…promises 24-hour power supply in state capital, Abeokuta
Incumbent Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District and the 2027 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly called Yayi,
has declared that he’ll be a “People’s Governor” rather than a self-serving leader if elected as Ogun State’s 17th Governor in 2027.
According to him, he will govern according to the developmental challenges and interests of the people as adequately articulated by them based on lived experience and history.
Addressing stakeholders of Abeokuta South Local Government Area, in continuation of his statewide engagement of relevant stakeholders across the 20 LGAs of the state, the Senator pledged that if he is elected as governor in 2027 he will squarely address the problems and challenges identified by stakeholders across the state based on lived experiences and history.
This was contained in a statement signed by Senator Adeola’s
Media Adviser and Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the APC Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign Council, High Chief Kayode Odunaro.
Stressing that while he has his manifesto and economic blueprint that will soon be launched, the challenges enumerated by the stakeholders will be incorporated and be his first port of call in addressing developmental challenges.
So far the APC governorship flagbearer has engaged stakeholders in 16 LGAs in the state, meeting representatives of Community Development Committees, Community Development Associations, Christian Association of Nigeria, League of Imams, NUT, NULGE, ASUUS, royal fathers and other traditional leaders (Baales), and various civil society and support groups, who while commending him for his unprecedented attraction of developmental projects to their areas, made fresh demands of him now and when he is elected to address mostly infrastructure challenges.
“This initiative of engaging stakeholders of all the Local government is my initiative to set a template to meet peoples needs as expressed by them in terms of developmental challenges. I have been to 16 LGAs and I will not deviate from addressing the needs directly expressed by the people in governance when I am elected. Already, without prompting, I am addressing such infrastructural challenges across Ogun State and will continue to do so even before the election of next year. I don’t want to be my own governor but the governor of the people, addressing their needs. My development agenda will be based mostly on the identified developmental challenges by the people,” he stated.
The Senator said he has his own manifesto and economic blueprint for the state’s development that will be launched in due course, stating that his interactions and the requests presented by various groups based on their peculiar history and circumstances will be factored into the manifesto and economic blueprint.
He added that when elected governor, such engagement as this will be a regular feature of his administration to assess progress made and challenges impeding progress.
Senator Adeola also assured that his administration would explore measures to ensure uninterrupted power supply in the state capital, Abeokuta, without waiting for the Federal Government to address the challenges, stressing that the state capital deserved reliable power supply to stimulate economic activities and improve residents’ quality of life as well as serving as a window to other parts of the state for investors.
“The next thing in Abeokuta is to have 24 hours power supply. As your governor, this is the state capital, so I’m not going to wait for the Federal Government. We must do everything to ensure we have a stable and regular power supply,” he said.
Adeola, who described Abeokuta South as his maternal home, said he was committed to restoring the area’s status as the premier local government in Ogun State, adding that his maternal grandfather hailed from Kemta Odutolu, and his family connection to the area informed his determination to facilitate more developmental projects for the state capital in addition to the ones already attracted.
The Senator listed several projects he had facilitated in Abeokuta South, including 23 -500KVA, 8 Solar Powered Boreholes, 28 All-in One Solar Street lights, construction and asphalting of 10 roads, including Kemta-Idi Aba, Itamorin-Eruwon, Sam Ewang Train Station, Magbon-INEC, Saraki-Adigbe and Ijemo Agbadu roads.
He also mentioned the construction of the Olusegun Obasanjo Hilltop road, 12 Block of classrooms at Abeokuta Grammar School, Egba High School, Government Technical College and Baptist Boys High School and Ultra- Modern ICT Centre at Lisabi Grammar School as well as an ultra-modern police station at Ibara GRA.
While appealing to the stakeholders to vote for him as governor based on demonstrated capacity and good intentions as well as all APC candidates in the 2027 election, he disclosed that construction and asphalting of additional roads and educational infrastructure would commence in Abeokuta South within the next few weeks, listing the projects as construction and asphalting of Olokuta Idi Aba-Train Station Road, Kobiti Central Mosque Road, Ibara Housing Extension, Oloke Road, Abeokuta, Lukosi Road and Ago Ijesha Celestial Church Road Shatoke Street , Ijaiye and the construction of two 12-Block Classroom, Hospital Building and Phase 2 of Panseke Ultra-Modern Market, phase 1, having been completed.
The Senator further disclosed that Abeokuta South was the 15th local government he had visited for stakeholders’ engagement, adding that requests and development proposals gathered from the various councils were being incorporated into his ITESIWAJU economic blueprint ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
The various stakeholders, through their representatives, had all commended the Senator for his sterling performance in attracting unprecedented development to the premier LGA while making additional demands commensurate with the status of the LGA as host of the state’s capital.
Among dignitaries present at the occasion were Senator Shuaib Afolabi (APC, Ogun Central); Chief Mrs. Temitope Adeola, Wife of the Senator; Alhaja Kudirat Adegunwa-Balagun, APC, Deputy Governorship Candidate; Rt. Hon Titi Oseni, former Speaker of House of Assembly; Chief Bode Mustapha, the Osi of Egbaland; Hon Jelili Kayode Amusan, former member of House of Representatives; Hon. Akeem Amosun, Commissioner, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission; Chief Femi Majekodunmi and Hon. Afolabi Afuape, (APC, Abeokuta South Federal Constituency)
