Former Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has congratulated Lieutenant-General Ipoola Alani Akinrinade(rtd) on his 84th birthday anniversary.
Adewole in a statement personally signed by him in his Ilesa, Osun State residence today, described Akinrinade, former Chief of Army Staff(COAS) and Chief of Defence Staff, as one of the illustrious sons of the state whose activities within and outside the government at the Federal level have been projecting the image of the state positively in all endeavours.
The scholar and politician traced the selfless contributions of the eminent member of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) to the democratic government being enjoined by all and sundry in the country today.
Adewole recalled how, on so many occasions, the ‘Birthday Boy’ who was former Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development; Minister of Industries; Minister of Transport and the civil war hero, had not hesitated to talk the truth to the authorities whenever there was a reason to do so.
The former nation’s Health Minister, an ex-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State and the Chairman of the Osun State APC Repositioning Committee described Akinrinade as a fulfilled person by all standards.
He stated that the history of this nation could not be complete without mentioning the contributions of the Yakoyo-born retired Army General who had served his country meritoriously at various times in different capacities.
According to Adewole: “The democratic governments being enjoyed by all and sundry today in the nation at all levels of the government is due to the efforts of the selfless leaders of men like Baba Akinrinade.
“The former Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) was also not found wanting in his professional calling when their was need to keep Nigeria one during the civil war.
“It is for all these reasons that I am, on behalf of my nuclear and political families, congratulating the ‘People’s General’ on his attainment of 84 years on earth.
“May God Almighty continue to be magnanimous with you to enable you witness many more fruitful years in the land of the living with more accomplished aspirations in all ramifications”, Adewole prayed.
