Hon. Tunji Akinosi, member representing Ado Odo Ota at the House of Representatives, has called for caution against the impression that the Awori people of Ogun State have no ambition to become governor in 2027.
Akinosi made this statement while speaking as a guest at YEWA Day 2024, which was held in London.
While alluding to the imperative of Ogun West producing it’s first governor since Ogun State creation in 1976, he called for a genuine and inclusive process in identifying and delivering such a person.
The federal legislator gave a historical trajectory of the plagued Ogun West governorship agenda starting from 2011 and said it will amount to repeated failure if the approach is not reviewed.
As an active participant at different times to ensure a governor comes from the Yewa axis of Ogun West, he highlighted how the divisive politics among the YEWAs had botched the plan that would have easily been achieved a long time. He therefore warned towing the same path ahead of 2027, no matter what is invested, would not deliver a different result.
In his candid words to the audience, Hon. Tunji Akinosi said if the Yewas are genuinely concerned about the Ogun West agenda and its development, it must start with jettisoning the idea that only they can represent the Ogun West governorship agenda.
This is because the Aworis, which he represents, have not sat or signed with anyone of having no ambition to occupy the exalted seat in 2027.
The Ogun West agenda, as Hon. Akinosi put it, is broader, more rational, and definable than a monolithic objective, which has been plagued with a history of defeat and failure.
He further suggests that an ethno political agenda such as this starts with unity and cooperation from home and a more nuanced understanding and participation across the board, which he said must involve and include the traditional leaders, the politicians, professionals, and other critical and key players in the Ogun West region.
The YEWA DAY 2024 event where Hon. Tunji Akinosi delivered this presentation had in attendance the paramount ruler of Yewa Land and chairman of the Ogun State Obas Council, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, the political and intellectual class, and indigenes of Yewa Land home and residents abroad.
