Nigerian Senate chief, Opeyemi Bamidele, has blamed rivalry amongst political godfathers, factional disputes and fragmented coordination amongst elites for the weakening bargaining energy in Ogun West.
Bamidele acknowledged that along with its electoral losses, the senatorial district has additionally suffered from institutional marginalization in appointment, slower infrastructural and political dividend and an rising sense of alienation amongst professionals and younger individuals.
He spoke at a media chat themed, “The Energy of Inside Coherence in Securing Exterior Help: Roadmap For Attaining Ogun West Governorship Ambition in 2027”,
organized by Ogun West Professionals for YAYI on Sunday in Ilaro.
Delivering his lecture, the lawmaker who represents Ekiti Central within the Nationwide Meeting warned that politicians, conventional rulers, civil society actors amongst others should prioritize collective regional curiosity over private ambition
In accordance with him, political energy is never given to divided areas however negotiated by organized , united and strategic stakeholders.
He mentioned, “Ogun West’s repeated failure to safe the governorship has been extensively linked to polarization amongst Yewa, Awori, and allied sub-groups, elite rivalries, and competing aspirant camps.
“If Ogun West elites fail to behave: The zone might stay politically sidelined for an additional decade, exterior blocs will proceed to dictate outcomes, youth political frustration might escalate and a historic alternative might as soon as once more be misplaced.”
The senate chief asserted that no quantity of sources can compensate for inner disunity, stressing that if unity is achieved, exterior assist will comply with naturally.
Bamidele referred to as for coordination, skilled strategic planning and consensus-building, saying “You should communicate with one political language, one west slogan.”
He, nonetheless, recognized the Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola (YAYI) as one politician who embodies qualities required for the conclusion of the senatorial district’s lengthy need to provide a governor.
In his remarks, Minister of State For Well being and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, emphasised the significance of unity and the necessity for them to win everybody over with love relatively than turning in opposition to those that disagree with them.
Salako referred to as for the adoption of a coverage that doesn’t go away anybody behind, expressing confidence that if adopted, the Yewa’s governorship ambition could be realized in 2027.
In the meantime, the Ogun West professionals in a movement moved by Aina Kusoro and seconded by Kunle Adebiyi, unanimously endorsed President Bola Tinubu for second time period and Yayi as their most well-liked candidate for governorship election within the state.
