Ogun PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate Says Money Cannot Buy Voters’ Conscience Ahead of 2027 Polls

ABEOKUTA — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Ogun State for the 2027 general elections, Hajia Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, has declared that no amount of financial inducement or money politics can suppress the electoral will of Ogun voters.

Speaking on Thursday, November 12, 2026, while addressing party supporters during a condolence visit to a bereaved party member, Alhaja Kuburat Sowunmi, in the Ijemo area of Abeokuta, Sowunmi-Kolapo maintained that feedback from the PDP’s ongoing ward-to-ward engagements demonstrates that residents are determined to reject vote-buying and vote according to their conscience.

Sowunmi-Kolapo, who holds the traditional religious title of Iya Sunnah of Egbaland, urged citizens not to trade their democratic heritage for short-term financial handouts, expressing confidence that the electorate would deliver victory for PDP governorship candidate Ladi Adebutu and other party flagbearers across the state.

“This shows nothing other than the fact that indigenes of the state will speak loudly with their votes in the coming polls,” she stated. “Ladi Adebutu is the next governor of Ogun State. Let them continue spending. Senator Iyabo Obasanjo is also going back to the Senate. Omo Owo, Toyin Amuzu, Dele Olaleye, and all our candidates will emerge victorious.”

During the gathering in Abeokuta South, community stakeholders and grassroots leaders voiced support for the party’s “Ogun for Ogun” campaign message while criticizing the economic policies of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. A community women leader, Mrs. Folake Adeyemi, cited rising costs of staple foods and school fees under the current administration, contrasting them with sustained community empowerment and scholarship initiatives run by Adebutu’s foundation and Sowunmi-Kolapo over the past seven years.

Similarly, a Ward 5 elder, Semiu Bankole, and youth representative Ahmed Ogunsola pledged to mobilize residents across polling units in Abeokuta South to safeguard their ballots, emphasizing that youth unemployment and inadequate support for small businesses remain key issues shaping voter sentiment ahead of the February 2027 governorship election