– Ogun State All Progressive Congress, APC will be better ready for the 2027 gubernatorial election by taking into account political realities and the need for balance by pairing a running mate from the Egba block (Ogun Central) with Yayi, an Awori-Yewa man, whose choice had addressed the marginalization of Ogun West.
By Biola Lawal
The formula for a winning ticket in an election requires a delicate balancing act: the granting of a sense of justice and equity to power blocks within the party, as well as a pandering to the voting pattern of the larger society, the electorate. Both sides of the equation need balancing.
(Professor Abdulwahid Ajibola-OMOLUABI, Convener, *OMOLUABI for YAYI OGUN STATE, a potential Deputy Governorship candidate to Senator Adeola (YAYI)
The consensus candidacy of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola-YAYI, the incumbent Senator representing Ogun West, spearhead of the Yewa-Awori agenda, already takes care of the internal party politics side of the equation. There is now a need to balance the political equation by the choice of an Egba Man as his running mate. This will leverage the influential Egba Zone (Ogun Central) voting numbers with Yayi’s strong development record in Ogun West to court the widespread support of the electorate in both senatorial districts.
Ogun East voters are expected to pitch in to reciprocate the support their son, the incumbent Governor, had enjoyed in the last two voting cycles.
Although, politics is not an exact science and getting the required numbers to come up victorious in a general election can only be predicted but not guaranteed,
Ogun State All Progressive Congress, APC will be better ready for the 2027 gubernatorial election by taking into account political realities and the need for balance by pairing a running mate from the Egba block (Ogun Central) with Yayi, an Awori-Yewa man, whose choice had addressed the marginalization of Ogun West.
Electoral successes are built on strategic alliances and Ogun APC will do well to secure the support of the Egba zone by giving the Egbas the privilege to produce Yayi’s running mate. This will neutralize the threat of an Egba son emerging as a strong contestant on the platform of another party. It also delivers a strategic consolidation of that base and a countering of the influence of opposition in Ogun Central.
Yayi already has a bridge to Ogun Central, being seen as a “son in Egbaland”, his mother being from Kemta, Abeokuta. The choice of an Egba man as his running mate will solidify his ‘bridge’ candidate status and ensure he wins equally massively in Ogun Central, as expected in Ogun West.
Finally, Yayi’s strong Ogun West legislative and developmental background will benefit greatly from the political administrative experience of the Egba political elite creating a formidable team that appeals to both the developmental needs of Yewa as well as the political and the traditional, economic interests of the Egbas. Coupled with the expected support from Ogun East, this should ensure a smooth victory for the APC at the 2027 gubernatorial polls.
(By Biola Lawal, a veteran journalist and political Analyst. Lawal is a former Acting Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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Lawal, on his part, is also a former Honourable Commissioner for Information,Youth, Sports and Culture of Osun state, his home state.
Biola Lawal had also successfully served two tenures as Press Secretary to the ECOMOG Force Commander in Liberia during the Liberian and Sierra Leone Civil wars. He was an outstanding NAN Defence and War Correspondent for many years.
The retired NAN Acting Boss holds the honour of being the only journalist that served two terms on the ECOMOG international assignment due to his high professionalism and decency.
He is a Co-Author of the book; ECOMOG, A BOLD ATTEMPT AT REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING! Edited Mrs Magaret Voght. The book remains the most. factual, detailed and authentic book on the ECOWAS sponsored ECOMOG Military operation.