The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 elections in Ogun State was yesterday presented to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, and former governor Olusegun Osoba presented Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja.

In the same vein, Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, yesterday took his preferred successor and Senator representing Nasarawa West, Ahmed Wadada, to the President.

Abiodun disclosed the visit to the Presidential Villa yesterday through a post on his official X account, where he said he and Osoba had the privilege of informally presenting the senator to the President.

The governor said Tinubu expressed delight at the peaceful emergence of the candidate and commended the Ogun APC family for what he described as a rancour-free and inclusive consensus process.

“Our Leader, Baba Segun Osoba, and I yesterday had the privilege of informally presenting our consensus governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Adeola, to our National Leader and father of the nation, President Bola Tinubu,” he said.

Nasarawa Gov presents Wadada to Tinubu as preferred successor

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule yesterday took his preferred successor and Senator representing Nasarawa West, Ahmed Wadada, to President Bola Tinubu.

Sule had on Thursday declared Wadada as his preferred candidate for the governorship election in 2027 during a meeting with political appointees and heads of government agencies at the Government House, Lafia.

The duo was received by the President at the Presidential Villa yesterday.

The closed-door meeting reportedly lasted more than an hour.

The governor had described the senator as the embodiment of the ‘Muje Maha’ spirit that has guided his administration’s approach to governance and political inclusivity.

Sule said the consultations included discussions with foreign and prospective investors, youth groups, women organisations, traditional rulers, party officials and various stakeholders from across the state’s three senatorial zones, as well as selected members of his cabinet.

However, a former Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu, said the endorsement did not represent an election as he vowed to contest the governorship against the governor’s candidate.

Adamu and others are eyeing the governorship on the platform of the APC, with the governor insisting that, to allow justice and equity, the governorship slot should be zoned to Nasarawa West.

By presenting Wadada to the president, it is believed that the governor is signaling his intention to consolidate support at the highest level of government. (The Nation)