A group, under the aegis of “Egba Lokan Youth Movement 2027′, has urged politicians of Egba extraction to come together and work towards ensuring that Ogun Central Senatorial District produces the next governor of the state in 2027.
The group made the call in a statement by its Coordinator, Idowu Saheed Olusegun, copies made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Tuesday.
Olusegun, who lauded the incumbent administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun for his sterling performance and congratulated him for his inauguration for second term, noted that the people of Egbaland have been staunch supporters of his administration from the outset.
He argued that since creation of the state in 1976, civilian administrations had been rotated between Egba and Ijebu Divisions, emphasizing that 2027 is the turn of Ogun Central to produce the next governor.
Olusegun posited that the senatorial district has shown understanding by supporting Ijebu Division to produce a governor for eight years, stressing it will be fair for power to return to Egba Division after two terms of Governor Abiodun.
The Coordinator, however, urged political players in Egbaland to close ranks and work together for the shift of the governorship seat to Ogun Central.
“The incumbent governor, Dapo Abiodun, has enjoyed tremendous support from the Egba people, which culminated into his reelection for the second term. It will be politically correct for the governorship position to shift back to Egba land after eight years.
“The senatorial district is reputed for having astute and consummate politicians who are equipped to lead the state. Egba land is not bereft of sagacious politicians, out of which one can be put forward to succeed the incumbent governor.
“As a group formed to sensitize people of Egbaland on the need to unite and work towards clinching the governorship in 2027, our members will work with different political parties in the bid to ensure they feature Egba persons as their governorship candidates.
“While we are not averse to anybody out of Ogun Central coming out in 2027, our group wishes to unequivocally declare that our members will mobilize massively across the state to make ‘Egba Lokan 2027’ project a success”, Olusegun submitted in the statement.