Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Remo Division of Ogun East Senatorial District have endorsed Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, as their preferred candidate for the Senate ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The endorsement was announced on Tuesday during a meeting of party stakeholders in the division, where leaders across the three local government areas urged the governor to contest the Ogun East Senatorial seat.
Chief Muri Awolaja, an apex party leader from Sagamu Local Government Area, moved the motion for the endorsement, describing Abiodun as an achiever and a worthy representative of Remoland and Ogun East.
The motion was seconded by a former Chairman of Remo North Local Government Area, Dapo Odunsi.
Speaking at the meeting, the Chairmen of Remo North and Ikenne local government areas, Hon. Muyiwa Sodade and Hon. Jamiu Asimi, respectively, said the people at the grassroots were ready to support the governor should he declare his intention to run.
According to Asimi, the call for Abiodun to represent Ogun East in the Senate is a demonstration of appreciation for his performance in office.
The formal endorsement was later announced by a member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Chief Kola Ogunjobi, in the presence of key APC leaders in the district, including the Ogun East APC Chairman, Chief Adeleke Adedoyin; Otunba Dapo Osho; Hon. Sikiru Awosipe; Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Ola Oresanya; Special Adviser on Women Affairs, Mrs Ayotunde Lawal; SUBEB Chairman, Hon. Olalekan Ifede; and Special Adviser on Political Matters, Apagun Biyi Adeleye, among others.
Ogunjobi said the decision followed extensive deliberations and an assessment of the governor’s performance in office.
He cited infrastructural development, education reforms, security initiatives, housing projects, industrial expansion and social welfare programmes as key achievements of the Abiodun administration.
He also noted that the governor had overseen the construction of over 1,600 kilometres of roads and the completion of the Gateway International Airport, while attracting significant manufacturing investments to the state.
Party officials from Sagamu, Ikenne and Remo North local government areas pledged to mobilise support across the division to ensure victory for the APC in the senatorial district if the governor joins the race.
They maintained that Remo Division is proud of Abiodun’s record in office and resolved to champion his emergence as the party’s candidate for Ogun East in 2027.
