23rd November,
2021
PRESS RELEASE :
FATAI BUHARI: SENATOR NULLI SECUNDUS
An Islamic human rights organisation, the
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has described Senator Fatai Buhari (Oyo North) as
an uncommon Muslim politician. According to the group, the description was
based on the senator’s strong conviction of regular empowerment of his
constituents. MURIC spoke as Fatai Buhari clocks 56 on Sunday.
The group’s statement which was issued on
Tuesday, 23rd November, 2021, was signed by its director, Professor
Ishaq Akintola.
MURIC said:
“We felicitate
with Senator Fatai Omotayo Buhari as he clocks 56. We have observed over time
that something unusual is happening in the political landscape of Oyo State. We
took our time to watch this emerging phenomenon and today we can confidently
make a pronouncement after noting the consistency of this good tiding.
“Born in 1965 in
Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Fatai Buhari first emerged on the political arena as the commissioner
for local government affairs. He became a lawmaker in the House of Representatives
in 2003 and became a senator in 2015. His re-election in 2019 came with
resounding victory at the polls having beaten his opponent with 18,338 votes. This
overwhelming success at the polls confirmed his immense popularity.
“But MURIC was not surprised. We have watched
from a distance as Fatai Buhari made performance in the red chamber and the
empowerment of constituents his cardinal principles. Although the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) opposed his bill for mandatory debates
among election candidates after passing the second reading, a bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture
and Technology in core Oke Ogun axis, which he sponsored, has passed the third
reading in Senate.
“There are also verifiable and eloquent testimonies
regarding his efforts at giving back to constituents and empowering them. His
empowerment programme on 16th February, 2017 at the NYSC permanent
camp, Iseyin was so convincing that the former governor of Oyo State, late
Senator Isiaka Ajimobi said inter alia, “… I can say it without mincing words that this
empowerment is the biggest I have ever seen by any political office holder
anywhere…’
“What else can one say when a single politician
distributes 36 cars, 300 motorcycles, 300 sewing machines, 400 grinding
machines, 40 deep freezers, power generating sets and13 electric transformers
on a single day? As if that was not enough, Fatai Buhari topped the generous
gifts with bursary and scholarship awards of N20,000 each to 200 students
of higher institutions. 200 widows also smiled to their houses with
N25,000 each. He repeated the same feat and even more on September 3rd,
2020 by sharing cars, motorcycles, laptops, etc.
“There is no gainsaying the fact that the people of
Oke-Ogun in particular and Oyo State in general have a date with life more
abundant as long as Dr. Fatai Buhari remains in the political circle.
His presence in Senate has also impacted
positively in the area of infrastructure as the Federal Government has
eventually awarded the contract for the
completion of the strategic Oyo-Ogbomoso expressway. Other roads both in the
senatorial distric and Oyo State have also been rehabilitated. This means that
Fatai Buhari has not only benefited his constituents as an individual but he has
also brought federal presence to his constituency.
“This is an interesting development for us in MURIC. Nigerians have seen
politicians who amassed wealth for themselves alone. A single politician built
an estate of blocks of flats stretching beyond what eyes can see. We have seen
politicians using stolen money to buy yatch, countless number of houses and choice
cars.
“But here is Fatai Buhari, an uncommon politician who revels in capacity
building and championing the empowerment of his constituents on regular basis.
He reaches out to widows and orphans with a touch of kindness. His
God-consciousness is inspiring. A focused, result-oriented, grassroot
politician, workaholic lawmaker and energetic mobiliser, Fatai Buhari is a
senator nulli secundus.”
Professor Ishaq
Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights
Concern (MURIC)
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