Political Strategist,  Samuel Sosanya, Celebrates 80th Birthday

Birthdays are not mere occasions meant for only celebrations, during which glasses filled with vintage drinks are clinked and sumptuous delicacies munched. They are also opportunities for introspection and expression of gratitude to God for the grace to be alive and be counted among the living.

For Samuel Sosanya, who turns a new page on his book of life today, Sunday, August 6, 2023, as he clocks 80, it is a rare opportunity to worship his creator for a beautiful and richly-rewarding year.

With his eyes focused on the celebration of his four scores on earth, the shrewd politician and strategist would surely begin to rise from his ornate bed with good health and behold each new beautiful day with more than one reason to be joyous.

 Though some young generation of  Nigerians, would know him for political sagacity and contributions to the development of Lagos State, particularly in the last 23 years, many others would know him as the dogged fighter, thinker, strategist and principled man who helped to birth the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN).

A man blessed with a clear vision; Pa Sosanya was prodded early in life by the desire to leave his imprints on the sands of time. And like a colossus, he stands heads and shoulders above his peers in several spheres of our national life.

And if you ever wondered why he is heartedly attached to Lagos, where he has been a constant player in the progressives family, you are most likely going to find the answer in his birthplace.

Like most kids of his generation, he started his accountancy career after secondary school education in 1963 with a firm of accountants in Lagos, Messrs Alabi & Partners as an Account and Audit clerk.

Even at such a young age, most of his contemporaries already knew he would one day be an accountant. In the neighbourhood, if there was any need to add up some difficult figures, young Sosanya always came to the rescue.

With his unparalleled wealth of experience in accountancy, he was soon drawn to politics by friends and associates who believed that his experience and expertise were needed for political strategies.

 And as he celebrates his 80th birthday today, family friends and political associates are expected to roll out the drums for one of the best political strategists in modern Nigerian history.