*Photo L-R: Senator Iyabo Obasanjo and Senator Solomon Adeola*
A governorship aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ogun State ahead of 2027 poll, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo has accused Senator Solomon Adeola ( Yayi) of been driven by opportunism in his quest to be governor of the state.
Iyabo, formerly a Senator representating Ogun Central said this during a radio.
“Yayi is an opportunist. He has never supported anybody from the West, yet now he positions himself as a contender. Politics is not about coming into a state just because it is advantageous to you’, she stated of Adeola.
Senator Adeola, formerly representating a Senatorial District in Lagos State now represents Ogun West and is currently aspiring to be Ogun State Governor in 2027. Many people in the state are however against the quest, claiming that he actually hails from Ekiti State.
Not done yet with Yayi, Iyabo said: “You have to build a connection with the people, understand the grassroots, and be part of the system. Opportunists move around, picking what benefits them, but that is not how sustainable leadership is built.
“I have supported candidates from the West; I have organized people there. I know the terrain, I know the population, and I know what it takes to prepare a candidate who can truly represent the West.
“I do not believe in opportunistic politics. You do not change states, local governments, or political bases just because it becomes easier to win elections there. That is not how a serious democracy should work.
“If everybody begins to choose where it is easiest to win, then we will destroy the foundations of our political system. Democracy grows when politicians grow with their people, not when they shop for constituencies’, she stated
“You stay where you started, you build structures, you serve the people, and you grow with them. You do not abandon your base simply because ambition is calling elsewhere.”