Yewa-Awori people in Ogun West Senatorial District are divided over the choice of a consensus candidate for Saturday’s governorship poll in Ogun State .
The district, which has not produced a governor since the creation of the state in 1976, has two candidates for the election.
Addressing reporters at separate events in Abeokuta, the Ogun West Stakeholders’ Forum and Movement for Yewa-Awori for Governor disagreed over the choice of a consensus candidate.
While Ogun West Stakeholders’ Forum has adopted the candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Gboyega Isiaka, as its candidate, MOYAG has settled for the candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, Adekunle Akinlade.
Ogun West Stakeholders’ Forum in a statement by the Coordinator, Yewaland Development Union, Mr Semiu Fatogun, said it had since endorsed Isiaka.
The group said the people of Ogun-West, Ogun Central and Ogun East were backing Isiaka.
The group appealed to all Ogun-West indigenes to vote Isiaka to enable Yewa-Awori people to realise their dream of having one of their own as the governor of the state.
But MOYAG said it was supporting Akinlade for good governance in the state.
The chairman of the group, Sola Oyekanmi, said, “We call on all indigenes and registered voters in Ogun State to support the governorship candidate of the APM.”
“We have assessed the APM’s candidate and we have concluded that he is competent and resourceful enough to serve the people of Ogun State as governor.
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