2019: Ogun governorship aspirant, Solomon Adeola abandons ambition, declares for second term in Senate
A governorship aspirant in Ogun State on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (aka Yayi) has abandoned his governorship ambition to pursue a second term in the Nigerian Senate.
Recall that Adeola currently represents Lagos West on the floor of the senate.
He had earlier launched a campaign to contest the Ogun State governorship seat but have now jettisoned the idea to for a come back to the senate.
Speaking on why he wants a comeback to the senate at a formal declaration event in Lagos over the weekend, Adeola said: “With 15 bills sponsorship, 12 of which are constitutional amendment bills with two of them passed by the National Assembly as part of the 23 passed Constitutional Amendment bills of the 8th National Assembly, I am one of the senators with the highest bills sponsorship. I have moved at least three motions that had led to investigation following Senate Resolutions. And in the area of empowerment, I have done two major empowerment programmes with another one coming up in September.”
The Senator said that he has consistently remained a loyal party member that always folled the directives of party leaders in all his activities including his consultation in Ogun State for Governorship adding that he is back to re-contest for the position of a Senator on the directive of the party and his performance in office.
He was later endorsed for a second term ticket by party leaders present.
The motion for his endorsement was moved by Hon. Hotoyon Joseph Bamgbose(APC, Badagry) and supported by Mr. Bolaji Ariyo, the Chairman of 28 Secretaries to Local Government(SLG) and the motion was unanimously carried after speeches in support of the motion by Chief Mrs. Kemi Nelson, South West Woman Leader of APC who said that Senator Adeola has done well for women in Lagos state as he was instrumental to his success as women leader for 15 years in Lagos State.
Other leaders who supported the endorsement are Chief Henry Ajomale, former State Chairman of APC in Lagos, Senator Ganiyu Solomon,(GOS), Chief Sunny Ajose, Deputy Chairman , APC Lagos State, Chief Funsho Ologunde, Lagos West APC SenatorialChairman, Dr. Wale Ahmed, APC State Secretary, Dr. Abayomi Finnih, Cardinal James Odumbakun, former Deputy Chairman APC Lagos State and all 28 LGA/LCDAs chairmen of APC in Lagos State.
