Ahead of the February 2027 governorship and House of Assembly poll, pan-Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ogun State chapter, has thrown its weight behind the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, otherwise known as Yayi.
The group equally announced the conferment of a chieftaincy title of “Dike Eji Eje Mba” on Senator Adeola.
Leading a five-man delegation to the residence of the APC governorship candidate in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, at the weekend, the president of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo in the state, Eze Stephen Okorie, disclosed that the installation ceremony for the title will be held at the end of October in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Okorie added that the installation ceremony will also witness the open endorsement for the senator and declaration of Igbo residents to support all APC candidates in Ogun State.
“I have been a resident in Ogun State for the last 36 years living in Owode-Yewa in Yewa South LGA of Ogun State. We have been watching the politics and development in Ogun State and based on the massive development that Senator Adeola has attracted to Ogun State in the last three years, particularly in the areas of market infrastructure and road construction to promote trade and commerce, the Igbos have no hesitation in endorsing the senator for governor of Ogun State and Tinubu for president in 2027 elections,” he stated.
He disclosed that he had personally constructed five campaign billboards to support President Tinubu and Senator Adeola across the state on behalf of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ogun State chapter.
I have been a resident in Ogun State for the last 36 years living in Owode-Yewa in Yewa South LGA of Ogun State. We have been watching the politics and development in Ogun State and based on the massive development that Senator Adeola has attracted to Ogun State in the last three years, particularly in the areas of market infrastructure and road construction to promote trade and commerce, the Igbos have no hesitation in endorsing the senator for governor of Ogun State and Tinubu for president in 2027 elections,” he stated.
He disclosed that he had personally constructed five campaign billboards to support President Tinubu and Senator Adeola across the state on behalf of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ogun State chapter.
—By Laide Raheem, Abeokuta
