Hon. Samuel Olusegun Solarin (SOS); "An Outstanding Politician".

Hon. Samuel Olusegun Solarin (SOS); "An Outstanding Politician".
Published July 14, 2018.

One who has made personal sacrifices to advance the common good, and who remains unrelenting in the search for good and responsible governance is no other person than a man whose political empire is opened to all, irrespective of your age, status, dignity or position, he's Hon. Samuel Olusegun Solarin :SOS), a one-term Chief Whip of Ogun State house of assembly, from year 2011 to 2015.

SOS was born in to the family of Solarin in Emuko/Ojutun, Agbowa-Makun, Sagamu. His father's nickname is "METTA", SOS is fondly called "OMO METTA" by the elders, and he's one of the diligent, patriotic and prominent leader in Sagamu local govenment under the rullling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) till date. 

SOS is an outstanding graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and he's doing wonderfully well in the field, as a crowd puller politically, the passion to serve his people becomes his priority. 

He has engaged in some physical empowerment programmes through his foundation, SOS Foundation. Part of his political achievements goes thus; 

1) He obtained Jamb forms for over 150 Students in his constituency. (He still does that till now even after leaving the office since 2015)

2) He paid WAEC fee for large number of SS3 Students in Makun high school, Sagamu high school and Agbele community high school.

3) He has sponsored well over 30 Resolutions and 25 Bills as the Chief Whip of the Ogun State House of Assembly within his 4 years in office.

4) Renovations of Bathrooms and toilets at Awolowo market and Mechanic village.

5) He built 15 boreholes with standby generator sets to power the boreholes in the absence of light across Makun. 

6) SOS distributed writing materials to all public schools in constituency II, Makun. 

7) Sponsored over 52 students to acquire knowledge through training on computer in constituency II, Makun.

8) The greatest of all empowerments was where freebies such as sewing machines, grinding machines, motorcycles, deep freezers, hair dryers, hand dryers, barbing clippers, ox fans, generator sets etc., were giving out to masses. 

9) SOS also sponsored the operations of cancer patients in Makun where over 10 people benefited.

10) SOS sponsored and supported every inter-house sports in both primary and secondary schools in Makun during his tenure. 

11) 5 Keke Napep (Marwa) were giving to different associations in Makun for free. Other association that didn't benefit from the Keke Napep were giving tools/ materials/ instruments to help them in their various field of work.

12) SOS sponsored some Sagamu youths trips, now in diaspora.

At this point, I am humbled to present to you, Hon. Samuel Olusegun Solarin, able, amiable, vibrant, articulate, pan africanist, dogged, ever-ready, socialite, hard working, grassroot politician of our time. He's indeed and in truth an outstanding politician. 

SOS 4 ASSEMBLY 2019.