By LaRoyal:
In alignment with the recent gratitude tour of Dr. Builder Adeola Adebisi Banjo; Dr. Banjo has also extended an appreciative courtesy visit to Hon. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, MHR, a distinguished member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, who also serves as the Chairman Committee on Defence, in appreciation of the support he has rendered during Dr. Banjo’s administration and his impressive representation of positive impacts across the Ikorodu Division.
This courtesy visit took place yesterday, Saturday, November 1st, 2025, in Rep. Benson’s constituency office, located at Plot 48, Ebute-Igbo Road, off Sholebo Gate, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria, to express his gratitude with the presentation of frames and a book, titled “WE KNOW HE CARES”.
In a speech delivered by Dr. Adeola Adebisi Banjo during the Presentation of Frames, which was tagged “By Their Hands, We Rose” in Honour of Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson (JB) and his wife, Rep. Olori Adejumoke Benson.
Speaking, Dr. Banjo, said he is not as one who speaks of power but as one who has been privileged to witness its purest form, which is service. As he laid down the mantle entrusted to him as Chairman of Ikorodu North LCDA, his heart was full, not of farewells, but of gratitude. For these years, he has seen what leadership looks like when it flows from conviction and not convenience, when it is driven by compassion and not competition.
There are men whose presence feels like prophecy, leaders whose arrival aligns with the longings of a people. To such a leader, Ikorodu bows today.
“Honourable Babajimi Adegoke Benson, JB, your life has become a parable of what leadership should look like when it serves and not shouts, when it listens and not lords, when it heals and not hurries.”
And if Ikorodu were to write a letter to her children today, to all her sons and daughters who will one day rise to lead, she would surely speak of you. She would say, ‘A son among you walked my streets not with haste, but with the hush of stewardship.’ He did not wear me like a cloak; he bore me like a calling. “He lit lamps where my paths had forgotten light. He gave my elders bread and dignity. He answered the broken tar of my roads with smoothness and purpose. He brought governance down from the clouds and made it sit among the people, at their tables, in their markets, and in their weary sighs.”
Dr. Builder Banjo said, “I heard his name, Jimi, whispered in Isiwu, spoken in the news from Imota, echoed through the winds of Ijede, and carried in the rain over Baiyeku, not as a politician’s chant, but as a prayer that had found a face. He showed me that governance can descend from abstraction to affection, that leadership can kneel beside the people, and that a name can become a movement — Just Beacon, Judicious Bastion, Justice Bringer.
So to you, my children, follow that kind of light. Serve as he served. Lead as he led. And remember that true power is not in position but in presence. “Because of him, I believe again. Because of his service, my strength is renewed. Because of his light, my name still shines.”
And so today, while that letter is yet unwritten, we speak it aloud in your presence, Rep. JB, that you may know how deeply this city thanks you and how proudly she calls you her son.
“Because of you, hopes once shelved have found expression. Because of your courage, quiet battles were won behind the scenes. Because of your selfless service, things long delayed are finally taking shape. You did not come to be seen; you came to serve. And in doing so, you became the turning wind across Ikorodu, touching every LCDA and the heart of our local government with a grace that uplifts, reforms, and restores.”
We have seen it not only in projects delivered but also in people transformed. You did not chase credit; you chased impact, and we felt it. You led with the quiet fire of a man who is extremely resilient, extra resourceful, and efficiently responsible. You governed with the steadiness of one endlessly reliable, earnestly responsive, and ethically respected. You thought through issues with the calm of one exceptionally rational, acted with the fairness of one equitably rigorous, remained enduringly rooted among your people, and proved yourself an exceptional representative of their trust.
You have shown us that these are not just words; they are values lived and proven in public light. Through your example, Ikorodu has seen that leadership is not about applause but about accountability. That greatness is not about privilege but about purpose. “That legacy is not about the noise one makes but the lives one mends.”
As I step aside from this seat of stewardship, I do so with peace, knowing that men like you still hold the lamp high, that even in times of doubt, “Ikorodu has sons who refuse to let her dreams die.”
And so, on behalf of the good people of Ikorodu North LCDA, Dr. Builder Banjo thereby presented the frames titled “By Their Hands, We Rose” (Because You Stood, We Rose) and “Thank You for Being The Open Door to The World We Seek”—not merely as decoration, but as a declaration that we recognise the hands that helped us rise. “Representative Babajimi Adegoke Benson, thank you for standing up when it mattered.” May Ikorodu never lose leaders like you. May your strength never wane, and may your light never dim. Dr. Builder Banjo expressed his appreciation.
In the speech delivered by Mr. Babatunde Olowu on the Spirit of ER and the Forthcoming Unveiling of JB as the Face of ER Nigeria, Mr. Olowu narrated that
There are moments when a people rise to name what they already know to be true, when the spirit of a nation finds voice in a single word, and that word becomes a mirror for all that is best within her. Today, that word is ER.
ER is not a borrowed idea. It was born here, in our striving, our sweat, and our unbroken spirit. It is the rare and unmistakable quality that lifts those who strive to become smarter, stronger, wiser, and kinder. It gives them not only an edge in their field but also an enduring imprint on the world.
ER is not conferred by position nor measured by popularity. It is earned. Wherever people reach for a higher standard, there you will find ER. It is courage in motion, character at work, and conscience made visible.
In Nigeria, ER is not a slogan but a birthmark, the invisible signature we carry, not by inheritance but by intention. Forged in struggle, sharpened by sacrifice, and lit by unrelenting hope, it is how we rise after every fall and how we turn burden into beauty.
Today, we gather not only to speak of ER as an idea but to celebrate it embodied in a man whose service has redefined representation in our time.
“We honour Representative Babajimi Adegoke Benson, not for titles but for truth and transformation. Through his legislative work, his projects, and his compassion for people, he has shown that leadership can still be noble and service can still be sacred.” In his conduct, ER has found meaning, and in his service, it has found a story.
Mr. Olowu said, Rep. Benson is a carrier of ER, a man extremely resilient, exceptionally rational, ethically respected, eloquently revolutionary, and endlessly reliable.” He reminds us that influence without integrity is empty and that greatness is measured not by recognition but by responsibility.
It is in this spirit that we announce today that Honourable Babajimi Adegoke Benson will, at a date to be officially announced, be unveiled as the Face of ER in Nigeria at a grand celebration where the book titled We Know He Cares: How JB Proved It in Law, Projects, and People will be publicly presented, and the newly revised Asiwaju’s Anthem will be performed by a full orchestra in his honour.
And now, to present this remarkable work on behalf of the Edge Rate Campaign and Celebrations, in this regard, Mr. Olowu honourably invited to the podium Honourable Dr. Adeola Adebisi Banjo to present the book and share the spirit of ER that continues to define the best of us. He said.
Rep. Benson in his feedback, said in honesty that these frames and book presentation came to him as a surprise.
Rep. Benson revealed it was as a conflict of interest which has nothing to do with his friendship with Dr. Builder Banjo.
When Builder Banjo ran through his two tenures in office, Rep. Benson said nothing always held him back from supporting him, but after Dr. Builder Banjo’s administration, they both went apart.
“As my heart justifies me, I do what I think is right for my Ikorodu Federal constituency,” Rep. Benson said in a friendly tone.
Following the Party constitution, the Party supremacy supersedes, followed by the qualities, capability and reliability of the aspirants/candidates, “I choose, invest, and propagate my area of interest in alignment with the Ruling Party rules and regulations.” — Ikorodu Division crowned me as the Otun Oba of Ikorodu Division for the betterment of Ikorodu Division, and so, what is worth doing is worth doing well.
Rep. Benson appreciated Dr. Builder Banjo’s maturity and commended him for their friendship. And that is why Rep. Benson said he is surprised Dr. Builder Banjo can roll out the drums for him through frames and a book presentation.
“I should be the one thanking you, Banjo. I thank you,” Rep. Benson appreciates.
Among the personalities present Builder Olusesan Mayokun Daini, former Council Chairman of Igbogbo-Bayeku LCDA, some appointees who, at different times worked closely with Dr. Banjo’s almost 10 years of service to Ikorodu North LCDA, such as, the immediate past SLG of Ikorodu North LCDA, Prince Niyi Odugbesi; the immediate past Chief of Staff, Mr. Abiodun Banjo; the immediate past Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Aderoju Ashally; the immediate past Supervisor for Works, Hon. Ambali Adeleke; the immediate past Supervisor for Women Affairs & Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Basirat Babatunde-Adewunmi; the former Deputy Executive Secretary and Woman Leader of Ikorodu North LCDA; the CSO of Ikorodu North LCDA, Mr. Kehinde Azeez; Mr. Babatunde Amakaiye Olowu; Mr. Michael Newman and other well-wishers.
This visitation courtesy visit was anchored by the immediate past Chief of Staff of Ikorodu-North LCDA, Mr. Abiodun Banjo, who stated that what gladdens his heart is the beautiful thing about Rep. Benson. “He has never neglected me at any time”, Even when I don’t see him, he will send somebody to call my attention. This shows that everybody before Rep. Benson is somebody.
God bless Ikorodu!
God bless Lagos State!
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria!
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