Of Ogungbangbe's Philanthropic Demography

Pull-out:- "For the OGUNGBANGBE SENATE'27, building the future of Osun East is a vision for visibility. The optimism is now for the Ife/Ijesa people to get engaged with his Senate reality ambition, process, and legislation."

By ISAAC OLUSESI

It's essential that body corporates, informal groups, individuals and communities know that the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport road network, valued at #300million in 2022, was singularly built, that year, by Dr Thomas Olaleye Ogungbangbe. The dedicated infrastructure, safe and efficient, improves connectivity to the airport and its facilities, as it robustly balances economic growth and development of services and quality of life, facilitating movement of people and goods.

The frequency of Dr Thomas Ogungbangbe Scholarship Foundation, every two years, awarded its 2025 biennial scholarship to PhD scholars, other outstanding students who do not have the financial chest to pursue their studies otherwise. His scholarship foundation has a significant impact directly on the lives of the scholarship recipients, their parents, guardians and the broader Osun State, helping to provide diversity and inclusion in education.

And in between 2022 and 2025, Ogungbangbe, the altruistic man and naturally, a eager beaver, enthusiastically signposted by the stabilizing factors of balance and speed of his welfare postures, injected oxygen in his Osun State All Progressive Congress (APC). He single-handedly, in 2024 shouldered the 145 party candidates' #30million tax clearance, required by OSIEC, Osun State Independent Election Commission.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CITA ENERGIES paid up the multi million naira OSIEC tax clearance requirement, and the gesture qualified the visibly dispirited candidates to participate in the state council election. The party's jolly good beneficiaries of Ogungbangbe's largesse were 10 Chairmanship, 10 Vice chairmanship and 125 Councilorship candidates from the 10 council areas in Ife/Ijesa, Osun East Senatorial District of the state.

Prince Ogungbangbe PhD, is a chieftain of the Osun East All Progressive Congress (APC) whose philanthropic demography increases with the spirit of giving his time and resources.

Meanwhile, his carriage, comportment, formerly in the nation's banking and health and, currently in the oil and gas economy, a more professional and formal setting, is a pointer to the potentially high legislative performance to expect from his representational legislation in the Senate of the National Assembly (NASS).

In the energy sector, for instance, Ogungbangbe, Chairman of Aviation Fuel Marketers Association of Nigeria (AFMAN) is insistently having all technical and logistics challenges and barriers broken down, and instead, energy entrepreneurship, risk taking, and business growth get encouraged and rebuilt to the benefit and future of the underrepresented and marginalized business affiliates in the oil and gas economy.

And correspondingly, he has a compelling commitment to his policy proposals in toolkits, to break whatever biases and obstacles to building the future of his Osun East Senatorial District. And that is clearly challenging to the reigning, status quo of Osun East in the Senate. The fact, empirical is that the present Senate representation is shabby, fray and unrewarding to the citizenry of the district.

And in the direction, Ogungbangbe's effort at breaking barriers as it were in the oil and gas economy, potentially, will bring positive changes that will enable his forward looking Osun East constituents to access inclusive and equitable growth and progress. And that ultimately, will lead to a brighter and more prosperous tomorrow with economic opportunities, resources, services, and sustainable development for all.

For the OGUNGBANGBE SENATE'27 , building the future of Osun East people is a vision for visibility. The optimism is now for the Ife/Ijesa people to get engaged with his Senate reality ambition, process and legislation for a transformed Ife/Ijesa political landscape. With him, redefining lawmaking and focusing on the needs and aspirations of the people of the district.

What that implies is that Ogungbangbe, the scion of the Ajagbusi Ekun Owaloko Royal Dynasty, and an  aspirant to the Senate, will greatly influence the development of policies and shape legislative agendas to address pressing issues that affect the conglomerate of the communities of peoples across national tribes, resident in the Osun East Senatorial District.

Prince Ogungbangbe's stamina and resilience lie in his background, lifelong learnings, achievements, and commitment to ethical pursuits.

 *(To be continued)* 

 *OLUSESI writes via* isaacolusesi@gmail.com