The running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, has mobilised residents of Obantoko communities in Odeda Local Government Area to support the party ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
Kolapo made the call during a stakeholders’ meeting with residents and PDP leaders in Obantoko at the weekend, where community members declared their support for the party and its governorship candidate.
The meeting attracted residents and party supporters from American Junction, Asalu, Akete, Akinyele, Akepe Oluwa, Kangudu and other communities in the area.
Some residents described Kolapo as one of them, citing her decision to reside in the community and her previous interventions in local issues.
The Chairman of the PDP, Obantoko Ward, Ezekiel Adeleye, said the community would support Kolapo and the party during the election.
“You are one of us, and we will vote for you. I don’t want us to miss this opportunity. You live with us here,” Adeleye said.
He recalled Kolapo’s intervention when residents were raising funds to repair a transformer in the community, saying she provided money for the project and asked that contributions already made by residents be refunded.
“This is our collective struggle. We will rally people to vote for Hon. Ladi Adebutu and all other candidates of PDP in the 2027 general elections,” he added.
The Deputy State Chairman of the PDP, Abiodun Ogunremi, who represented the state chairman, Abayomi Tella, described Obantoko as a traditional support base of the party.
“We are called PDP communities for a reason and we must prove our love for PDP again next year,” Ogunremi said.
