2027: Ogun APC Endorses Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi as Consensus Governorship Candidate

Emmanuel Femi Adedayo Posted on 14 hours ago 2 minutes read

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, including Governor Dapo Abiodun, have unanimously adopted the Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola (Yayi), as the consensus governorship candidate ahead of next election.

The decision was taken at the APC strategic caucus meeting held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta on Monday.

The meeting attracted all three former governors, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and Otunba Gbenga Daniel.

Also in attendance were APC gubernatorial aspirants, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, Gboyega Isiaka, Tunde Lemo and Isiak Akinlade.

The governor announced the resolution after the meeting which lasted for about two hours.

“It gives me great pleasure and on behalf of all of you to congratulate Senator Adeola as our consensus and unanimously selected an elected governorship candidate for the year 2027,” Abiodun declared.

The governor said the decision after display of “high level of political magnanimity” by all party stakeholders.

He said, “I am so overjoyed about the level of maturity that has been displayed at this meeting this evening. The level of political magnanimity that has been displayed by everyone here this evening.

“That spirit of no victory, no vanquish because we know that for every time somebody wins, others have lost.

“So let us as we celebrate, bear that in mind that there should be no victory, no vanquish.”

The governor asked party leaders to go back and prepare for the next election.

“So let us remember that just because we now have a candidate does not translate to the fact that we have won the election. We need to now go and prepare for how to win the election,” the governor said.

Responding, Adeola who is the Chairman Senate Committee of Appropriation, thanked party leaders for the endorsement and vowed to build on the achievements of successive administrations in the state when elected governor.