Group endorses Adeola as Yewa Awori candidate after screening Isiaka, Adekunbi, Akinlade, Odebiyi, others
Ogun West Consultative Forum (OGWCF) on Tuesday endorsed Sen. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, as the Ogun West gubernatorial candidate for the governorship seat of the state after the group had screened and scrutinized other aspirants from Yewa Awori zone.
The group had invited all the aspirants one by one to listen to their programmes and the plans they have for Ogun State ahead of 2019 election.
While addressing Journalists on Tuesday in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, President of OGWCF, Kayode Ajibola, said the Forum, which comprised professionals fron Yewa-Awori were assiduously working to present a consent governorship candidate.
Ajibola who was flanked by the vice president of the Forum, Elder Kunle Amosun, the Secretary, Engr. Diran Ayanleye, Patron, Otunba Akeem Adigun and Prof. Tope Popoola comfirmed that the group had endorsed Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, after the screening and scrutiny of all the aspirants.
The aspirants screened included the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governorship candidate in 2011 and 2015, Prince Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka, the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Suraj Ishola Adekunbi, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Tolu Odebiyi, a three-time House of Reps member, Hon. Abiodun Akinlade and the Commissioner for Forestry, Kolawole Lawal.
The Chairman said other two aspirants, the Senator representing Ogun West in the senate, Gbolahan Dada and the House of Representatives member representing Yewa South/Ipokia federal constituency at the Green Chamber, Abdul-Kabir Akinlade, did not honour the Forum’s invitation.
He therefore listed origin, financial strength, vision cum developmental agenda, educational qualifications, political platform, experience, exposure and acceptability of the aspirants, as part of criteria considered by the Forum before settling for Senator Adeola.
Similarly, a group from Ijebu Remo axis last week adopted the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru as the consensus governorship candidate of the zone.
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