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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State for the 2027 poll, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, otherwise known as Yayi, has hailed the Olota of Ota, Oba (Prof.) Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege, and members of the Awori Traditional Council for reaffirming their support for his governorship ahead of the general election next year.
Senator Adeola, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro, on Wednesday, noted that the position of the traditional rulers “reflects the longstanding aspiration of the people of Ogun West for equity, justice and fairness in the political leadership of the state”.
The statement stated that Adeola’s commendation followed the recent consultative visit of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, to the Olota of Ota and other Awori traditional rulers, during which the monarchs unequivocally declared that after 50 years of the creation of Ogun State, the time had come for Ogun West to produce the next governor.
“I am delighted and profoundly grateful to His Royal Majesty, Oba Adeyemi and all members of the Awori Traditional Council for standing for the principle of equity, fair play and dignity of all sons and daughters of Ogun State. I admire the Olota of Ota for his regal, firm and polite delivery of the resolute position of the royalty and people of Ogun West to redress what is an injustice to the people of Ogun West in Ogun State in its over 50 years of the state’s existence”, the senator was quoted to have said in the statement.
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Adeola defended the traditional rulers’ position, saying that their resolve was not borne out of only their individual conviction, but was the result of consultation across all the traditional councils in Ijebu, Remo and Egbaland.
He stressed that the outcome of their consultation was the resolution that in 2027, the slot for the governorship of Ogun State should go to Yewa-Awori of the Ogun West Senatorial District.
“For the first time in the history of Ogun State, the people of Ogun West and their royalties are united and agreed on their support for me to be the governor of Ogun State under the banner of the ruling APC, on the basis of equity, justice and fair play as well as proven competence to deliver good governance for the people of Ogun State. I want to truly appreciate our royal fathers and the people of Ogun State across the three senatorial districts for taking a principled stand in the interest of a holistic and sustainable development of our dear state. I will not take the trust and confidence reposed in me for granted,” he stated further in the statement.
The statement recalled that a similar position was taken by the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, and the Yewa Traditional Council when the PDP governorship candidate paid a similar consultative visit not too long ago.
