By Rauf Aregbesola
I am most pleased to write this tribute to a friend, a dependable ally and a democrat, Right Honourable Najeem Folasayo Salaam, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.
Sixty years is a remarkable milestone signposted with a diamond, a rare and very precious jewel signifying wisdom, beauty, strength and enduring love. This is indeed what Honourable Salaam is to me and our political and ideological tendency.
He was the Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly during our two-term progressive administration in Osun. He also served as Executive Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) under the Muhammadu Buhari Administration.
In both assignments, he distinguished himself for diligence, integrity and selfless service. He was
an integral part of our people-centred administration that shot Osun to unprecedented heights,
giving legal teeth to our programmes and making good laws for the governance of the state.
In all these years, he has stayed the course, firmly loyal and committed to progressivism, good governance and service to God and mankind. He is ebullient, indefatigable and solid like the Rock of Gibraltar. His soft and amiable visage masks a core of steel. He’s uncompromising on his
convictions and incorruptible.
As he marks this special occasion, on behalf of my family, I join the progressive family and well-
wishers to wish him the best birthday ever, in good health, happiness and joyful exertions.
Power is Responsibility
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola
