An elder stateman and professional photojournalist, Gabriel Alinco Ogunbusola has called on President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to life bearable for elderly.
Mr Gabriel, fondly called Alinco Photo, particularly urged Tinubu to assent to the Bill on Rights and Privileges of Older Persons, while charging MaKinde to initiate a bill that would cater for the need of the elders.
He made on Monday during hisl 70th birthday celebration and 45th wedding anniversary held at his residence in Ibadan.
 He noted that there is a need for the government of every nation to make life bearable for the older persons in any nation.
Ogunbusola added that countries around the world such as the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Israel, Norway, among others, always ensure their older citizens live comfortably by churning out better policies.
He said: “In Washington DC, special emphasis is placed on the protection of the rights of the elderly.
” Public hearing requested by various civil society organizations in America years ago harped on the diagnosis of the protection of the rights of the elderly in the world and its major challenges and prospects, considering the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons and follow-up mechanisms.
“According to the report, life expectancy at birth is now higher than 80 years in 33 countries – just five years ago, only 19 of them had reached this level. Today, only Japan has an elderly population of over 30 per cent, but by 2050, there will be 64 countries in which the elderly population will make up more than 30 per cent of the total.”
Alinco, who is the father of and Oyo State Governor’s Office correspondent for Prince FM, Olawale Ogunbusola and a co-ordinator, Institute of Education, University of Ilesa, Osun State( Ibadan Campus), Tayo Olatunji Ogunbusola, a implored President Tinubu and Governor Makinde to work on the elderly bill to reduce death rate and poor healthy living in the country.
The celebrant congratulated Makinde, who is his birthday mate, describing him as a good administrator ever in the state.