 Friends and associates of the immediate past, Minister of Science and Technology and Innovation Sinaito Olorinibe Mamora was honoured at a well-attended dinner party in Abuja. The dinner was held amidst pomp with many of his colleagues, energising his outstanding leadership and professional qualities as a parliamentarian and a Minister of the Federal Republic. According to the organisers, Sinaito Olorinibe Mamora left an indelible mark throughout his service to the country, particularly in his role in championing the tobacco control bill passed by both chambers of the National Assembly as a Sinaito of the Federal Republic. A big thank you to Sinaito Olorinibe Mamora, former Minister of State for Health, former Minister of Science and Technology for the role he has played in the passage, adoption of public health policies like the National Tobacco Control Act, like the Transfer Regulation in Nigeria. And to say we are willing to work, as you can see here this evening there are Senators, Go-Ex-Governors, you know, ex-Ministers, ex-SSGA, and we are willing to work as technical partners of agencies of government or parliamentarians to ensure that appropriate laws for the protection of our people are enacted. Mamora's name has always come up as one of the champions, actually as one of the champions of tobacco control. He started the journey where he was in the Senate and was able to bring a lot of passion, a lot of commitments to the issue of tobacco control, getting Nigeria to have a tobacco control bill and also pass a tobacco control bill. Of course he started the journey, he didn't quite finish it, but some of us came on board working with some of his colleagues to complete the journey and because of his passion and commitment for public health and tobacco control, I would say that he's made a really big contribution to where we are right now. Today Nigeria is recognized as the first country in West Africa to pass that particular regulation and the second country in Africa as a whole. You know, it's because of his leadership, his contribution to the entire process, and so we're here to celebrate him. At last the man of the moment stepped on the podium to appreciate everyone who found time to celebrate him on his special occasion. I would like to remind particularly those that have opportunity of awareness, of appointment, to learn the techniques, the second phase of what I mean. Public office is not made to trust. It's about service, it's about sacrifice, and it's not made to trust, it's made to trust. We would like to listen to the voice of the man.