Tegbe's Candidacy : Oyo South Smartest Option By Temitope Ayinde
Kindness trumps everything. Kind people are magnets for all of the good things in life; we change the world a little each day with our kindness. Peoples Democratic Party Candidate for Oyo South Senatorial District, Mogaji Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe is a man who many have described as man of inestimable value.
Philanthropy is driven, at its core, by an altruistic imperative. That is why it is called giving and not “giving and receiving.” Mogaji Tegbe's philosophy is to have a simple life and live a life that adds value to humanity.
He helps the needy, desitutes and he has been part of the success stories of as many individuals as possible in Oyo State on a personal level. The limitation on the scale of impact of his philanthropic efforts shifted his views on politics to be that of a great tool with the potential to be deployed for enormous good for a needy citizenry and restore broken hopes and aspirations.
Across major party lines in Oyo State key actors from APC, ADC, SDP, and his party PDP are teaming up with him. At the grassroots level, many will swear by the name Tegbe even without physically meeting him. And when he makes appearance at a political ground or elsewhere in Oyo State, it is always to the reception of welcoming tumultuous crowd who just wants to have a glance at the man many are calling ‘incoming Senator’ in reference to Oyo South 2023.
Residents of Oyo State were so joyful with the contributions of Mogaji Joseph Tegbe during the start of the pandemic as he distributed thousands of food items to the good people of Oyo state across the 33 local government areas.
Mogaji Tegbe, an Ife trained engineer is a true political player. A human developer. A thoroughbred ‘Omoluabi’. And advocate of developmental politics. With Tegbe Foundation, an initiative of Engr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, he has on numerous occasions empowered hundreds of widows and physically challenged persons drawn across the various Local Governments of the state. This is tagged "Widow's Relief Programme" and is done in line with the Founder’s mission to combat poverty by reaching out to all sectors of the society, particularly the less privileged and indigents.
Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give. Mogaji Tegbe through his Foundation has been able to add value to the traders in Oyo State with the "Tegbe Foundation’s Trader Support programme" where market traders received palliative care during pandemic period and constant support which has contributed to the socio-economic well being of the people of Oyo state.
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. The virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it. It is in Tegbe's habit from youth stage, Mogaji Tegbe has the passion for the development of individuals, society and community at large.
With Tegbe in the Red Chamber, goodness and tremendous records of office will uplift Oyo South Senatorial District.
Temitope Ayinde is a sociologist, he writes from Ibadan North Local Government