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2027 Election: SDP names Agboola as Oyo Governorship candidate
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has picked Mogaji Olusegun Agboola as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Oyo State.
Agboola emerged during the party’s substitution plenary held in Ibadan on Tuesday, where members approved his replacement of Michael Okunlade as the party’s governorship candidate.
The SDP said the development marked a fresh phase in its preparations for the 2027 governorship election.
The party also tasked Agboola with strengthening its structures across the state, reconciling members and taking the party’s message to residents in all 33 local government areas of Oyo State.
Speaking after his emergence, Agboola said the SDP was contesting the election to win, not to negotiate political deals with other parties.
“The SDP is here to stay and our intention is to take over this state. There’s no negotiation on the table as far as we are concerned,” he said.
He promised to introduce a different approach to governance if elected.
He argued that Oyo State needed to move beyond what he described as conventional ways of running government.
“Our administration will focus on developing Oyo State’s human and material resources by creating systems that will help residents turn their skills and abilities into sustainable economic opportunities,” Agboola said.
He also invited other governorship candidates to a public debate on their policy proposals and urged aggrieved party members to return, saying the SDP would operate an open-door policy.
Earlier, the outgoing governorship candidate, Michael Okunlade, congratulated Agboola and described his emergence as an important step for the party.
He praised party members for conducting the substitution process peacefully and thanked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for monitoring the exercise.
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