The BAT Movement through its National Coordinator, Ambassador Ahmed Saulawa has commended BAT Foundation for donating a Hummer bus to Lagos chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists.
According to him “we really commend BAT foundation for this kind gesture to Nigerian Journalists. It is good step in right direction, we also congratulate Lagos chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists for the gift.”
Also speaking about the gesture was the founder of BAT Movement, Otunba Biodun ajiboye , who is a consultant to BAT Foundation, said , BAT Foundation is greatly involved in humanitarian activities , such that we can deduce the direction of BAT Foundation from its adopted motto ” breaking the shackles of poverty” the foundation is established to care about the down throden and the less privileged, which is what Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu stands for, he concluded .
BAT Foundation as part of its contribution and effort to strengthen journalism in Nigeria donated an 18-seater Hummer Bus to the Nigeria Union of Journalists.
The bus was facilitated by the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. (Hon.) Dr. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa who is one of the trustees of the foundation and also Chairman Board of Trustee of BAT Movement.
Obasa had promised the Union the bus when the executive members of the Lagos NUJ paid him a courtesy visit in his office on January 5, 2021.
Speaking while handling the bus over to the Union in Lagos on Wednesday, the Director-General of the Foundation, Hon. Ahmed Omisore said the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is concerned about the well-being of Nigerians.
“The Foundation seeks to project Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he is and has been over the years,” Omisore said.
He said BAT Foundation remained the greatest friend of the media in Nigeria, saying that “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a media owner and a lover of the press, which accounts for why the Media is Tinubu’s immediate constituency.”
The Director-General acknowledged that the greatest men in the world were made by the media, hence, nobody could toy with the media. as it is a veritable partner in the business of making society better .
“This bus is given to NUJ Lagos Council in order to continue to take its rightful position as the most vibrant Council in Nigeria and to help the council in discharging its day-to-day activities,” he added.
Omisore urged NUJ Lagos Council members to always support its Chairman, Mr. Adeleye Ajayi, in order to attain greater heights.
Also at the event was Bolaji Sanusi , who is Director , Media & publicity of the Foundation , a former Managing Director of LASAA and a former Editor of The Nation Newspaper
Receiving the bus, the NUJ chairman applauded Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and BAT Foundation for the kind gesture.
He described the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a man with the largest political followership in the last two decades in Nigeria.
He said: “Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a philanthropist, a father, who is always willing to help people within a short time frame.
“Bola Ahmed Tinubu who led the the party to victory twice in the last seven years is a force to be reckoned with in Nigeria’s political space.”
Ajayi vowed to deal with individuals who engage in fake news, saying his administration would set up the Ethics & Disciplinary Committee to sanction erring members.
BAT Foundation is a humanitarian outfit for the good and purpose of giving back to the society while BACanT movement is a political organisation poised to assist the political aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Afolabi Idowu
Head of News
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