Barr. Yomi Ogunwale (ÌGBÀ IRÉ DÉ) celebrates Baba Jeje @ 71: Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola

At 71, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, remains a shining example of what it means to lead with vision, integrity, and uncommon administrative brilliance. He is not just a politician, but an administrator per excellence, whose quiet but steady leadership continues to transform lives, institutions, and even nations.

Our Leader, Ileri Oluwa (Baba Jeje) has an unparalleled people-centred leadership quality and the synopsis of his antecedents speaks volume. As Governor of Osun State, he demonstrated prudence, people-centered governance, and sustainable development — qualities that prepared him for the even greater national assignment he now holds. Today, as the pilot of Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Oyetola has redefined what purposeful governance looks like in a sector once overlooked.

Through strategic planning, innovative reforms, and leveraging technical and digital skills, he has successfully revived the blue economy, turning it into a mega multi-billion-dollar industry. With deft use of foreign direct partnerships and transnational/transatlantic diplomacy, he has opened new gateways for investment and international collaboration.

Under his watch, Nigeria has recorded remarkable growth in revenue generation from maritime activities, placing the nation on the path of sustainable prosperity. More importantly, these sterling achievements have not gone unnoticed: Nigeria, through his visionary leadership, now enjoys special recognition at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) — a testament to his far-reaching impact and global relevance.

On this landmark occasion, Barrister Yomi Ogunwale, Osun Central Senatorial hopeful (2027), together with the entire ÌGBA IRÉ DÉ Media Team, joins millions of Nigerians at home and abroad to celebrate this great son of Osun and worthy statesman of our nation.

Alhaji Oyetola at 71 is not just a man marking another year, but a leader whose story continues to inspire — a story of service without noise, vision without vanity, and progress without compromise.

Today, we celebrate not just a leader, but a National treasure and a hope for the common masses whose legacies are forged in the sounds of time. 

As you begin this new chapter, sir, we pray for greater strength, unending wisdom, and divine health to carry your noble mission even further. Nigeria is proud of you, Osun treasures you, ÌGBA IRÉ DÉ is proud of your legacies and history will forever remember you.

Happy 71st Birthday, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola!

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