After Being A Commissioner, Senator, What Is Next For Me Is To Become Ogun State Governor In 2027, Iyabo Obasanjo Declares

<p>After Being A Commissioner<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Professor Iyabo Obasanjo&comma; daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo&comma; has declared her intention to run for the 2027 Governorship race of Ogun State under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress&comma; APC&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She declared her intention in an interview with Nigerian legend Segun Odegbami on his 103&period;7FM Eagle7 Sports on Saturday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Former Health Commissioner ruled out going back to the Senate&comma; saying she is running for the state’s governorship seat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Her words&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em><strong>So moving ahead&comma; I’m not going to be Commissioner&period; Like I said&comma; I’m not even going back to the same party because I think that’s old and I don’t see the use of it&period; And I’m not going to go back to the Senate&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Like the American would say&comma; there’s no need&period; And this is what I told my associates&comma; when this all started&period; I said&comma; the only thing I’ll come back to do is the governorship&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;And we have started that journey&period; We are going to see it through&period; And so that’s the journey I’m on&period; And we are very serious about it&period; I mean we are very dedicated to it&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> she said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;28900" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-28900" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-28900" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;Obasanjo-e1740566380603-300x247&period;jpg" alt&equals;"After Being A Commissioner&comma; Senator&comma; What Is Next For Me Is To Become Ogun State Governor In 2027&comma; Iyabo Obasanjo Declares" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"247" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-28900" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Former President Olusegun Obasanjo&comma; father of Iyabo<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Iyabo had confirmed joining the ruling All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar;&comma; maintaining that she is returning to politics after &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em><strong>pressure”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> from her supporters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em><strong>Like I told you&comma; a group of people who I did not bring together&comma; have been working&comma; I think&comma; for two years now&period; And then they started talking to me about a year ago&comma; saying&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;Look&comma; we think you are the best candidate&period; We want you back&comma;’”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> she added<&sol;p>&NewLine;