Ogun Commissioner Jagunmolu Omoniyi’s Ingenuity

No doubt, Jagunmolu Omoniyi dreams to represent his people at the National Assembly. But he has refused to allow ambition to cloud his sense of reasoning. He has proven to be a gentleman that eschews political bitterness.

The Ogun State Honourable Commissioner for Housing sees politics as a call to serve and not a do-or-die affair. It is for that reason that he’s always dropped his ambition to represent the people of Yewa North/Imeko Afon federal constituency in the lower chamber of the National Assembly when the party leadership prevailed on him. He is one person who believes so much in the will of Almighty God, party supremacy and consensus opinion.

When he made this sacrifice, little did he know he would later reap bountifully. So when he was made commissioner by Governor Dapo Abiodun in 2020, it was applauded by many. 

A few months later, he served as a Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing. This, Society Watch gathered, was not compensation but a seeming reward for his great performance in his former capacity as an SA.

He also served as a member of the Board of Directors, Gateway Mortgage Bank in November 2019 and a member, Ogun State Project Review Committee that scrutinised the state’s projects awards, implementation and documentation from 2012 – 2019. The trained chartered accountant, it was gathered, wormed his way into the heart of the governor by showcasing his intelligence and brilliance since he became commissioner in the cabinet. Today, he is one of the popular aides of the governor in the administration.

For the Yewa-born politician, life in government administration has been like putting a fish in a river. He has thrived excellently well in the history of the ministry, recording unprecedented success. We also gathered that he carried all critical stakeholders in the sector along as a good and excellent team player who never disregarded anybody’s ideas.

This, we further gathered, has enhanced the success and performance of the state Ministry of Housing as he has been able to apply the knowledge he had gathered over the years to run the ministry smoothly.

This, we were told, is the reason the governor never jokes with him because of his ability to bring fortune out of any bad situation.