Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, on Tuesday said all communities in Iwoland will support the governorship aspiration of the Chairman, Mutual Benefits Assurance, Akin Ogunbiyi.
Ogunbiyi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, who hails from Ileogbo, is one of the 12 aspirants seeking the party’s ticket in the August 8, 2026 governorship poll.
Oba Akanbi, who spoke in his palace in Iwo during a consultation visit by Ogunbiyi, harped on the unity of communities in Iwo Federal Constituency which comprises Ayedire, Olaoluwa and Iwo Local Government Areas.
The royal father further said every Iwo indigene must support Ogunbiyi, being the only aspirant from the Federal Constituency, restating readiness to reach out to other parts of the state for the success of the project.
“Iwo, Ileogbo, Kuta, and other towns in Iwoland are one. We cannot function well in isolation. We must all work together for the progress of our communities.
“Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi is our son in Iwo, and I pray that Almighty God who installs a governor will make him the next governor of Osun State.
“We must all be involved in politics. Every human being must be involved. We don’t have any other person we will support other than our son, Akin Ogunbiyi. We have nothing and the only way we can salvage the situation is for our children to occupy good positions.
“People have come out to show interest from different places, but since my own son has come out, he is the one I will support. It is the turn of Iwoland to produce the Osun governor.
“When Tinubu came out to contest in 2023, I supported him because he is a Yoruba man and I can’t go for another candidate who is not the son of the soil,” Oluwo said.
(Punch)