2027: Ogun APC Guber Candidate Adeola Presents Running Mate to Tinubu [PHOTOS]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received the Ogun State All Progressives Congress governorship ticket and offered his support and advice to the party’s 2027 governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, following the formal presentation of his running mate, Mrs Kudirat Abiodun Adegunwa-Balogun.

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday after accompanying the APC governorship candidate and his running mate to meet the President in Abuja.

According to Abiodun, the delegation included APC chieftains and elder statesmen, Chief Bisi Akande and Aremo Olusegun Osoba.

“We were joined by our highly revered fathers and respected APC national leaders, Chief Bisi Akande and Aremo Olusegun Osoba, as Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, the Ogun State APC Governorship Candidate, formally presented his running mate, Mrs. Kudirat Abiodun Adegunwa-Balogun, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Abuja,” Abiodun stated.

The governor noted that Senator Adeola attended the meeting with his wife, Mrs Temitope Adeola, while Mrs Adegunwa-Balogun was accompanied by her husband, Hon. Abdul Razak Balogun.

Abiodun said the meeting enabled President Tinubu to formally receive the Ogun APC governorship ticket and offer guidance ahead of the 2027 governorship election.

“The meeting afforded President Tinubu the opportunity to receive the Ogun APC governorship ticket, offer his fatherly blessings, and share valuable counsel ahead of the 2027 governorship election,” he said.

Expressing confidence in the party’s ticket, the governor said both candidates possess the qualities needed to sustain Ogun State’s development.

“We are confident that Senator Adeola and Mrs. Adegunwa-Balogun possess the vision, competence, and leadership required to consolidate on the remarkable progress recorded in Ogun State,” Abiodun stated.

He also thanked the President for his continued support for the APC and commitment to national development.

“We appreciate Mr. President for his unwavering support for our great party and his enduring commitment to the progress, stability, and prosperity of Ogun State and Nigeria,” the governor added.