The Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday unanimously endorsed Alhaja Lateefah Sowunmi-Kolapo as running mate to Oladipupo Adebutu, the governorship candidate.

Stakeholders, party chieftain from 20 local governments of the converged at the party secretariat in abeokuta the capital to support the party’s decision on the choice of the Deputy Governor’s slot .

Speaking at the event, the state chairman of the party Abayomi Tella All Progressives Congress had gulfed by importing another person from Lagos to be the running mate to their candidate who is also from Lagos .

Abayomi Tela noted that senator solomon Adeola was in lagos before now representing Alimosho at the lagos assembly before moving to House of Representatives and the senate, respectively, to represent lagos.

The governorship candidate of the party, Hon Adebutu disclosed that his
initial attempts were stopped by the court when the electoral law was not so clear in some aspects.

He noted that the second attempt gave the party a resounding victory but was stolen from the party.

He added that through his political structure, many transfomers have been to 20 local government councils in the state, including educational support and health care delivery through his billionaire father Sir Adebutu Kessington for their contributions to the developmental agenda of ogun state.

Adebutu emphasized that it is laughable that the party has imported an expatriate from lagos to ogun State to take charge of the state patrimony.

He explained that ogun unanimously adopted the deputy governorship candidate based on her experience as an astute journalist and an indigene of ogun state .

Meanwhile, former Ogun Central senator, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo has assured the electorates in the state that the era of stealing of the governorship candidate of People Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu is gone.

recall that Adebutu was the party gubernatorial candidate in 2019 and 2023 governorship elections in the state.

Obasanjo gave the assurance yesterday at the Unveiling of the party deputy governorship candidate, Lateefat Sowunmi-Kolapo, at the party secretary, in Abeokuta, the State capital.

Obasanjo, who is also a former commissioner for Health in the state and daughter of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo urged the electorates to stand with their votes, and not allow what she described as ‘Votes Stealing’ in 2019 and 2023 to repeat itself.

She insisted that, Hon. Adebutu was robbed of his mandate in previous elections, assuring that such would not happen in 2027 with her influence of being in the party.

Addressing the reason while she joined the party after dumping the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Obasanjo told her supporters to be expecting her official defection to the party later in the days.

Speaking at the event, the deputy governorship candidate expressed appreciation to the party leadership and members for the confidence reposed in her, describing her emergence as a call to greater service and sacrifice for the people of Ogun State.

She pledged unwavering loyalty to the party and its governorship candidate, assuring supporters that she would bring her wealth of experience, commitment, and passion for public service to bear in the task of rebuilding the state

Kolapo said the PDP ticket represents a fresh opportunity to deliver people-oriented governance that prioritises economic growth, youth empowerment, quality education, healthcare delivery, and infrastructural development.

“Our mission is to restore hope to the people of Ogun State. We are committed to building a government that listens to the people, responds to their needs, and ensures that no community is left behind in the development process,” she said.

She called on party members to remain united and committed to the collective goal of securing victory at the polls, stressing that grassroots mobilisation and voter engagement would be critical to the party’s success.