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EX NSC Boss, Gbenga Elegbeleye Goes Quiet Without A Whimper

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Former House of Representatives Member, Gbenga Elegbeye has gone off the scene – and it is without a whimper.

A direct testimony is his recently gone by birthday ceremony.

Unlike the previous edition that was a lavish attraction of powers that be from different corners, particularly the sporting world…this year’s affair was as ordinary beyond expectations.

Here is how a report captured the current state of things as regards the man rumour linked to interest in gubernatorial position at a point in time. Gbenga Elegbeleye

Treading the perilous socio-political terrain requires caution. It is laden with land mines and sucks away fame just as quickly as it bestows it. Gbenga Elegbeleye seems to have finally embraced this fact. In the short space of time that the jolly good former DG of Sports Commission was removed from office, he must have realised how transient life is and, more importantly, that in politics, there are no permanent friends but permanent interests.

Last year, while he still held sway as DG, he marked his birthday in Abuja on October 1 and stake holders in sports and politics were on ground to celebrate with him. But since he was removed from office, the soft-spoken Ikare-Akoko-born man has resigned to the fickle finger of fate, lying low and adjusting to life without the exaggerated panoplies of power.

For some time now, he has consciously kept away from public glare, hardly partaking in social or political activities. He celebrated his birthday quietly a few days ago

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