The Ogun PDP deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 election, Hajia Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, says no amount of money can suppress the will of the electorate in the 2027 governorship election of the state.
Sowunmi-Kolapo stated this on Thursday while speaking to a crowd of supporters, who had gathered to welcome her during a condolence visit to a bereaved party supporter, Alhaja Kuburat Sowunmi, in Ijemo, Abeokuta.
Sowunmi-Kolapo, who is the Iya Sunnah of Egbaland, said the people of the state would express their choice through their votes in 2027 and deliver victory for the PDP governorship candidate, Mr Ladi Adebutu.
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She said the party’s ward-to-ward tour had shown that the electorate could not be swayed by monetary inducements.
“My experience from the ward-to-ward tour has shown clearly that no amount of money can buy the conscience of Ogun voters.
“Politics of throwing money around will only drain the spender; it will not suppress the will of the people,” she said.
The deputy governorship candidate also expressed confidence that the PDP would win the 2027 general elections in the state, citing what she described as increasing defections into the party.
She dismissed what she described as propaganda over the exclusion of names from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) list, saying it would not deter the party from its political activities.
“This shows that indigenes of the state will speak loudly with their votes in the coming polls.
“Ladi Adebutu is the next governor of Ogun. Let them continue spending. Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo is also going back to the senate.
“Omo Owo, Toyin Amuzu, Dele Olaleye and all our candidates will emerge victorious,” she declared.
Sowunmi- Kolapo urged indigenes yet to identify with the PDP to reconsider their political allegiance, saying the future of the state should take precedence over personal interests.
“They know the implications of undermining the liberation our forefathers fought hard for. They should not sell their heritage for peanuts that will not last,” she said.
According to her, the Adebutu/ Sowunmi- Kolapo ticket represents an ‘Ogun for Ogun’ agenda aimed at ensuring that the state’s resources benefit its people.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the visit attracted a large crowd of supporters, who sang solidarity songs, danced and chanted, “Ogun for Ogun! Power to the people!”
The residents also pledged to mobilise support for the PDP from house to house ahead of the 2027 elections.
Meanwhile, some supporters attributed their support for the PDP ticket to what they described as Adebutu’s contributions to communities across the state, including empowerment programmes and educational support.
A community women leader, Mrs Folake Adeyemi, said Adebutu’s foundation had supported widows and farmers in the state.
“Adebutu is not a stranger. We know his foundation and what he has done for widows and farmers. We want a government that understands our challenges,” she said.
Adeyemi also commended Sowunmi-Kolapo for sustaining empowerment programmes in the community.
“Iya Sunnah has been running empowerment programmes in our community twice a year for about seven years. Her compassion is not about politics.
“We will vote for them and protect our votes,” she said.
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