Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has been announced as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Ogun State.
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun made the announcement during a stakeholders meeting on Monday.
Adeola, who represents Ogun West in the 10th Senate, was adopted during a strategic caucus meeting held at the party’s secretariat on Abiola Way, Abeokuta.
The meeting, convened by the state chairman, Yemi Sanusi, was attended by Governor Dapo Abiodun, former governor Olusegun Osoba, as well as Gbenga Daniel, Ibikunle Amosun, Kola Bajomo, Salisu Shuaib, Gbenga Kaka, Gbenga Obadara, and other caucus members.
The adoption followed Governor Abiodun’s appeal to other aspirants from Ogun West, including Gboyega Nasir Isiaka and Abiodun Akinlade, to step down in support of Adeola.
In his acceptance speech, Adeola pledged not to disappoint Ogun State and the APC, vowing to sustain the state’s growth trajectory as one of the fastest-growing economies and industrial hubs in the country.
Adeola said, “Now is all the sacrifices that my brothers have put together to ensure this day come to pass I believe in oneness and the unity of our dear states and Ogun West by extension I know the vision for this state I know how passionate and how central this state is to the federal republic of Nigeria as far as maintaining our status aside on the base on the most industrialized state in Nigeria aside being the most fastest growing economy in Nigeria all effort that have been put in place to ensure that we reposition this state and takes our pride of place in the community of states in this country is well recognized.
“Your excellency my dear leaders that are here I want to assure sir I will not let you down I promise to keep the flag flying I promise to retain and maintain the unity peace and progress that has taken place in Ogun state for the last three years and beyond I can assure you I will not derail.
“I will not the ship I’m about to take over I will make sure that it does not derail amen and by the special grace of God I will do my best my utmost best to keep every member of our great party together to keep all the state together and to ensure that irrespective of our political alignment due to car cause we are one big irrevisable family going forward from today your excellency and all the leaders of the party I want to assure you that a new Ogun state is born and everything that need to be done to keep us together to keep us as one in the visible entity so that we can take Ogun state to the promise land and to the next level we all desire I will keep the flag flying and I will keep the flame on once again your excellency the leaders of our great party I want to thank you sir.”