Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has donated N150 million towards the renovation and expansion of the Egba Central Mosque in Kobiti, Abeokuta, as he continued consultations with stakeholders ahead of the 2027 Ogun State governorship election.
The senator made the donation on Friday during a meeting with the Egba League of Imams and Alfas, where he also promised to rehabilitate the road leading to the mosque.
Speaking during the engagement, Adeola said his governorship ambition was driven by a desire to serve all residents of Ogun State irrespective of religion or political affiliation.
“My visit today is not to campaign but to listen and reassure our religious leaders that our governance will be inclusive and fair to all. Ogun State belongs to all of us, and my focus is to ensure that the dividends of democracy reach every community,” he said.
He added that the donation was a personal contribution and pledged that work on the access road to the mosque would commence almost immediately.
The meeting, held at the historic Egba Central Mosque, was attended by Islamic clerics led by the Chief Imam of Egbaland, Sheikh Muhammed Sa’ad Alade Bamgbola, as well as political leaders and community stakeholders.
Presenting Adeola and his running mate, Mrs Abiodun Adegunwa-Balogun, to the clerics, Ogun State APC Chairman, Alhaji Yemi Sanusi, appealed for their prayers and support, saying the party was seeking to build on its previous electoral successes in the state.
In his remarks, Sheikh Bamgbola commended the senator for engaging religious leaders and urged him to fulfil his promises if elected governor.
He also called for equitable development across Ogun State, stressing that while Egbaland deserved fair treatment, other parts of the state should not be neglected.
Among those present at the meeting were Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Oludaisi Elemide; former Deputy Governor Salmot Badru; Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu; Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako; Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Olaolu Olabimtan; and Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government, Lanre Oyegbola.