Comrade Wasiu Adekunle Adejumo, a former aide to Senator Iyabo Obasanjo on Media and Publicity, has announced plans to mobilise 100,000 votes for All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Ogun State governorship candidate, Senator Olamilekan Solomon, popularly known as Yayi, ahead of the 2027 election. Adejumo, also the Director of Yayi Ni Wura Alliance Movement (Y.A.M), made this declaration at a meeting and press briefing in Abeokuta.
The Yayi Ni Wura Alliance Movement (Y.A.M) is a socio-political organisation with members from different political backgrounds, including former supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and APC. According to Adejumo, members from various political platforms have decided to work together in support of Tinubu and Yayi. The movement was created as a platform for people who share its political objectives, irrespective of their previous party affiliations.
Adejumo stated that the movement was established to support Adeola's governorship bid in Ogun and Tinubu's 2027 re-election campaign. Some former members of a group associated with a serving PDP senatorial candidate have also joined the alliance. Their decision was driven by the desire to support Adeola's governorship bid and Tinubu's re-election campaign.
The State Coordinator of the movement, Comrade Akeem Shodiya, said Y.A.M. was established to mobilise support for Tinubu, Adeola, and other APC candidates ahead of the elections. Shodiya stated that the organisation remained open to members of other political parties who wished to join its mobilisation structure. The group also claimed its activities would extend beyond political mobilisation to community engagement and empowerment initiatives.
The group has already engaged in community-based activities, including a medical outreach organised at the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta. Adejumo highlighted Senator Adeola's legislative and constituency interventions, particularly during his tenure in the Senate and as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
The alliance expressed support for the Tinubu administration's Renewed Hope Agenda, citing infrastructure development and economic reforms as reasons for its position. Adejumo acknowledged that the administration still faced challenges but maintained that the government was addressing some of the country's problems.
The Yayi Ni Wura Alliance Movement's efforts to mobilise support for Tinubu and Yayi are part of the APC's strategy to win the 2027 election. The movement's activities will be crucial in determining the outcome of the election in Ogun State.
Key points
- Former aide to Senator Iyabo Obasanjo mobilises 100,000 votes for Tinubu and Yayi.
- Yayi Ni Wura Alliance Movement established to support APC candidates.
- Movement engages in community-based activities, including medical outreach.
