cause of the down-trodden through his Omoilu Foundation and love for the masses informed their decision to commend him.



Speaking during an outreach programme organised by the group to sensitise its members across Ogun State in preparation for the 2019 election, a member of the group and the coordinator of Arewa Peoples Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Alhaji Muktair Gambo-Ali acknowledged the unprecedented achievements of the lawmaker in Ogun East Senatorial District over the years in the areas of  social and physical infrastructure, which has led to the empowerment of thousands of people and the upliftment of many communities. Gambo also applauded  the lawmaker for being listed recently as one of the few lawmakers with the highest number of bills sponsored at the 8th National Assembly, saying it speaks volume.



In her words, the woman leader of the Igbo community in Ogun Central Senatorial District, Mrs. Nkechi Okoli described the lawmaker as God-sent and and a kind-hearted leader.



"Senator Kashamu is a compassionate leader who has been touching  lives across Ogun State through his Omoilu Foundation. So many market women who are out of business are back in business through Omoilu interest-free loan scheme.


"2019 election is approaching, I want to assure him that we the Igbos in Ogun State  are ready to support him, we are ready to go his way. The Egba Voters Club (EVC)  is a group that comprises of all the tribes residing in Ogun State. We have the Hausa community, the Isoko/Urhobo, the Benue people, the Yorubas, Association of Terrazzo and marble workers, Association of Professional drummers of Ogun State,  market women, students and artisans. Our objective is to team up with the masses and work for a common goal which is to ensure we get it right in 2019, by electing responsible and responsive politicians as our leaders in 2019 and after carrying out a research we all agreed in unison to pitch our tent with Senator Kashamu," she said.

only in Nigeria do people commend people when they do a fraction of what they are voted and paid to do