Ogun 2027: Anti-Yayi Forces Will Fail Woefully, Says OWI

Ogun 2027: Anti-Yayi Forces Will Fail Woefully, Says OWI

The Ogun West Initiative (OWI), a sociopolitical advocacy group based in Ogun State, on Tuesday issued a strong statement of support for Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi), warning political opponents to desist from underhanded attacks and intimidation tactics ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial elections.

The group declared that “anti-Yayi forces will fail woefully” in any attempt to derail the senator’s rising political profile.

Speaking during at a media parley held on Tuesday, in Abeokuta, the convener of the group, Olootu Bolaji Adeniji, lauded the achievements of Senator Adeola, describing him as a symbol of transformational leadership whose performance has redefined politics and governance in Ogun West.

He added that the overwhelming support for Yayi is organic, uncoerced, and rooted in gratitude for his service.

Adeniji stressed that the giant strides of Yayi has become more effective under the current political dispensation, attributing this to the reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

According to him, the president’s Renewed Hope agenda has not only boosted subnational capacities for service delivery but also created room for legislators like Yayi to effectively touch lives.

“Never before has Ogun West felt the impact of democracy like it has under Senator Yayi,” the OWI convener declared.

“He is setting new standards of representation with his people-focused empowerment programs, infrastructural development, and facilitation of federal projects across all 59 wards of Ogun West.”

Among recent accomplishments highlighted were the distribution and energization of transformers in 102 communities across Ogun State and the commissioning of 90 diverse projects in just six days across the five local governments in Ogun West.

Adeniji described this level of activity as unprecedented and indicative of a leader committed to real development.

He likened Yayi’s leadership style to that of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, noting that the senator’s work represents a return to the days when politics was used as a genuine tool for socioeconomic upliftment. “Yayi has redefined what it means to serve,” he said, “he is selfless, strategic, and emotionally invested in the welfare of his people.”

While Senator Adeola has yet to make a formal declaration to contest the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State, Adeniji revealed that public demand for his candidacy is deafening. He said that the clamour for Yayi’s governorship bid cuts across party lines and all three senatorial districts in the state.

He cited the senator’s recent 56th birthday celebrations on August 10, 2025, which were marked by self-sponsored events across Ogun Central, East, and West, as clear evidence of the senator’s widespread popularity.

“Never in our political history have we seen such simultaneous celebrations for a leader. It’s a sign,” Adeniji added.

However, the OWI convener expressed concern over what he described as the growing desperation of political opponents, both within and outside the All Progressives Congress (APC), to derail Yayi’s momentum.

According to him, these elements have begun launching sponsored attacks and campaigns of calumny in the media.

“These opponents, frightened by Yayi’s towering profile, have resorted to a strategy of character assassination because they know they cannot defeat him in a free and fair election,” Adeniji said. “Rather than sell their candidate with ideas and achievements, they’ve shamefully formed a coalition with the sole aim of stopping Yayi.”

He warned that such tactics were not only regressive but also insulting to the political sophistication of Ogun people, urging all aspirants to run issue-based campaigns. “The politics of bitterness, blackmail, and backroom conspiracies must end,” he insisted.