Ogun APC Announces Deputy Governorship Candidate Ahead Of 2027

The All Progressive Congress in Ogun State has announced Kudirat Adegunwa-Balogun as its deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 governorship election in the state.

This was disclosed on Sunday by Governor Dapo Abiodun at an APC Strategic Caucus meeting held at the party’s secretariat in Abeokuta.

Governor Abiodun stated that the decision was reached after several consultations with party leaders and stakeholders in the state, noting that the party considered gender balance and religious tolerance in selecting her from Ososa town in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun East Senatorial District.

“If the government is coming from the West, we felt that for equity and fairness, the deputy governor should come from the East. So, we sat and looked across the local governments in Ogun East and consulted widely within that constituency,” the governor stated.

“Yes, we’ve accepted. But until this august body ratifies that, we cannot consider it as something that has been formally accepted by the party and the state. So, we thought we must bring, in the same fashion that we brought the governorship candidate here.

“So today, it gives me great pleasure to announce to us who our deputy governor will be by the grace of God. Today, we have among us Mrs Kudirat Abiodun Adegunwa-Balogun and, by the grace of God, Mrs Manobu will be our deputy governor.”

This came two months after the party unveiled Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola as its consensus candidate.

In his remarks, Adeola thanked the governor for the strategy deployed in the selection of various candidates for the 2027 election.

Adeola disclosed that a total of 17 aspirants indicated interest in becoming the deputy governorship candidate and that all were qualified to represent the state, but one person had to emerge, hence the decision.

He added that she is the daughter of the Asiwaju of Ijebuland and business mogul, Sulaiman Adegunwa.

In her acceptance speech, Adegunwa-Balogun appreciated the state governor, party leaders and the governorship candidate for the trust and opportunity to serve.