PROFILE IN COURAGE
OF
PRINCE ABAYOMI SEMEDETON AJOSE
AS
CHAIRMAN, BADAGRY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Compiled by
ZOMACHI GRASSROOTS NETWORK
ZOGRAnet
Badagry Local Government
107,
Marina Road, Awhanjigoh, Jegen Palace,
Badagry,
Lagos State, Nigeria
RESOLUTION
OF THE ASSEMBLY
JANUARY
1ST 2014.
Preamble:
The
word Zomachi means everlasting light.
Zomachi Grassroots Network was founded as a socio-economic, Cultural and
Political Movement for the transformation of the Badagry Local Government into
a prosperous community through the application of modern system of Governance
to achieve Concrete Development, Economic Empowerment, Cultural Development,
Entrepreneurship and Good Governance.
ZOGRAnet
is also conscious of the fact that Badagry is famous worldwide because of its
rich history and prominence in world politics.
1.
Badagry Local Government now needs a popular,
visionary, intelligent and competent chairman who will be elected to
consolidate the “Wind of Change” that progressive Governance is blowing in Lagos State
and the rest of the Nigeria.
2.
The Zomachi Grassroot Network, after
exhaustive consultations and consideration of various opinions within the
segments of the Badagry communities finally concluded and resolved as follows:
a.
That Prince Abayomi Semedeton Ajose will be
presented as the most suitable and widely accepted candidate for the post of
the CHAIRMAN, BADAGRY LOCAL GOVERNMENT to consolidate the Progressive
Governance in Lagos
State, under the banner
of ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS PARTY (APC).
b.
That before arriving at this resolution we
have also taken cognizance of the present political activities in Badagry Local
Government.
c.
That Prince Yomi Semedeton Ajose is
considered as the only bridge that will be widely accepted by the people for
the Badagry Local Government election.
d.
That Prince Yomi Semedeton Ajose will
represent our party APC well and respect the interest of the leaders and the
people sincerely.
APC
CHANGE!
ENGR.
BEX W. AYOADE OLUSHOLA
WAHANJINU
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Leader
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Prince Abayomi Semedeton
Ajose
For
Chairman, Badagry Local Government
MY COVENANT
WITH BADAGRIANS
PRINCE ABAYOMI SEMEDETON AJOSE
A CONSOLIDATION OF
PROGRESSIVE GOVERNANCE
IN
LAGOS STATE
UNDER
ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS
(APC)
Support the Change you want
Prince Yomi Semedeton Ajose
(Zomachi)
as
CHAIRMAN
BADAGRY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
VISION
STATEMENT
To
make Badagry Local Government, the haven of Tourism in Nigeria and West Africa
under a safe environment, driven by public-private sector collaboration within
a 10-year period.
MISSION STATEMENT
I have
a grand design to transform the Badagry Local Government better than I met it.
I
understood the great power of the twin master keys of HARDWORK AND
DETERMINATION to open what appear to be IRON CURTAINS OF POVERTY, ILLITERACY
AND SUPERSTITION hindering the Physical and Socio-Economic Development of Badagry.
I
possess the mental and physical capacity to carry out this task; my mission is
to deploy my knowledge and experience for the transformation of Badagry to one
of the best tourist’s destination in West Africa,
partnering with private investors.
The
Badagry “Slave Route”
Project as proclaimed by UNESCO and WTO will be exploited by my administration for
the Economic benefit / Empowerment of the people and Government of Badagry.
I
also intend to carry out these programs in accordance with the manifestos of
our great party, the All Progressives Congress APC. The APC is a Progressive Party which has provided
sustainable and transparent governance in Lagos State
and the South West of Nigeria.
The
Transformation of Lagos State to a Mega
City started under the
administration of Senator, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Asiwaju) and equally sustained by
Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN administration gave me the confidence to run for
the office of the Chairman, Badagry Local Government at the expiration of the
tenure of the incumbent chairman term in October 2014.
MY ADMINISTRATION:
My
administration in Badagry Local Government after being guided by the agenda of
my party, APC will focus on the gains of the party in Lagos State
on the following:
i Increment
of the present internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by 300%
ii.
Promotion of Tourism especially the Heritage
/ Cultural Tourism, and Provision of Infrastructure.
Restoration
of Monuments Sites and places of Memory; and partnership with Private Sectors
for Development.
iii. Creation
of 1,000 various jobs per year through Heritage / Cultural Tourism and Modern
Agriculture.
iv. Environmental Management.
v. Provision
of Infrastructure through Public-Private Sector Participation.
vi. Provision
of affordable social services; Education, Health, Transport etc.
vii. Promotion
of Agriculture, especially Livestock Farming and Aquaculture.
PROFILE
IN COURAGE OF
PRINCE
ABAYOMI SEMEDETON AJOSE
Biodata:
Abayomi Semedeton was born into the Royal
families of Wawu and Jengen of the Badagry
Kingdom in the
mid-fifties.
A direct offspring of Aholu Wawu and Jengen Royal
dynasty of the Badagry kingdom, also a direct descendant of the Dosumu Royal
Family in Lagos Island (EKO), one of the Royal families that produced
the Oba of Lagos.
A hybrid Prince of Lagos State, well
traveled, loved by the people, popular and a political asset to the people of
the Badagry Local Government and Lagos
State.
He is a distinguished citizen of Badagry
kingdom in the areas of Tourism and Cultural administration.
A holder of the prestigious “Depute Grand
Star” in culture bestowed on him by the Supreme Patriot Assembly of Badagry
Kingdom and also holds the title of YOVOGAN (Chief of Whiteman / European) of
the Badagry Kingdom by the same assembly.
His outstanding performance in fostering
strong relationship between the Badagry Community and the Diaspora is
remarkable.
Yomi Semedeton is popularly referred to as
Zomachi, the Everlasting Light by his people.
A man of courage, a goal getter, loyal and
very creative.
A lover of peace and stability, a leader and
godly.
Zomachi Grassroot Network.
EDUCATION:
Prince
Yomi Semedeton Ajose graduated from one of the famous veterinary school in
Africa, College
of Animal Health and Husbandry
NVRI Vom.
He
also studied Slaughter House Management and Meat Technology in the United
States of America, holds a Diploma Certificate in Travel Agency Management,
Certificates in Preventive Security and Crime Control, Computer appreciation
studies, Tourism and Resort Management, Bible Studies etc.
Yomi
Semedeton Ajose attended Badagry Divisional Grammar School (BDGS) later changed
to Badagry Grammar School (BGS) and Victory
High School, Ikeja for his secondary
education; Saint Thomas’
Primary School, Badagry – the first primary school in Nigeria for his
primary education.
He
also had a brief stint in the military when he “passed” and faced ‘the
selection Board’ to the Nigerian
Defense Academy
for the 21st Regular Course.
A
pupil / Trainee for the Private Pilot License (PPL).
He
is well traveled and has sojourned in foreign countries like the United Kingdom, United
States of America, Former Czechoslovakia, former USSR, Libya,
Italy, Botswana and the Republic of Benin.
POLITICAL ACTIVISM:
1. Deputy
Operations and Welfare coordinator of the New Generation Movement an affiliate
of NADECO, a political coalition for the validation of the “June 12
Presidential Election” in Nigeria
– 1992.
2. Detained and
Freed by the General Sanni Abacha military Junta without any charges 1993 / 94.
3. Contested for
the Lagos State House of Assembly, Badagry
Constituency 1 under National Conscience Party (NCP) in 2003.
Osun State
Government of Nigeria
Personal Assistant (P.
A.) General Duties to His Excellency Alhaji Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, First
Executive Governor, Osun State,
Nigeria – 1993.
BADAGRY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1.
Chairman,
Community Liaison Committee for Tourism Projects in the Badagry Local
Government 2008 – 2009
2.
Senior
Special Assistant (S.S.A) Tourism to the Executive Chairman,
Badagry Local Government 17th February 2009 – October 2011.
PARTICIPATION IN BADAGRY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
AND COMMUNITY:
FOUNDATION MANAGER:
BADAGRY
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION (BEEF) 2004 for the Badagry Federal
Constituency.
COORDINATOR:
TOURISM
ARTS AND CULTURE NETWORK (TACnet) for the actualization of the “Badagry Slave
Route” Project under UNESCO and the Commemoration of “The International Day for
the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition” – 1997 till date.
OUTSTANDING ASSIGNMENT: LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT
Ministry
of Trade Industry and Tourism
Advisor
and Resource Person: “Badagry
Slave Route Project”
(ORAL
HISTORY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF HERITAGE SITES).
i.
Development of Infrastructure Badagry Slave Route 1999
ii.
Restoration of Slave Port and the Slave foot
path 1999.
LAGOS STATE WATER FRONT AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
Resource
Person and Coordinator Badagry
Slave Route for:
1.
Infrastructure Development of Badagry Slave Port
2.
Restoration of Sites and Monuments
3.
Archeological Excavation of cannon Guns and
Relics of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, buried at Falola Beach,
Badagry for Black Heritage Festival.
4.
Design and Construction of Local Architecture
5.
Local Advisor on Black Heritage Festival –
Badagry 2001.
OSUN STATE GOVERNMENT (2012 – JAN 2013)
Under
Ogbeni Rauf A. Aregbesola
Executive
Governor
Construction
of cultural infrastructure:
1.
Participated in the design and construction
of collapsible steel pavilion and Road for the cultural festival at the palace
of the Owa of Ilesha – The annual Iwude Festival 2012
2.
Osun
Groove; World Heritage Site.
Embellishment
/ Construction of VIP Pavilion at the main Osun shrine and the Restoration of
Arugba Route.
HONOURS, AWARD AND DECORATIONS
1. School award for Overall Best Boy
St. Thomas Primary School,
Badagry - 1967
2. Depute Grand Star – Badagry Supreme
Patriot Assembly
3. YOVOGAN
(Chief of the Whiteman) Badagry
Kingdom Badagry Supreme
Patriot Assembly.
Egun National Council (Decorations)
a. Citizen Service Cross (CSC) 1997
b. Distinguished Fellow Star (DFS) 1999
c. Supreme
Cross / Grand Commander of Egun Nation 2003
(GCOEN) 2007 / 2008. Thaagbo
Avosisa (Supreme Head of the Egun National Congress) present.
SERVICE TO THE BADAGRY COMMUNITY
Prince
Yomi Semedeton Ajose
1. DISSOLUTION OF THE LAGOS STATE
JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION. JULY 2015.
The
Lagos State House of Assembly and The Governor of Lagos State dissolved the
above named commission to accommodate the interest of Badagry division.
This
was based on the prayer of request by Prince Yomi Semedeton Ajose in his
petition to the Governor and the state Assembly on the 26th of June 2015.
2. DONATION OF SCHOOL SHOES, BAGS AND WRITING
MATERIAL TO THE LESS PRIVILEDGED PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS
On
the 8th of July 2015, Prince Yomi Semedeton Ajose donated 85 pairs of shoes, 90
school bags and over 1000 writing materials to pupils of Local Authority
Primary School, Yafin
Badagry.
3. DONATION
OF READING GLASSES AND EYE TESTS
On the
9th of August 2015, Prince Yomi Semedeton Ajose donated 300 pairs of reading
glasses to the less privileged members of the Badagry community and some political leaders at Awhanjigoh Community
Town Hall, Badagry. Equal numbers of eye tests were also carried
out at the same venue.
OTHERS
GUARANTOR FOR SUPPLY OF ICONOSTIC
COCA-COLA KIOSKS TO TRADERS
Through
the efforts of Prince Yomi Semedeton Ajose, 8 coca-cola kiosks was secured for
8 women traders in Badagry from the Lagos State Women Affairs and Poverty
Alleviation and the Nigerian Bottling Company (Coca-Cola) ventures.
MY AGENDA
Tourism and Cultural policy:
1. Our
administration will exploit all the possible potentialities of Badagry in
Culture and Heritage to promote Tourism,
Rehabilitation of Sites, relics, Monuments and Places of Memory, and the
development of parks and zoos for educational purposes and Tourism.
World
Class Monuments will be constructed at the “Badagry Slave Route” in partnership with
UNESCO, WTO (World Tourism Organization), and other private partners
2. EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING:
Our
primary schools will be provided with ICT, desks, and laboratories. Libraries will be constructed in each ward of
the Local Government.
Vocational
Training Centers will be well equipped and participation of our foreign and
local partners will be secured to provide quality Skills Acquisition in various
fields.
1.
TWIN
SISTER CITY PROMOTION:
Our
administration will seek Twin Sister City Agreement with cities in the USA and Europe,
and other countries that participated in the TST for Cultural exchange
programmes in the areas of Sports, Education and Technology.
2.
HEALTH:
Primary
Health Care System will be improved upon.
Public Health Centers will be constructed in each Ward of the Local
Government. This will be well equipped;
Mobile Delivery / Labour Rooms will be provided for our riverine areas.
3.
Energy
Development:
Street
Lights powered by Solar, Wind and Fuel will be provided in every ward of the
Local Government.
All
markets in the local government will enjoy electricity supply. No more use of primitive smoke lamps” that
will constitute threats to health and the environment
4.
AGRICULTURE:
Great
emphasis will be placed on large scale Livestock Farming, Commercial Fishing
and coconut processing for sustainable food production.
5.
THE
ENVIRONMENT:
Our
administration will take the management of the environment seriously. Residents will be encourage to participate in
removing sands from our Roads and drains with the use of modern equipments, and
maintain healthy environment at all times etc.
6.
EMPLOYMENT
AND JOB CREATION:
Our
policy on the promotion of cultural Heritage Tourism and Agriculture will
create more jobs and employment for our youths and employable adults. Our target is 1,000 additional jobs in
various fields every year.
Skill
acquisition will be sustained through partnership with private partners and
“friends of Badagry”, and over the world.
7.
TRANSPORTATION:
Badagry
Local Government is surrounded by bodies of water
Water
Transportation will be improved.
Assistance will be sorted out with the State Government and Private
Partners. We also intend to change the
face of the road transportation to attract Tourists to the Local Government.
Car
parks and garages will be developed throughout the local government
8.
BEAUTIFICATION
OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE A TOP PRIORITY BECAUSE OF THE TOURISM
POTENTIALS OF BADAGRY.
9.
RECREATION
AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:
Major
Programs will be initiated to change the orientation of our youths and the
entire communities in the Local Government.
Infrastructure
and Equipments will also be provided to change the direction of our youth from
social vices and superstitions.
10. We
shall also develop Resorts, Parks and Zoos and encourage private participation
in these areas.
SUMMARY OF THE OUTSTANDING ATTRIBUTES OF
ABAYOMI SEMEDETON AJOSE
Prince
Yomi Semedeton Ajose’s administration will enrich the lives and feed many
people, not making them to become beggars, touts, fraudsters, area boys etc.
He
firmly believes in taking care and maintaining the community of his people.
1.
Honesty
2.
Fear of God
3.
Love
4.
Skillful
5.
Experience
6.
Integrity with Instinct
7.
Trustworthy
8.
Reliable
9.
Faithful
10. Effective
11. Sincere
12. Practice
what He preaches
13. Ready
to Serve
14. High
regard for Morality
15. Not
greedy
16. Having
Technical skill to handle:
a.
Challenging Assignment
b.
Fiscal Matters
c.
Policies
d.
Plans
e.
Projects
f.
Ideas
17. Ability
to initiate solution to problems
18. Appreciate
importance of Education
19. Transparent
20. Apostle
of Good Governance
VOTE FOR APC
TO TRANSFORM
BADAGRY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
VALUES OF PRINCE YOMI
SEMEDETON AJOSE TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT IN BADAGRY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Abayomi
Semedeton Ajose will reflect the past and build for the future by:
-
Serving generously
-
Building Respectively
-
Living Faithfully
-
Growing Sustainably
-
Loving Compassionately
And in all things acting justly, loving Mercy and walking humbly
Support
Prince
Yomi Semedeton Ajose as the Chairman, Badagry Local Government under the
progressive party. He is the suitable
man for the change.
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