Ogun 2027: Yayi Targets 500,000 Votes From Ogun West, Announces Fresh Projects for Yewa South
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has challenged residents of Ogun West Senatorial District to deliver 500,000 votes for him in the 2027 governorship election, expressing confidence that the district can produce the next governor of the state.
Yayi made the appeal on Sunday in Ilaro while addressing political leaders and stakeholders in Yewa South Local Government Area, at the conclusion of his engagement with stakeholders across the 20 local government areas of Ogun State.
The senator described the 500,000-vote target as achievable, noting that previous governors of the state had emerged with fewer than 300,000 votes. He urged residents of Ogun West to unite behind his candidacy and seize what he described as a historic opportunity to produce the next governor.
“My people of Yewa, I want the votes that will make Yayi the next governor of Ogun State to come from Ogun West Senatorial District. I am asking for 500,000 votes from Ogun West. With 500,000 votes, I will become governor,” he declared.
The APC candidate also described the growing support for his ambition as unprecedented, claiming that stakeholders across the three senatorial districts had rallied behind his candidacy.
He further disclosed that his ambition had received considerable support from Ijebuland, alleging that the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, had, before his demise, directed the Ijebu Council of Obas to support his governorship aspiration.
Yayi appealed to aggrieved party members and political stakeholders to put past disagreements behind them, stressing that unity and collective commitment would be critical to the party’s success in 2027.
Addressing development in Yewa South, the senator said he had facilitated more than 200 projects in the local government, while acknowledging that more interventions were still required.
“The reason for this meeting is for the development of Yewa South. I have not done anything to Yewa South yet. I will continue working until May 29, 2027,” he stated.
He also announced plans to commence work on several infrastructure and institutional projects across Yewa South within the next two weeks.
The proposed road projects include roads in Modeolu, Akorede Community, Oke Okuta, Isaga Community, Ifoyintedo, Ago Eyo and the Old Sokoto-Badagry Road.
Other projects listed for commencement include the construction of Oke-Odan Grammar School, Ahmadiya Community High School, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) centre at the State Hospital, Ilaro, and the Sayedero Market project.
The senator maintained that Ogun West was determined to overcome what he described as a 50-year political barrier that had prevented the district from producing a governor.
He also questioned the possibility of another indigene of Iperu succeeding Governor Dapo Abiodun, who is also from the town, arguing that Ogun West deserved an opportunity to occupy the state’s highest political office.
Yayi expressed optimism about his electoral chances, attributing the growing support for his ambition to divine intervention and political unity, while urging the people of Ogun West to work together towards achieving the district’s long-standing governorship aspiration in 2027.
