I didn’t Just Find Myself In The Office, It Was Fate That Brought Me -Hon Rasak

In a comprehensive interview with Hon.Olojede Rasak Akorede who is the Supervisor for works and infrastructure in Oriade LCDA, Amuwo LGA in Lagos State. Presently serving under the Administration of Hon.Ramotallahi Olanrewaju Akinola- Hassan the Executive Chairman of Oriade LCDA in Amuwo Odofin Area of Lagos State, revealed how he emerged as the supervisor for works and infrastructure in the Local Council Development Area

Hon Olojede said he his political background is from their lineage, according to him, his grandfather was a Politician back then in the era of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, during the Unity Party of Nigeria between 1978 to 1983. Also a Community Leader who always lead during the Egungun festival every year and that was what made him had lots of people around him, whenever there is any election either in the State or Local Government, his party always turn out victorious because of the love people had for him, they listened to whatever directives that comes from him, in summary “my grandfather is politically inclined”.

Speaking about his educational background, he spent all his life in Amuwo Odofin. He attended Satellite Primary and Secondary School in Satellite Town, Lagos. And later proceeded for his tertiary Institution in Osun State, Ire Polytechnic and graduated with Ordinary National Diploma (O.N.D) in Business Studies the year 2000. He served in Amuwo – Odofin Local Government on Industrial attachment program within year 2000 and he was employed into the service of Lagos State under the Ministry Local Government & Chieftancy Affair and retained in Amuwo – Odofin in the Department of budget & planning as Executive cadre Grade Level 06 as at then. He proceeded to Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo in the Faculty of Management Science and Studied Industrial Relation & Personnel Management and graduated in the year 2007. Then, he did convertion from Executive Cadre to Administrative Cadre Grade Level 10, since then he has been serving under the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs before his appointment to serve as Supervisor for Works and Infrastructure under the Administration of Hon. Ramotallahi Olanrewaju Akinola – Hassan.

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Hon. Rasak added that he didn’t just find himself in the Office, he noted that the current Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area, Hon. Ramotallahi Olanrewaju Akinola – Hassan emerged as the flag bearer of All Progressive Congress APC in 2017 Election and she single handedly picked him to be part of her campaign team which he was going around with her, canvassing for people to vote for her before She emerged the winner of 2017 LG Election.

He has been an active member of the Youth Caucus Action Congress of Nigeria in 2001 and also served in Ward Executive body, during the era of Action Congress of Nigeria, because Alliance for Democracy metamorphous into Action Congress of Nigeria (A.C.N) in 2003 as Assistant Financial Secretary which he became the Financial Secretary in the ward, I equally contested for Counsellorship position in my Ward (Ijegun- Egba Ward F) during the 2007 Elections. But, evetually I did not emerge the flag bearer. I was also part of the instrumental in flagging up the 37 Local Government Area in Lagos State under the Administration of Governor Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu.

His passion and aspirations is to serve the People Meritoriously, but godfatherlism in the Civil Service has been the major challenge in appointment & promotion system, which during the Administration of Executive Governor Akinwunmi Ambode did alot of reforms and the same line has been tolled by Sanwo Olu’s Administration to let merit be our watch word in evaluation and promotion process.

Hon. Olojede hailed from Ibeshe Community in Amuwo Odofin Local Government of Lagos State. He is also a Native of Ibeshe Town. Talking about the Club and the Awards he has been honoured with, he said, he was inspired in his early age to embrass Education, because he discover that most of his Communities People are merely Artsian and Fishermen including his Parents and he decided to go by the way of Education and Academics. And that inspires them to form Soverignty Elite club at the year 1996 and he said back then during our 10 years anniversary of the Soverignty Elite Club, he was giving the most outstanding member award and a Certificate was there to show for it and also received Award from G.B.A EKO Achievers Award in 2018 as Distinguished Role Model of Honor in Lagos State Political Service and Ona Ara Foundation etc.

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He said his Courage was God and his Mentor was Hon. G.T Olukolu, whom he said he actually inspired him to join the service because he saw him as somebody who has gotten to the peak of his Career, and his so proud of him.
He further said that Hon. Olukolu mentored him, when he was the Council Treasurer then on the Level 16 as the early peak of his Career and he is a father anytime any day.

Hon.Olojede Rasak advised his People, saying as they all know what is going on in the World, they should comply with the advise of the World Health Organization (W.H.O) and Federal Ministry of Health (F.M.H) to stay safe by using their Facial Mask, washing their hands regularly according to the guidelines of NCDC and they should also eat Food Supplement that will booste their immune system. He noted

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