Thursday, 11 February 2016
Personality profile
The man called S.O.B Agunbiade is actually by
name Sanai Oyeniran Bolanle Agunbiade , the
son of Pa Y. A Agunbiade and Late Madam
Raliatullah Agunbiade of blessed memory,
May her Soul Rest in Perfect Peace.
He is a bonafide indigene of Ikorodu and hails from the
two Ruling Houses in Ikorodu: the Rademo and
Lasunwon Royal families.
He started his educational career at Jamat-ul-
Isslamiyya primary school . He later attended
Government Teachers Training College before
proceeding to the then Lagos State College of
Education (now Adeniran Ogunsanya College of
Education, Oto-Ijanjkin) where he studied Biology /
Chemistry. He was member of the Students
Parliamentary Council (SPC) representing Biology /
Chemistry Constituency before he got elected as the
Welfare Director of the Students Union Government. It
was the constructive students struggle of his tenure
that led to the construction of the first Lecture theater
(the red brick block) in the school, during the tenure of
Mike Akhigbe as the Military Administrator of Lagos
State.
He was a Biology / Chemistry teacher at Ikorodu High
School before he left teaching job to further his
educational career as a Law Student at the Lagos
State University where again for four years he was
elected as the representative of the Law faculty at the
Students Parliamentary Council (SPC). He was in his
final year, elected as the President of the Students
Union Government . He left indelible marks as many
would attest.
He made another landmark as a student of the Nigeria
Law School, when he was elected as the President of
the Association of Lagos State indigenes, on which
pedestal he led the students to win a forty thousand
(40,000) Naira bursary award, for each of the state
indigenes in the law school. A gesture that successive
Lagos state indigenes in the Law School enjoy till date.
He is a community person per-excellence. He was the
Pioneer Secretary of the Youth Activities Committee of
the Ikorodu Oga Development Association (IKODASS)
of which he bagged a Role Model award after some
years.
Sanai Oyeniran Bolanle Agunbiade is a Crusader and
an activist: He is one of the first Coordinators of the
Campaign for Democracy (CD) , Committee for the
Defence of Human Rights ( CDHR ), Gani Fawehinmi
Solidarity Asssociation ( GFSA ) in Ikorodu.
He is the Convener and General Overseer (GO) of the
Onward Movement of Nigeria. A Non Governmental
Organization that has strongly stood by him in his drive
for service to humanity.
He practiced law as a Counsel with Bonajo Badejo &
Co. for many years before joining Politics in 2003.
After a botched attempt to the House of Assembly in
year 2003 under Alliance for Democracy, He was
successful in 2007 under the Action Congress of
Nigeria (ACN). His practical representation, selfless
activities and score card, gave him the mandate of
Ikorodu Constituency 1 people for the Second term ( a
very rare privilege in Ikorodu Constituency. Many
publications that have rated members of the House of
Assembly have have rated S.O.B Agunbiade so high as
none has rated him below 75% rating.
Hon Sanai Oyeniran Agunbiade has moved Twenty Five
(25) motions on the floor of the house and contributes
well to debates bothering on of good governance and
societal development. He has also engaged in many
Community development projects and Human Capital
programmes. He is a friend of the Press and loved by
many.
Some of the motions moved includes but not limited
to;
1. Motion for the adoption of the Lagos state crest
as a seal of the state as against the coat of arm.
2. Motion to call on the National Assembly to
commence the process of constitutional amendment
that will ensure true federalism in Nigeria, but in the
interim, review the sharing formula of the Federation
Account in a manner that will give more allocation to
the State and Local Governments, contrary to the
present instance where the federal Government takes
almost 52% of the chunk
3. Motion to call on the Commissioner Ministry of
Transportation to direct men and officials of Lagos
State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to
prevent commercial motorbike operators from parking
and carry passengers on the kerbs and on the express
road of Ketu
4. Also to call on the Commissioner for the
Environment to direct men and official of the Kick
Against Indiscipline (KAI) to enforce strict compliance
with the use of the pedestrian bridge at Ketu.
5. Motion to call on the His Excellency, Mr
Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN, the Governor of Lagos
State to direct the appropriate Ministry or Departments
and Agencies to commence wide publicity and
sensitization programme for members of the public on
the penalty regime once the Bill ( Proposed Road
Traffic Law) is assented to before full enforcement of
the law commences.
6. Several motions on the menace of Ajagungbale
and land grabbers in the state and in particular in
Ikorodu.
7. Motion calling for the revival of the power sector
in the country. Etc.
Aside from his constitutional role, Hon. S.O.B has sunk
boreholes in almost all the 17 wards of the
constituency; facilitated provision of transformer to
many of the communities within the constituency;
trained several Hundred of youth in ICT at his own
expence; rewarded good academic excellence through
“Best Brain Contest”;gave soft loan to market men and
women in his Constituency, Ikorodu Constituency 1.and
more.
As you could see, our beloved S.O.B Agunbiade has
been living a modest live of service, from a tender age
of a pupil, contributing to humanity and helping to
shape the society. His antecedent is a testimony of
commitment and progressive calling.
S.O.B is loved in his constituency more because he
lives in his ward and his Constituency from where he
goes to work and to where he returns every day,
thereby becoming one of the most accessible elected
representative of his people ever in the anals of the
constituency.
He is married to Thairat Adeola Agunbiade a civil
servant with the Lagos State Government and blessed
with Okikiade, Oyekanmi and Olawande Agunbiade.
I have all honour to present for this Award, an astute
politician, a man of courage and a community man,
Hon Sanai Oyeniran Agunbiade.
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