Osun 2026: Oluwo drums help for Ogunbiyi’s guber bid, says it’s time for Iwo to provide governor
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has endorsed the governorship aspiration of Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, saying the insurance coverage magnate has come to save lots of the traditional city from agelong political marginalisation.
In accordance with the outstanding conventional ruler, Ogunbiyi, a number one All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant within the August 8, 2026 Osun State governorship election is the appropriate man to runaround the fortunes of the state, calling on all Iwo indigenes and Osun voters at massive to vote overwhelmingly for the gubernatorial hopeful.
Oba Akanbi gave the cost on Tuesday when Ogunbiyi paid him a courtesy go to at his palace in Iwo.
The go to, in keeping with a really shut affiliate to the insurance coverage guru, Barrister Femi Kehinde, is in continuation of the governorship aspirant’s marketing campaign drive forward of the Osun State APC’s governorship primaries to elect the get together’s flag bearer within the forthcoming ballot.
Ogunbiyi is the one governorship aspirant for subsequent yr’s governorship election in Osun State from Iwo division amongst all of the aspirants so removed from the political events within the state, therefore, the significance of the go to to the Oluwo.
Addresing Ogunbiyi and his crowd of supporters who thronged the palace of Oluwo, Oba Akanbi advocated the necessity for unity amongst Iwo land.
He added that Iwo land can not stand as one when unity is absent, calling on the individuals to get fascinated about politics.
He mentioned Iwo has no different aspirant for the place of the Osun State Governor apart from Akin Ogunbiyi, stressing the necessity for one and all to help and guarantee his emergence because the flagbearer of Osun APC forward of the election.
He additionally added that Iwo has been marginalised for therefore lengthy. Akanbi revealed that he needs President Bola Tinubu to be president for the second time period.
In accordance with him, “If Iwo misses this chance to provide a governor for Osun State, it is going to take one other 24 lengthy years earlier than the chance will current itself once more.”
Earlier in his remarks, Dr Akinade Akanmu Ogunbiyi, an insurance coverage magnate, mentioned his goal of the go to was to inform the Oluwo of his ambition to be governor of the state.
He expressed appreciation to God for the chance for Iwo to be within the progressive fold, explaining that his entry into politics was because of enchantment from the Oluwo to assist salvage Iwo land.
He additionally added that Iwo Federal Constituency urged him to bid for the governorship ticket and he has come to the Oluwo to tell him that the time had come to rescue the state.
He mentioned his go to was to hunt the blessing of Oluwo and different conventional rulers beneath him.
Barrister Femi Kehinde, in his submission, lamented the shortage of presidency presence within the city, saying that the School of Training allotted to the city was later taken to Ilesa till Bowen College took over the land and transformed it to a personal college.
He additionally lamented that Iwo land has by no means been governor, Minister, Ambassador or deputy governor from the Outdated Oyo State to Osun State, including that with the emergence of Oba Akanbi as Oluwo of Iwo, Iwo individuals got here collectively to be recognized as one.
He revealed that stakeholders in Iwo Federal Constituency got here collectively to undertake Akin Ogunbiyi as their sole candidate as aspirant for the governorship beneath the APC.
He added that Ogunbiyi has by no means held any political appointment or benefitted any authorities appointment, noting that Iwo Federal Constituency deserved to provide the subsequent governor of Osun State.
“Inside the confines of human risk, I feel this gentleman has scored a move mark,” the authorized luminary declared.