Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Sunday declared his support for the Accord Party candidate for the House of Representatives in Osun State, Pelumi Olajengbesi, ahead of the 2027 election.
Olajengbesi is seeking to represent the Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency in the 2027 election.
Igboho, the founder of the Irun Ekun Security Network, which has a presence in some South-West states, made his position known when Olajengbesi paid him a visit at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State.
A statement issued by Olajengbesi’s media office and forwarded to PUNCH Online in Ibadan, the state capital, said Igboho journeyed down memory lane and recounted how Olajengbesi offered him legal representation when the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari raided his Ibadan residence in July 2021, after which he fled to the Benin Republic and was detained.
Olajengbesi is expected to contest against the incumbent All Progressives Congress representative, Wole Oke, in 2027.
However, Igboho said, “It’s important to have a change in representation in the constituency. Pelumi is a breath of fresh air.
“It shall be well with you, my lawyer. When things were very tough during the tenure of the then President Muhammadu Buhari and I was locked up in Benin Republic, you stayed with me and gave me your full support till I was released. You didn’t ask me for money.
“Also, when I wanted to do my mother’s burial, and the government threatened to arrest me, Pelumi came to my aid; he intervened and approached the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, to let me be, insisting I was innocent.
“Pelumi stood by me in a lot of ways, including in the formation of Irun Ekun Security Network, and may God crown all his efforts. I am supporting his ambition for Oriade/Obokun Federal Consituency with everything that I have. You stood by me during my difficult season, and I will rally support for your campaign to emerge victorious in the next election. However, I want to implore you to fulfil your campaign promises to the good people of Oriade-Obokun Federal Constituency.”
Earlier, the Accord Party candidate, Olajengbesi, said, “The constituency requires vibrant youth representation and a departure from what he described as the recycling of old ideas.”
He therefore pledged to provide effective representation and pursue programmes that would promote development across the constituency if elected in the 2027 elections.
PUNCH
