2027: Ogun PDP names veteran journalist, Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo as deputy governorship candidate

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, successful Ogun State on Monday unveiled seasoned journalist, Lateefah Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, arsenic its lawman governorship campaigner for the 2027 election.

Kolapo, who is besides the Iya Suna of Egbaland, is expected to beryllium the moving mate to the governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, successful the election.

Speaking astatine the declaration ceremonial held astatine the party’s secretariat successful Abeokuta, the authorities president of the party, Abayomi Tella, said the PDP was assured of triumph successful 2027.

Tella noted that the enactment had selected candidates who are “pure and undiluted indigenes of Ogun State.”

He said, “The efforts of the State Working Committee and the enactment of this enactment are present yielding important results.

“All of you, without exception, volition hold with me today that the PDP successful Ogun State is well-positioned to beryllium a large unit successful 2027. Let maine convey each person of this enactment who has not rested connected their oars until we got to this level. As we are doing this today, different 1 volition soon come.

“I person told the different enactment that erstwhile they spell for minnows and fries, we spell for the large fish, and that’s the effect we are seeing now, and we are inactive goin...