2027: Market Leaders Want Kwara South Senator From Igbomina Axis

Leaders of major markets in the seven local government areas of Kwara South have supported calls for zoning of the Kwara South senatorial seat to the Igbomina axis in 2027 in the interest of justice and fairness.

The leaders canvassed the position during a meeting with the leadership of a cultural organisation – Orisun Igbomina, where Babaloja and Iyaloja of Omu Aran, Offa and other major markets in the Kwara South senatorial district were present.

The Iyaloja (women leader) of Offa, Alhaja Idiat Ishola, said the other parts of Kwara South (Ibolos and Ekiti) show allow the Igbomina axis to occupy the senatorial seat in 2027, having supported the other axis in previous elections.

She believes there are competent and compassionate persons in the Igbomina axis that can make great impacts for the generality of the Kwara South when elected and urged the stakeholders to support the noble call.

The Iyaloja of Omu Aran, Mrs Kemi Oyinloye, recalled that the last six years had witnessed the representation of Senator Lola Ashiru from the Ibolo axis at the Senate, following 12 unbroken years of Senator Simon Ajibola from the Ekiti axis.

By the end of Ashiru’s tenure in 2027, Oyinloye said it would have been 20 years of senatorial representation without the inclusion of the Igbominas.

Oyinloye appealed to Kwara South stakeholders to employ the spirit of brotherhood that the senatorial district is known for to ensure the right thing is done by ceding the Kwara South seat to the Igbomina axis.

The Babaloja (men’s leader) of Oke Ero, Ogunniyi Olayinka, said the calls for shifting the senatorial representation of Kwara South to Igbomina axis was a welcome development.

He expressed readiness to join well-meaning Kwara Southerners to ensure that Igbomina produces the next senator for Kwara South in 2027.

LEADERSHIP reports that since 2024, Orisun Igbomina, through its national president, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, had been advocating for the zoning of the Kwara South senatorial seat to the Igbomina axis in 2027.

“In 2027, for us in Kwara South, it is Igbomina’s turn to ensure the longstanding imbalance in power rotation in the state is resolved, and there is no better time to achieve that than now,” Awoyale said.