Garlands & Colours as High Chief Owolabi Salis- true friend of the downtrodden, is conferred with: PLATINUM HONOURS FOR SERVICE TO HUMANITY AND SOLUTION FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION AWARD

@ the 14th Edition of the prestigious IKEJA CITY AWARDS on 08-December 2019 Garlands & Colours as High Chief Owolabi Salis- true friend of the downtrodden, is conferred with: PLATINUM HONOURS FOR SERVICE TO HUMANITY AND SOLUTION FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION AWARD, @ the 14th Edition of the prestigious IKEJA CITY AWARDS on 08-December 2019 The high chiefHe remains highly degree’d with a deep pedigree in elevated humanity. His qualifications across multiple critical fields has outfitted him with an acutely powerful mind to appraise situations and proffer credible solutions . EQUITOCRACY- an equity and diversity based democracy, is the variant of democracy he has innovated and packaged to bring social justice and progress to his beloved Nigeria. This “Equitocracy” captures all the elements of the much sought after national restructuring, minority and class protections to engender desired social harmony and progress. This may well be the magic bullet and panacea to our social disfunction as a country. It is the main reason for this thoughful award. He would be espousing critical elements of this social re-engineering theorem at the occassion. A global sojourner and travelling is also great education. He has traversed the world travelling across all the continents with over a hundred countries visited. Sampling their cuisines and cultures. Ever inquisitive about the way of life of others and seeking the truths that underpin the progress in those climes to apply to our national question. These are some of the building blocks of his “EQUITOCRACY” With a mother load of degrees in multiple fields and membership of diverse and prestigious Associations; his pretigious Msc, LLB, FCA ILA, CPA etc surely elevates him to a select group of technocrats that are attorney’s of Law, certified public accountants and proven administrators, all at once. These professional qualifications, fellowships and associations conferred the power, wisdom and discipline that enabled high chief Owolabi Salis craft EQUITOCRACY into an imperative template for Nigeria. Related THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAN NASARAWA STATE FOR THE AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS TO THRIVE” DECLARES GOVERNOR ABDULLAHI A. SULE: Commonly referred to as “baale mekunu” or champion of the oppressed; his empathy, accessibility and practical compassion are legendary. An innovative Year long ” Youths Empowerment and Skills Acquisition initiative was just concluded. Over twenty thousand YOUTHS across the 57 LCDA in Lagos benefited. His cultural affirnity and pride in the African culture and way of life is also profound. He has organised the One Nigerian Project” on October 1st of every year for long. To promote the arts and our culture. Thus he has been conferred with many awards including the Magayaki of Giade(Bauchi state), Obong Adaha uyo(Akwa Ibom), Akinyegun of Owu (Ogun state), Enyioma Ndigbo, gburuguru 1 of all Igboland, etc. Ever since his first forays into politics as youth leader of the UPN in 1979 he has not looked back. He contested at PDP party primaries for Lagos state governor in 2007 & 2011 before getting a breakthrough and became a gubernatorial candidate under the banner of Alliance for Democracy AD in 2019. He had a credible outing at the elections but it could have been better with a more transparent mechanism. That is why he and his party AD went to the Lagos state electoral tribunal. The matter is ongoing at the Supreme court presently. A reform of the electoral system can not therefore be over emphasised. Chief Owolabi Salis with his cosmopolitan outlook and nationalism remains a fresh and credible alternative for progressive governance in Nigeria