AREGBESOLA, the State of Osun version of George Washington by Hon Wale Alabi SSA to Governor Of the state of osun Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Regional Integration.

His vision is neither to drink palmwine around the streets nor rendezvous with bush meat hawkers to deceive his people like his counterpart from a neighbouring state.

Rauf, the trail blazer. A governor that determined to give his State what the coming generations would be proud of.

Enemies and scaremongers may continue to give garbled account of happenings in Osun. But, believe me sincerely, one time at a point in the nearest future, Aregbesola shall be remembered as Osun version of George Washington.

He shall be remembered as the father of modern Osun who expands the scope of good governance and resets the state aspirations for economic prosperity.

Passionately, Rauf continues to transform the state, leading her to where she should be, but not where pessimists and political chicaneries wanted her to be.

You can only marry Aregbesola’s passion for his people and to that of an America father, George Washington.

Just like Rauf, George Washington took several insults from Americans because he refused to comply with the conventional projection as he could see ahead what others in his lifetime were unable to see.

Washington was labelled a traitor and enemy of his people. However, it wasn’t long enough before Americans discovered Washington was a rare gift and blessing to them.

While his antagonists had been thrown to the dustbin of history. Washington lives forever in America and minds of Americans centuries after his death.

In my flashforward, I see Osun ranks with top states of the world through the master plan which Aregbesola is laying its foundation today amid insults and interminable pillories.

If you don't appreciate him today, you will do so tomorrow when the coming generations start asking leaders of other states what they were doing while Osun was building her own future against all odds.

God bless our own Washington, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.
Amen!