All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, has warned political opponents against attacking the party’s candidates, supporters and campaign materials ahead of the 2027 general election.
Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, said political disagreements must not degenerate into violence, stressing that no individual or political group had a monopoly on the use of force.
He issued the warning while inaugurating 357 ward and local government coordinators of the APC in Ogun State at an event held in Yewa South Local Government Area.
The senator condemned reported incidents involving the stoning of APC candidates and their supporters, as well as the destruction of campaign posters and billboards belonging to the party.
“Nobody has a monopoly of violence. Stoning candidates and their supporters, destroying APC candidates’ posters and their billboards will not be tolerated anymore. Nobody is above the law,” he said.
Adeola also called for an end to attacks directed at President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima and other APC candidates, urging political actors to respect the law and pursue their differences through peaceful engagement.
He said the APC had expanded its ward coordinator structure from 236 to 357 after assessing the organisational requirements and peculiar circumstances of wards across Ogun State.
According to him, the expanded structure is intended to strengthen the party’s grassroots mobilisation and improve coordination ahead of the 2027 elections.
Adeola charged the newly inaugurated coordinators to remain committed to their responsibilities, warning that those whose activities undermine party unity or create disaffection would be removed.
He also cautioned the coordinators against treating vehicles and motorcycles distributed to them as personal property.
The equipment, he said, was provided strictly for party mobilisation and official assignments and should be used for those purposes.
Adeola further disclosed that plans were underway to provide Closed User Group telephone lines for the coordinators to facilitate communication and improve coordination among party structures across the state.
The APC governorship candidate said the inauguration marked the completion of his tour of all 20 local government areas in Ogun State.
He said concerns, requests and memoranda submitted by communities during the tour would form part of the inputs into his economic blueprint and manifesto, tagged ITESIWAJU.
Adeola expressed confidence that the strengthened grassroots network would improve the APC’s electoral machinery in Ogun and contribute to the party’s target of securing two million votes for President Tinubu in the forthcoming presidential election.
Among those present at the inauguration were Ogun State Deputy Governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele; former deputy governors Salmot Badru and Segun Adesegun; Minister of State for Health, Kunle Salako; Senator Lekan Mustapha; Director-General of the Ogun State APC Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council, Gboyega Nosiru Isiaka; and other party leaders.
