The Yoruba Leaders of Thought have urged Governors Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to work together to strengthen the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo and Osun states ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

The leader of the group, Chief Tajudeen Olusi, stressed the need to intensify efforts to support President Bola Tinubu’s second-term ambition and ensure continuity in the reforms being implemented by the administration.

Olusi, represented by former deputy governors of Oyo and Ogun states, Chief Iyiola Oladokun and Chief Segun Adesegun, respectively, spoke in Akure, the Ondo State capital, during a strategic meeting with Governor Aiyedatiwa.

According to a statement by the group’s National Secretary, Bayo Aina, the delegation briefed Aiyedatiwa on its plans for the 2027 presidential election and sought greater cooperation among political stakeholders.

“The purpose of the visit was to intimate Governor Aiyedatiwa with our plan of action for the 2027 presidential elections and how we can generate significant synergy from mutual understanding and efforts,” Aina said.

The group also urged Aiyedatiwa to work with his fellow governors to stabilise the APC in Oyo and Osun states, where the party does not currently have sitting governors.

Osun State is currently governed by Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, while Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party and is the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement.

Aina further disclosed that Aiyedatiwa was appointed a life patron of the Yoruba Leaders of Thought in Ondo State, while the governor nominated the state APC chairman, Kolawole Babatunde, as his representative in the group.

The group said Aiyedatiwa welcomed the initiative, describing Ondo State as the home of progressive politics and recalling that the historic public inauguration of the Action Group was held in the state in April 1951.