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Bola Oyebamiji: A Lackey Servant of the People

Published by admin on December 7th, 2025.

Bola Oyebamiji: A Lackey Servant of the People

by àrósọ̀

Bola Oyebamiji

Leadership is not about crowns, it is not about thrones, it is not about titles carved in stone. Leadership is about service. And in Bola Oyebamiji, we see a man who has chosen the path of service, not as a master, but as a lackey servant of the people.

Yes, call him a lackey! For he bends to the will of the masses, and in that bending, he rises. He listens to the cries of the ordinary citizen, and in that listening, he leads. He kneels to the people’s demands, and in that kneeling, he earns greatness.

As Commissioner for Finance, Bola Oyebamiji did not treat the treasury as a private vault. He treated it as the lifeblood of the people. Every naira was not just a number on paper, it was a child’s school fee, a farmer’s seed, a worker’s wage. He carried the burden of fiscal stewardship with humility, proving that finance is not about cold calculations, but about human dignity. He showed that budgets are not documents; they are promises, and promises must be kept.

And when destiny carried him to the National Inland Waterways Authority, he did not shrink from the challenge. As Managing Director of NIWA, he stepped into the current of responsibility. He saw the waterways not as assets for the privileged few, but as arteries of national life for the many. He understood that rivers connect communities, that waterways fuel commerce, that infrastructure is not luxury but necessity. He steered NIWA with vision, with courage and with service, ensuring that the flow of water became the flow of opportunity.

This is the fiery truth: Bola Oyebamiji is not ashamed to be called a servant. He wears that title as a badge of honor. He is a lackey of the people’s will, a steward of their trust, a custodian of their hope. And in a democracy, that is the highest calling.

We must reject the false idea that greatness lies in command. No! Greatness lies in servitude. True leadership is not about standing above the people, but standing among them. Oyebamiji proves that humility is power, that obedience to the people is strength, that service is the only path to legacy.

So let the record be clear: Bola Oyebamiji rises because he kneels. He leads because he listens. He governs because he serves. His stewardship in finance, his navigation at NIWA, his devotion to the people — all testify to one truth: greatness is servitude, and servitude is greatness.

Let’s all remember this name. Remember this servant. Bola Oyebamiji, a lackey servant of the people, stands tall in his humility, fiery in his devotion, and unshaken in his service.

Bola Oyebamiji will not be a ruler over us, he’s gonna be a servant among us. A proud Lackey Servant of the people.

It’s gonna be a new dawn in The State of the Living spring.