The POLITICIAN 1000
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She practically had to start from scratch to rebuild the<br />
sector because there was no structure in place which<br />
she could leapfrog from, and in just 2 short years she<br />
has transformed the industry and set very achievable<br />
goals for the next 2 years to consolidate her efforts<br />
thus far. Now we can all sit here and pontificate about<br />
this, that and the other, and complain about the pace<br />
of development till we’re blue in the face, but the fact<br />
still remains that her work thus far is evident and visible<br />
to all who choose to see, and therefore she should<br />
be commended and congratulated for a job well done.<br />
I don’t know when encouraging a public official who<br />
is working tirelessly to do her position justice became<br />
a Federal crime? With all that the Fashola administration<br />
has done in Lagos State, there are still many<br />
voices who cannot help but find something to malign<br />
him with. From high taxation, to the increasing debt<br />
burden of the state, Fashola’s critics seem to be having<br />
a field day maligning his efforts and they’re attempting<br />
to dismiss all his labours as Governor of Lagos as<br />
superficial. This is the reality for public office holders<br />
in Nigeria, it is practically a thankless job and<br />
anybody who embarks a mission to become a public<br />
office holder must have an extremely thick skin, and<br />
be able to ignore their critics whilst remaining focused<br />
on the job at hand.<br />
As a Nigerian, I am proud of the<br />
exceptional work that Princess<br />
Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi has<br />
done since assuming office, and<br />
I look forward with great eagerness<br />
to what she will accomplish<br />
for Nigerians in the next 2 years.<br />
Let us learn to appreciate our<br />
public servants and extend them<br />
the same curtsey which we would<br />
66<br />
want extended to ourselves. No<br />
human being is flawless, we all<br />
have our shortcomings and our<br />
weaknesses, but if we learn to<br />
overlook them and focus on our<br />
collective strengths, then there<br />
is nothing we will not be able to<br />
achieve as a nation.<br />
Princess Stella, thank you for<br />
breathing new life into our aviation<br />
sector. You have started<br />
well and we believe that you will<br />
equally end well. Thank you once<br />
again for being the proverbial<br />
“wind beneath our wings”. May<br />
God bless you.
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