By Correspondent in Lokoja
A foremost farmer in Kogi State and indigene of the state, Dr Tunde Arosanyi, has received the Man of the Year award for his worthy contributions to the development of agriculture and Okun land in general.
Presenting the award at a ceremony on Friday at the NUJ Press center in Lokoja, the Chairman, Okun Journalists League, Mr Friday Ogungbemi, said Arosanyi was also selected based on his contributions to fostering unity, development of agriculture and peaceful disposition in Okun land and Kogi state in general.
Ogungbemi explained that the Okun Journalists League,after due considerations of recepient’s humanitarian and agricultural services to the land, decided to bestow him with such award.
He maintained that the recipient, who is very much into agriculture, had also encouraged a lot of youths to take to farming, adding that “today, they are big time beneficiaries of his counselling and therefore deserve the award.
The Chairman of the occasion, Dr Chief Femi Ajisafe, a also a farmer and environmental consultant, commended members of the league for their wisdom and foresight for selecting Dr Arosanyi for the award.
Ajisafe stated that the recipient had committed to farming right from his youthful days, expressing that Arosanyin had risen to the national level as the national technical adviser to the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, (AFAN).
He expressed optimism that the award said with optimism, the award would propel other numerous professionals in other fields of endeavour to work harder to also make their marks in their communities.
The renowned famer berated the politicians who he noted, had been encouraging laziness among the present generation of youths,a development he said haf turned them into “scavengers of money” instead of encouraging them to engage in skills and farming.
“These politicians, especially our elected Representatives, have abandoned their constituents and duties for their personal comfort abroad and the youth continue to worship them, calling them leaders as they throw some few money into the air for them to scramble.
“It is quite unfortunate that they are idle and praise singers,” the chairman of the occasion lamented.
He advocated inclusion of Okun people in the national politics and appealed to the Okun media practitioners to mobilize and sensitise the people to support the desire for an Okun person to be elected governor of the state,come 2023.
A human rights activist, Comrade Idris Miliki Abdul,in his goodwill message,urged Journalists to get organized to perform their duties diligently without fear or favour.
Linkedin.app described Arosanyin as an expert who has demonstrated history of working in the human resources,coupled with skills in microsoft ,team building, public speaking and leadership.
According to Linkdin.app, the recepient is also a strong business development professional with a PhD focused in Agricultural and Land use,from University of ASton.
