OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos
Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital was agog on Friday 27, June, as Cdr. Olaseni Ogunyemi, retires from the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, as the Commander General and Chief Executive, after attaining the statutory retirement age of 60 and serving as the head of the Agency for 10 years.
The colourful Pull-Out ceremony was well attended by friends, relatives, Senior Officers of the Agency, Government officials and several well wishers who took turns to pour encomiums on him, recounting his laudable achievements and transformative landmarks whilst in charge of TRACE.
In his goodwill message, Engr. Gbenga Dairo, the Ogun State Commissioner for Transportation, acknowledged the good things spoken about Seni Ogunyemi, saying, "I'm not surprised at the good things spoken about Seni Ogunyemi, I also find him a very amiable person, a very reliable individual, someone who will go out of his way to ensure your success, your well-being, your wellness, sacrificing for others in ways that are beyond what you normally expect of any individual.
"I also know people here today have thanked the state government for supporting TRACE, but what he has been able to achieve in his 10 years of leadership in TRACE is beyond any support that the government has offered him and his Agency.
He's an industrious individual. I wish, I still had my connections with the World Bank, I would have loved for a case study to be done on TRACE, to find out how this Commander was able to manage it in such difficult circumstances, defying understanding and logic." He added.
The Commissioner expressed wishes that Ogunyemi will put together his memoirs to educate the public on how he was able to sustain the Agency, maintaining a high professional standard that is greatly appreciated today.
Dairo expressed fears however, that, it will be very difficult to fill the shoes Commander Ogunyemi's is leaving behind, but prayed and hoped the good Lord will help in finding a suitable and capable replacement.
In his goodwill message, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, Head of Service, HOS, Ogun State, represented by Barrister Dipo Ogunfowora, started by saying that Seni Ogunyemi is an icon, a trailblazer, a phenomenon, an innovator and an unstoppable force.
He emphased that he is an eclectic, dynamic, cerebral and articulate Commander General/CEO of the Traffic Compliance and Employment Agency.
According to the Head of Service, "Commander Ogunyemi has the ears of the Governor with the enabling support of the result
driven Commissioner for Transportation, Engineer Dairo, who was able to convince His Excellency in securing a recent approval to appoint a sizable number of new officers for TRACE.
"We thank His Excellency also for this approval and also for the 2023 and 2024 promotion exercise in which a large number of TRACE officers benefited."
The Head of Service further said, 'I should emphasize that it was a thoroughly conducted interview exercise where TRACE officers did conduct themselves very well.
"When Ogunyemi got into TRACE, his entrance was unheralded, but his unprecedented pullout today is with much pomp and glamour, another testament to the evolution of the agency over the years.
He has been celebrated not only in the service, but because our dear Commander is a man of many parts. We have a broad spectrum of well-wishers from the past and the present.
"The HOS wants me to specially congratulate you and let everyone know that you started well in 2015 and you are ending well 10 years after. Your choice as Commander General was not misplaced as the outfit witnessed many successes and new growth during your tenure. You built a new crop of dedicated and diligent officers that have continued to making our dear state proud, driving the establishment with new technology and of course, the movement of the Administrative Office to these spacious premises, which has housed TRACE now for two years.
"TRACE is no longer a young organisation, having being around for more than 20 years, benefiting from the watchful eyes and nurture of Commander Ogunyemi's 20 years involvement, spanning from the pioneering efforts of Major Sunmola and Commander Songodimeji, now becoming one one of
the respected elder citizens from which TRACE can continue to drink from his wealth of knowledge and experience." He conclude.
Praying that as TRACE has flourished under him, it shall continue to prosper even further and surpassing all expectations.
He however charged the most Senior officer who will take over the administrative running of TRACE and other senior officers in the agency, not to let the
flags down but should continue to leverage on the high standards set by Commander Ogunyemi and surpass them, promising that the office of HOS will continue to show special interest in TRACE and ensure that due diligence is done in line with the extant rules guiding the State Civil Service.
Other speakers, including the Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, the Alake of Egbaland, represented by Abono,
Taju, Oladende, AIG Shola Subair, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, body of Permanent Secretaries, the Controller of the National Immigration Service and other high ranking leaders in government, academia, civil societies, Women wing of Security Agencies and well meaning individuals expressed glowing testimonies of the achievements of the retiring Commander while at the helms of affair in the TRACE Agency.
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