ARK AND ASIWAJU: CONNECTED BY BLOOD IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
By Oki Samson, Trek Africa Newspaper
L-R: Chairman, House Committee on Lands, Lagos State House of Assembly, Adedamola Richard Kasunmu with the National Leader, All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Hon. Adedamola Richard Kasunmu and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have a lot of blood in common – they both share kinship blood, both have same fashion blood with their special embroidered caps to display their brand, both are steeped in the blood of political activism, and are both great politicians ‘by blood’ who draw immense support from their political base. Both also share the same birthday, 29th March, how that happened is solely by Providence – by blood.
The younger ‘blood’, Hon. Adedamola Richard Kasunmu shared some thoughts about his connection with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He says about the older ‘blood’ whom he vehemently refuse to call uncle, ‘Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not my uncle; he is actually my father, mentor, and role model. The bond between us is much more than what anyone can describe in words and we relate very closely and cordially. It may interest you to know that Asiwaju and I share the same birthday, March 29.’
‘Right from my childhood, he has been a solid pillar of support not only for me but for the entire Mogaji/Tinubu family. This is a man who has been there for me through thick and thin right from my infancy to adulthood. He watched me grow through the years, guided and mentored me towards a good direction in life. Without doubt I owe him a lot of gratitude and appreciation for the journey so far.’
On the huge influence of Asiwaju to his emergence in politics, Hon. ARK shared: ‘When I started out, I started out as a political activist, basically fighting for active democracy, just like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and making sure that youth inclusion in politics was an area that needed to be paid attention to. Asiwaju gave me every support every father would give and I am thankful to him for where I am today. If not for him, really and truly, I may not have been able to make it this far.’
