The Ogun State Governor,Dapo Abiodun has assured the president,Bola Ahmed Tinubu that Ogun State will give the president 2million votes come the 2027 General Elections.
The Governor made this known, at Ake Place,Abeokuta State capital,during the endorsement of the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, senator Solomon Olamileka Adeola(Yayi)
By the transportation unions in the State.
The unions include the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ogun State Park Management Services Limited (OGSPAM) and Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN)
Others are Articulated Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (AMORAN), Riders and Owners of Motorcycle Organisation (ROMO), Tricycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (TORAN), Three Wheelers Operators and Riders Association (TWORA), and Riders and Owners of Tricycle Organisation (ROTO).
Abiodun revealed that the State is in support of The president 's renewed hope Agenda and ogun will send with to deliver the madate come 2027.
" I have threatened the president that Ogun will deliver 2 million votes to him come. The 2027 General Elections in January." He stated.
Governor Abiodun praised he transportation Union in the state for the synergy and corporation among the union and for endorsing the All Progressive Congress Candidate ,Senator Olamilekan Adeola, noting that the the state government has constructed 1700 metres of road,creating room for the sector to thrive and create wealth for the state
The Governor revealed that more transportation master plan is incoming, urging the leadership of the unions not to increase fares unnecessary,as the government will continue to support the union and the sector.
"In the past 7years the government have constructed 1700 roads,for the sector to thrive and Generate revenue to the government and for individuals,a massive transportation plan is coming"
"I beg you do not increase fares unnecessary,so as not make movement hard for the masses,I will continue to support the sector at all time"
Chairman of the planning committee and State Secretary of RTEAN, Aare Tiwalade Akingbade, said the endorsement marked the first time the transport unions were collectively coming out to back a governorship candidate.
“This is historical because this is the first time we are coming out to endorse a governorship candidate,” Akingbade said.
Addressing Adeola, he said the unions were supporting him because of what they described as his antecedents and capacity, rather than ethnic or sectional considerations.
“The incoming governor, sir, we are doing this not because we are only a son of a certain part of Ogun State, not because you come from a certain section that has been marginalised for the past 50 years,” he said.
“We are doing this because you are capable and we have seen antecedent.”
Akingbade said the unions were convinced Adeola could sustain the development of the state, stressing that the theme of the gathering — “Consolidation of Proven Capacity and Competence”— reflected their assessment of the candidate.
“We know you are competent. We know you are capable. We know you can do it,” he said.
He added that all nine union chairmen had signed the endorsement card presented to Adeola.
“On behalf of all the transport unions in the state, we are endorsing you today. And all the nine transport union chairmen in the state have appended their signatures,” Akingbade said.
Responding, Adeola promised to sustain the development trajectory of the state if elected, saying Ogun residents should expect further growth.
“I can tell you that the people of Ogun State are about to witness the biggest development in the history of this state,” he said.
Adeola said he would work to consolidate the achievements of the current administration and take the state further.
“We will continue to grow higher and higher and higher and higher. We can never relinquish this state to mediocre, to power grabbers, to people who only want to satisfy their personal gain. Ogun State deserves better,” he said.
He thanked the transport unions for their endorsement, saying their support was an indication of their desire for continuity.
Also speaking, the National President of ACOMORAN, Alhaji Shamsudeen Apelogun, said the unions' decision to endorse a candidate demonstrated their political awareness and importance to the state's economy.
Apelogun said transport operators were major stakeholders in Ogun and had both the organisation and numerical strength to influence political choices.
He stressed that the unions were “powerful and organised groups” that could use their votes to support candidates they believed deserved their backing.
He also called for greater attention to roads and transportation, noting that an efficient transport system would strengthen economic activity across the state.
Apelogun cautioned against allowing transport unions to become instruments of political division, urging members to assess the records and antecedents of candidates seeking public office before deciding who to support
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