Ogun election 2027: See full list of 4 APC, PDP politicians who may succeed Dapo Abiodun

• Focus turns to the cardinal predetermination successful Ogun state, particularly arsenic the incumbent governor, Dapo Abiodun, cannot question re-election
• In The Gateway State, a high-stakes conflict is imminent with the 2 starring governmental parties, the APC and PDP, acceptable to slug it out
• In this report, Legit.ng highlights 4 APC and PDP politicians who whitethorn win Governor Abiodun connected completion of his eight-year term

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering elections, politics, and governance successful Nigeria.

Abeokuta, Ogun state - By May 29, 2027, Governor Dapo Abiodun volition person completed his 2 presumption arsenic the 5th civilian politician of Ogun state.

Legit.ng reports that portion the adjacent governorship predetermination whitethorn look distant, governmental undercurrents are already intensifying.

Legit.ng analyses the authorities of succession successful Ogun authorities amid Governor Dapo Abiodun's administration. Photo credit: @THETROJANBEAST, @omolisabi1, @AdeolaYAYI
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Already, governmental gladiators crossed enactment lines are gearing up, consulting, forging alliances, and investigating the waters successful Ogun state.

From established politicians to emerging contenders and fringe aspirants, the contention is opening to instrumentality shape.

Legit.ng spotlights 4 politicians who whitethorn propulsion their hats into the ringing erstwhile the contention starts officially.

Ogun: Likely APC candidates

1) Senator Solomon Adeola (Yayi)

Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, known locally arsenic "Yayi", serves arsenic the legislator for Ogun West since 2023.

He was antecedently the legislator from Lagos West from 2015 to 2023.

From 2011 to 2015, helium was the president of the location of representatives committee connected nationalist accounts.

Yayi hails from Ogun’s number Yewa bloc, which has historically ne'er produced a governor. He is simply a longtime subordinate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

2) Sarafa Tunji-Isola

Tunji-Isola, a erstwhile curate of mines and alloy improvement nether the precocious erstwhile President Umar Yar’Adua and ex-high commissioner nether ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, is simply a grassroots person from the Egba part of Ogun Central.

Findings amusement helium is heavy banking connected the governmental operation of his godfather, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, to realise his governorship ambition.

It was besides gathered that Amosun has been lobbying President Bola Tinubu to unafraid the APC summons for him.

Prince Adesegun Ogungbayi, the president of Good Governance Advocates (GoGA), Ogun West Senatorial district, described Tunji-Isola arsenic "the astir prepared aspirant".

Ogungbayi told Legit.ng:

“Our pro-democracy radical has resolved to enactment the astir prepared property for bully governance successful Ogun state, and the lone property that tin proceed from wherever Prince Dapo Abiodun CON volition extremity his tenure successful 2027. Our prime is the contiguous past precocious commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Ishola OFR."Ambassador Tunji-Isola has served Ogun authorities and Nigeria meritoriously, arsenic enforcement president of Abeokuta North section government, caput to the Ogun authorities government, curate of the national republic of Nigeria, and a erstwhile Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK)."

Amb. Sarafa Tunji Isola, during his clip arsenic the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, meets Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa authorities connected May 25, 2023. Photo credit: @govdouyediri
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Ogun: Potential PDP candidates

3) Ladi Adebutu

In 1992, astatine the property of 30, Adebutu won his spot successful the nationalist assembly, wherever helium represented the Remo national constituency nether the umbrella of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He ran for legislature nether the United National Congress Party (UNCP) successful 1998 and the nationalist assembly successful 2003, 2007, and 2011 arsenic a subordinate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Adebutu was besides the 2023 statesmanlike campaigner of the PDP successful Ogun state. He was unsuccessful successful his bid.

4) Segun Showunmi

Showunmi is simply a governorship aspirant nether the PDP successful the 2023 poll.

He is simply a one-time spokesperson of statesmanlike hopeful Atiku Abubakar.

Recognised for his articulate and passionate advocacy connected governmental and societal issues, it remains to beryllium seen whether Showunmi is funny successful the 2027 Ogun authorities gubernatorial election.

Stakeholder predicts Ogun predetermination 2027

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Olajumoke Shaqiru Victor, the lawmaker representing Ward 13 astatine the Abeokuta South section authorities country (LGA) of Ogun, gave a prediction of the state's governmental setting aft Abiodun.

Victor said that the politician is apt to travel from the Ogun West senatorial district, portion the lawman politician would travel from Ogun Central, and that the caput to the authorities authorities (SSG) 'would beryllium zoned' to Ogun East.

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