A crown is fit only for a king and extraordinary prizes are reserved for extraordinary men. Little wonder that The Lagos Times, publisher of the Lagos Times Magazine and brain behind the Lagos Times Awards bestowed the prestigious All Time Best Senator award on the distinguished person of Senator Gbenga Ashafa, the senator representing Lagos East at the national assembly.

After a painstaking search that combed the length and breadth of the centre of excellence and environs for the man who best ticks all the boxes of political excellence, all the criteria revealed Senator Ashafa as a tower of excellence who puts all his peers in the shade. One of the dwindling number of conscientious lawmakers, the people, and not his pocket, have always been his priority.

From public service under the leadership of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to the giddy heights of the nation’s upper legislative chamber, Senator Ashafa’s connections with the masses never wavered. Unlike some who hid from their constituencies behind impenetrable iron gates, Ashafa’s doors are flung open from dusk to dawn.

The devoted husband, loving father, true friend, distinguished senator, loyal party man and hard-boiled patriot is also a bona fide champion of the less privileged in both the political and material senses. He is a regular donor to indigents and a passionate campaigner for pro-masses legislations. Whenever the topic of achieving lawmakers is being broached, Ashafa always stands up to be counted.