Ijebu Obas endorse Yayi, deputy for Ogun 2027

•Back Abiodun’s senatorial bid

The Ijebu Traditional Council of Obas has unanimously endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 gubernatorial candidate in Ogun State, Senator Olamilekan Adeola Solomon, popularly known as Yayi, and his deputy, Alhaja Kudirat Adegunwa-Balogun.

The council also backed the senatorial bid of the incumbent governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to represent Ogun East senatorial district in the Senate.

The endorsement was pronounced by the council during a meeting at the palace of the Awujale in Ijebu Ode on Friday, July 10, 2026, during which Abiodun presented Senator Adeola Solomon and Adegunwa-Balogun to the council.

Speaking on behalf of the 56 traditional rulers of Ijebu who made up the Ijebu Traditional Council of Obas, the Orimolusi of Ijebu-Igbo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Lawrence Jaiyeoba Adebajo, declared that the APC candidate has the full backing of all the traditional rulers, considering the tremendous achievements, contributions and the development he has attracted not only to his senatorial district but Ogun State as a whole.

Adebajo disclosed that the late Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona, during the last Ojude Oba festival before his passing, had pledged to raise Adeola’s hand as the next governor of Ogun State and had pledged to throw his weight behind his candidacy owing to his transformative role in improving the fortunes of Ijebu through good infrastructure and several other intervention projects.

He added that the council stands by this promise of the revered late Awujale and will leave no stone unturned to support Adeola’s ambition not for selfish purposes but for the best interest of Ijebuland and the state at large.

In his opening remarks at the meeting, Abiodun described the day and the meeting as historic, recalling how he was presented to the same traditional council by the former governor of the state, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, about eight years ago.

He described Senator Adeola as the perfect man for the job, a man of character and intelligence with great leadership skills who will hit the ground running from day one as governor.

“I have found a worthy successor in Senator Olamilekan Adeola. He is someone who ticks all the boxes. In my search for a successor, I was not looking for someone beholden to me. I was looking for someone with business experience, political maturity, mental maturity and leadership skills. I was not looking for someone who is still babysitting.

“I was looking for someone who would comfortably step into my shoes and continue in the same trajectory that governance has taken in the last seven years,” he said.

In his remarks, Senator Adeola expressed profound appreciation to the governor and the party leadership for choosing him as the consensus candidate, pledging to sustain the good works of the current administration and thanked the traditional rulers for the support extended to the governor over the years.

He also pleaded for support for his aspiration, urging them to join hands with him to continue the good works and take the state to the next level.