{"id":118649,"date":"2024-05-12T22:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T21:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anywhere-we-meet-well-dance-obasanjo-tells-adeleke"},"modified":"2024-05-13T00:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T23:16:18","slug":"anywhere-we-meet-well-dance-obasanjo-tells-adeleke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anywhere-we-meet-well-dance-obasanjo-tells-adeleke","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Anywhere we meet, we\u2019ll dance\u2019 \u2013 Obasanjo tells Adeleke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is his dancing partner.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo made this statement at the inauguration of a VIP lodge in Osun Government House on Sunday in Osogbo.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, told Adeleke, who is usually referred to as the \u201cdancing governor,\u201d to focus on governing the state and do so with honesty and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou remember that at one time I phoned you; I told you I didn\u2019t have problems with your dancing. I said, \u2018Don\u2019t leave dancing, but as you are dancing, ensure you are working.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people once despised you as just a dancer, but I said only happy people dance; you are my dancing partner. You have to be honest with your conscience, with the people and with your God. You have to be a man of character. Let people say, \u2018When he sees an opportunity to dance, he will dance, but he is a man of integrity; he is honest and works hard.\u2019 It is very important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnywhere we meet, we will dance and rejoice, if anybody wants to abuse us, they should go ahead,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo also applauded Adeleke for his developmental programmes in Osun.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, what he heard and saw since his arrival in the state was a testimony to the good work the governor was doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are working on roads, don\u2019t joke with it because when we make the necessary provision for the people to have jobs, the state will work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany Yoruba people want to work, but what is impeding that is the road to ply. When we provide the wherewithal for them, they will work. I will plead with you to continue with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou said government is a continuum and that all the abandoned projects are being completed. God will make it good for you,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, Adeleke said that his administration would continue to ensure that laudable projects were completed for the common use of the people.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who noted that the VIP lodge was started by the APC government, said that he completed it due to his belief that public infrastructure should not be politicised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe assure all lovers of good governance that our administration is passionate about delivering on quality pro-people policies for the benefit of all residents of the state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is his dancing partner. Obasanjo made this statement at the inauguration of a VIP lodge in Osun Government House on Sunday in Osogbo. He, however, told Adeleke, who is usually referred to as the \u201cdancing governor,\u201d to focus on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":118648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[594,1570,2140,254,479],"class_list":["post-118649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-adeleke","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-nigeria","tag-obasanjo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Anywhere we meet, we\u2019ll dance\u2019 \u2013 Obasanjo tells Adeleke - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is his dancing partner. 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