A former Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area, Wale Adedayo, has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has lost touch with the people of Ogun State and will be voted out in the 2027 governorship election.
Adedayo, who served as council chairman under Governor Dapo Abiodun, said “APC is gone in Ogun State,” going by current political realities.
He stated this on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, monitored by DAILY POST.
According to him, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Oladipupo Adebutu, is the candidate to beat and will win across the 20 local government areas of the state.
“There are seismic changes that are going on in the 20 local government areas and 236 wards. But it is not going to be a battleground or something people will kill or fight themselves for whatsoever.
“APC is gone in Ogun State. PDP will take over in 2027. President Tinubu may have his way in Ogun during the presidential election, but for National Assembly, governorship and State Assembly, PDP will have its way completely,” he said.
Adedayo claimed the APC was declining in numerical strength and losing popularity, adding that major stakeholders, including some within the ruling party, were already shifting their loyalty to the PDP.
He also challenged the APC governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Adeola, to prove his ancestry, alleging that he has no roots in Ogun State.
“He doesn’t have any root in Ogun State. As much as possible, we should not encourage fraudulent claims. There is nothing wrong with someone coming from another state to his home state, but people using pecuniary gifts and so on to claim ancestry is fraudulent. It is like when a job seeker goes to a place of work using four different documents; it is not something we should encourage at all.
“It is something we should discourage by all means. And that is one of the things that will shape Ogun election, especially the governorship election and all those who are lying with such claims, definitely, they are going to fall,” he posited.
On zoning, the former council boss said Ijebu people supported Yewa candidates from 2011 to 2015, but genuine Yewa indigenes have now been sidelined, hence the need for Ijebu to produce the next governor.
“Right now, go to Ogun Central and see what is happening. It is beyond social media noise. It is a seismic change in favour of Ladi Adebutu,” he added.
Adedayo noted that unlike the 2023 election, where the winning margin was about 14,000 votes, the 2027 poll would be different, claiming that Governor Abiodun was defeated in his polling unit, ward, local government and senatorial district in the last election.
The former LG chairman stressed the need for the electorate to be well informed about the candidates they would be voting for, saying that “democracy is about informed decision before making a choice.”
