The Daily Advocate News

 The political atmosphere in Ogun State shifted on Sunday, August 30, 2026 as Yayi Liberator Political Movement, a grassroots movement based in Ogun State, officially flagged off its campaign for the 2027 general elections.  The event which held at the headquarters of the movement in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government witnessed a massive turnout of thousands of members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The movement used the occasion to make a full declaration of support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term, and also drum support for the party’s candidates in Ogun West and Ado-Odo/Ota.  Those endorsed by the movement include Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan, Yayi for Ogun state Governorship, Hon. Jimoh Olusola Ojugbele as the APC Ogun West Senatorial Candidate, Hon. Taofiq Olanrewaju Bashorun “Larrybash” for Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency, and Hon. Abayomi Okikiola Olundegun for Ado-Odo/Ota State Constituency 1. Dignitaries at the event includ...

ADO-ODO OTA, OGUN STATE – Farmers in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State have petitioned Senator Olamilekan Adeola Yayi over the alleged seizure of two tractors donated under the Yayi Agriculture Empowerment Programme. In a petition dated August 18, 2026, addressed to the Senator and copied to the Chairman of the Yayi Agriculture Empowerment Program and the Area Commander, Sango Ota, members of the Ado-Odo Ota Farmers Forum alleged that the tractors, which were handed over to them in April 2025, have been withdrawn from farming activities. According to the petition, one of the tractors was in the custody of Comrade Busayo Soroyeun, whose name appears on the official list of beneficiaries obtained by Alagbawi News as the representative for farmers in the local government. The Forum alleged that the tractor was taken away on April 28, 2026, and was subsequently kept at the Sango Ota Police Station. The petition further alleged that the withdrawal was ordered by Dr. Angel Adel...