Madam Bukunola Onabanjo, daughter of the first executive governor of Ogun State, the late Chief Bisi Onabanjo, has said Ijebu people should repay their debt to Yewa by supporting the 2027 ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi.
Speaking during the APC stakeholders’ town hall meeting in Ijebu Ode, Madam Onabanjo said that in 1978, the people of Yewa supported her father to become governor, stressing that the solid foundation laid by her late father as governor would not have been possible without the support of the Yewas.
While calling for massive Ijebu support for Senator Adeola as governor in 2027, she said she was happy that the Yewas are presenting a formidable candidate with outstanding performance in public service, adding that Senator Adeola has demonstrated enough goodwill by embarking on major infrastructural projects in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area.
“I am happy that the time has come for the people of Ijebu to repay their debt to the people of Yewa in terms of political support for my father. Senator Adeola, the APC candidate, is the best candidate based on his antecedents of performance and being of Yewa extraction,” she stated.
Other prominent indigenes of Ijebu Ode who spoke in support included Chief Agboola Alausa, the head of the Olorituns of Ijebu Ode; Hon. Femi Ogunbanwo, (APC, Ijebu Ode/Odogbolu/Ijebu North East Federal Constituency); Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, former deputy governor of Ogun State; Otunba Dapo Okubadejo, the Ogun State Commissioner for Finance; Hon. Rasaq Dadah, APC candidate for Ijebu Ode/Odogbolu/Ijebu North East Federal Constituency; and the chairman of Ijebu Ode LGA, Mr. Damilare Alebiosu.
Addressing the gathering that included CDCs, CDAs, CAN, League of Imams, NUT, NULGE, Royal Fathers, Baales and other civil society groups, Senator Adeola said he has embarked on 15 infrastructure projects in Ijebu Ode, including roads, a 4-storey hospital building and renovation of the Ojude Oba Pavilion, adding that more projects are coming for Ijebu Ode with the immediate donation of a transformer to a CDA.
He called on the people to vote massively for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election as a major beneficiary of his Renewed Hope Agenda on infrastructure, adding that all other APC candidates who will work with him and the President should be elected for continued progress and prosperity.
He said his 9-Pillar ITESIWAJU agenda for Ogun State will greatly factor in Ijebu Ode, with a promise to work on the solid foundation laid by Prince Dapo Abiodun for economic growth and prosperity.
The Senator was accompanied to the meeting by Senator Lekan Mustapha, the DG of Ogun APC Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign Council; Alhaja Kudirat Abiodun Balogun, APC Deputy Governor candidate; Apostle Biodun Sanyaolu, Vice DG (Political), APC Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign Council; Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat, State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; Hon. Laolu Olabimtan, State Commissioner for Budget and Planning; and Dr. Babatunde Adejare, the Secretary, APC Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign Council.
