…He Calls On Yewaland Aspirants For The Position To Forget It
Hon. Bode Mustapha, Osi of Egbaland has unequivocally declared that it shall be the turn of Egbaland to produce the next governor of Ogun State in 2027.
The astute politician cum notable Egba chieftain made the statement on a Splash radio program in Abeokuta, Ogun state on Saturday and monitored by Theliberationnews.
Mustapha declared that Egba kingdom boasts of 56 per cent of the voting population in the state, and cannot be idle for 16 years. He noted that the Yewas have failed to utilise their chances, provided by previous leadership in the state.
According to him, the Egbas in their magnanimity have given the Yewas the needed support to produce a governor which they failed to take advantage of. He specifically referred to the significant efforts of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Former Governors of the state including Otunba Gbenga Daniel and Senator Ibikunle Amosun, respectively.
Hon. Mustapha added that it is in his place to promote and defend Egba’s interests, especially by virtue of his vantage traditional chieftaincy position in Egbaland.
His words: “All is fair in warfare. I am first and foremost an Egbaman. By the grace of God, I am Osi of EgbaLand. I have the primordial responsibility to protect the interest of Egbaland and Egba People in general. In the good days of wars, by my designation, I am the commander of the left wing of the Egba army. If I can not fight for Egba’s cause, then I am not deserving of the title of Osi of Egbaland.
“And I am firing a Salvo today, as long as I am alive in 2027, the governor of Ogun State will be an Egba man. Egba men tried for the Yewa people to get governorship. Egba, with 56% of the voting population in Ogun state will not be behind the fence for 16 years. We’ve supported others. Now, we want to take our thing. Awa Lokan. We have that sense of entitlement, deservedly. Anybody can carry his money all over the place, we don’t care about that. You can’t buy us with money. We don’t care where your money is coming from. So, I am firing a salvo today; as far as I am alive, an Egba man will become Ogun State governor in 2027.
“His Excellency, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun has fought for the Yewa People. Nobody has fought for them like he did. Apologies! Chief Obasanjo did at the same time with Otunba Gbenga Daniel but it didn’t work. Thereafter, Senator Ibikunle Amosun tried for them two times. It didn’t work,” he said.
Theliberationnews can authoritatively report that Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola representing Lagos West Senatorial district and now a senator-elect for Ogun west is working assiduously to succeed Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state who just won his reelection for second term. The contest for the governorship of Ogun state in 2027 is obviously going to be fierce and tough, indeed.
