…PDP has the track records to reclaim the State – Party Chairman, Tella
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Ahead of the 2027 General Elections in Ogun State, the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaja Lateefah Sowunmi-Kolapo has declared that the Egba people are accommodating, have no hatred for strangers, but won’t allow strangers to become kings over them.
Tripod Times reports that Sowunmi-Kolapo stated this in Abeokuta on Tuesday when members and leaders of Ijemo community, in Abeokuta South Local Government Area, hosted her to a welcome reception, describing her as a true daughter and ambassador of Ijemo.
Though the Deputy governorship candidate said she has always identified with her people and root, sponsoring scholarships and other welfare packages for the citizens, the grand reception, held in Ita Oba oyinbo, Ijemo, Abeokuta according to her further cemented people’s for Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu /Lateefat Sowunmi-Kolapo ticket ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State.
Addressing party supporters, Sowunmi-Kolapo maitained the PDP governorship ticket reflects the aspirations of the indigenous people of Ogun State, urging residents, particularly those from Egbaland, to reject intimidation and mobilise massively for the party ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
“In Egba, we are very accommodating. If anyone wants to be part of us, such a person is welcome and we can even give the person indigeneship certificate, but we will not allow the person become our king. So, go and get your Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and vote for the PDP,” she said.
Sowunmi-Kolapo reiterated her commitment to the welfare of her people, thanking residents of Egbaland and Ogun State in general for their support.
She said, “we will not allow anyone to intimidate us. We are not like those looking for their family lineage. We are warriors. We must show them that we own the votes.
“Let us come out en masse to vote and do not be intimidated. Do not believe anyone telling you that your vote will not count because your vote will count.
She described the PDP as the only viable alternative capable of addressing the state’s challenges and called on eligible voters to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards ahead of the polls.
The party’s Chairman in the State, Abayomi Tella, described the PDP as the only political party with outstanding records, delivering dividends of democracy to the people, without discrimination.
While calling on party members and supporters to unite, Tella encouraged eligible residents to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), saying even if the PDP has been out of power in the state, its achievements, through previous administrations remain valid across different sectors, expressing confidence that the party would reclaim the State in the 2027 governorship election.
He whoever advised Ogun State citizens and residents to compare the party’s legacy with the performance of governments which came after the PDP in Ogun State.
Similarly, PDP’s Senatorial candidate for Ogun Central in the coming elections, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, also used the occasion to call for unity among the people in Ogun Central Senatorial District, and solicited support for the PDP in the 2027 general elections.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the reception planning committee, High Chief Mustapha Abdul-Lateef Owolabi, encouraged eligible Ogun State residents to register, collect their Permanent Voter Cards and turn out massively on election day.
