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The Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government in Ogun State, Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo, has said that the group is targeting one million votes for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid.
He expressed voter apathy in the state, saying that the group, with over 50,000 registered members, had plans to boost grassroots mobilisation and increase votes from about 400,000 recorded in 2023 to at least 1,000,000 in 2027.
The Ogun LG chair said the meeting was summoned to address coordinators and encourage them to increase efforts to secure victory for President Tinubu, Senator Adeola, and Governor Dapo Abiodun in the 2027 elections. He said the president’s economic reforms had begun to position the country for growth and recovery and that he deserved re-election.
“The re-election bid of our President Bola Tinubu is already 50 percent achieved due to his governance record.”
“The same applies to Senator Solomon Adeola, who has been positioned as the party’s governorship candidate based on his track record. However, we face voter apathy. In the 2023 presidential election, we recorded about 400,000 votes, representing roughly 11 per cent of registered voters. This must change in 2027, and that is why we are targeting at least one million votes,” he said.
Oyegbola-Sodipo stated that the target could be achieved through mobilisation across the state’s 236 wards, with a minimum of 2,000 votes expected from each ward.
“We must remain united and committed, moving from neighbourhood to neighbourhood and house to house to mobilise support for the APC. We must ensure we obtain our voter cards and use them to return the party to power in 2027,” he stated.
Also speaking, the Special Adviser to Governor Abiodun on Youth Affairs, Olamide Lawal, urged young people to play a central role in mobilisation efforts ahead of the elections. He described youths as 65 percent of the population and said they should be at the forefront of efforts to secure victory for President Tinubu, Senator Adeola and other APC candidates.
Lawal said that while youths were willing to contribute to the party’s success, party leaders should also reciprocate by including them in governance. He praised Oyegbola‑Sodipo’s support for youth involvement and urged other state political actors to open pathways for young people to take part in development
