In his bid to justify the rationale behind his decision to contest for a seat in the Ogun State House of Assembly to represent the good people of Yewa South State Constituency, an aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Olusegun Olugbemileke Amore, has appealed to elders and stakeholders of the party in Yewa South Local Government to critically examine what he described as the prolonged marginalisation of Ilobi/Erinja Ward in the Ifekowajo District of the council area.
According to Hon. Amore, the ward has allegedly been denied political elective positions since the advent of the Second Republic in 1979 till date.
Speaking with journalists in Ilaro, headquarters of Ogun West Senatorial District, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Hon. Amore explained the pattern of political elective positions and beneficiaries within the Ifekowajo District over the years.
He listed previous beneficiaries as follows: Oke-Odan Ward produced Late Chief D.O. Bankole who served in the House of Representatives; Ajilete Ward produced Hon. Dada who represented the area in the Ogun State House of Assembly; Owode Ward 1 produced Hon. (Chief) M.A. Ajibola who also served in the Ogun State House of Assembly; Owode Ward 1 equally produced Hon. (Chief) Fatayi Olayode; while Owode Ward 2 produced Hon. (Mrs.) Folakemi Akintayo, all of whom served in the Ogun State House of Assembly.
Hon. Amore further stated that Owode Ward 1 had also produced Rt. Hon. Abiodun Akinlade, who represented the constituency in the House of Representatives, while Oke-Odan Ward produced Hon. Tolu Bankole, who served in the Ogun State House of Assembly, and Ajilete Ward produced Barrister Abraham Ogunsola, who was elected as the Executive Chairman of Yewa South Local Government.
He lamented, however, that Ilobi/Erinja Ward has never been given the opportunity to produce either a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly or a representative at the National Assembly level.
Hon. Amore stated that the situation has continued to generate feelings of exclusion and dissatisfaction among residents and political stakeholders from Ilobi/Erinja Ward over what many perceived as an imbalance in the political arrangement within the Ifekowajo District of Yewa South Local Government.
He therefore made a passionate appeal to elders, leaders, and members of the APC in Yewa South and Ogun State to consider a readjustment in the rotational arrangement within the party in the interest of fairness, justice, and inclusiveness.
“Methinks for equity and fairness, the elders, leaders, and members of APC in Yewa South and Ogun State should look into the anomalies in the rotational arrangement within the party, with a view to giving the good people of Ilobi/Erinja Ward a sense of belonging in the scheme of things.
“I am not fighting anybody, but merely calling the attention of our fathers and mothers in the APC to this silent marginalisation going on in the area without anyone talking about it”, Hon. Amore posited.
The vibrant Information Technology expert turned politician expressed confidence that those saddled with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the party in the Ifekowajo District would, with sincerity and the fear of God, take necessary steps to address the imbalance he raised.
Recall that in a bold and strategic move aimed at deepening quality representation, grassroots development, and people-oriented governance, Hon. Olusegun Olugbemileke Amore recently obtained and successfully passed the screening exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest for the Yewa South State Constituency seat in the Ogun State House of Assembly.
The development has continued to generate excitement, hope, and widespread acceptance among party faithful, political stakeholders, youths, women groups, and residents across Yewa South, many of whom view Hon. Amore as a vibrant, visionary, and grassroots-oriented leader with the competence, capacity, and character needed to provide purposeful representation.
Hon. Amore, who is widely respected for his humility, accessibility, leadership qualities, and unwavering commitment to community development, explained that his decision to join the race was inspired by his passion to serve the people, attract meaningful development to Yewa South, and become a strong voice for the aspirations of the constituency at the state legislative level.
