{"id":197713,"date":"2026-03-26T18:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:49:52","slug":"ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity","title":{"rendered":"Ogun APC Guber Ticket Obasanjo Confident in Popularity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, Iyabo Obasanjo, has voiced strong optimism about clinching the party\u2019s ticket, citing her widespread support as a major advantage ahead of the 2027 election.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Channels Television on Thursday, Obasanjo said the party\u2019s possible adoption of a consensus candidate could tilt things in her favour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see it as beneficial to me. Several others have not officially declared, even though their actions suggest interest, and no fresh aspirant has stepped forward this late compared to when I made my intention known,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also pointed out that many of those likely to contest have yet to actively connect with the grassroots, unlike her ongoing engagement with communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of them haven\u2019t really gone out to interact with people at the community level or openly discuss their ambition,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo stressed that her backing comes from her track record in office rather than financial influence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s clearly an advantage, and I\u2019m very confident about the support I enjoy on the ground. It\u2019s not built on money politics but on my performance as commissioner for health and later as a senator,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a senator representing my district, many still regard my tenure as the most impactful. You can ask ordinary people or visit local markets,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>On the issue of consensus, she argued that such a process would still reflect the wishes of party members and the electorate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe consensus can produce credible candidates. It doesn\u2019t mean leaders ignore public opinion; rather, it involves considering what people actually want. No party deliberately picks a candidate that could cost them victory,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She further maintained that consensus would naturally favour aspirants with proven popularity and strong chances at the polls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsensus will ultimately favour those who can win elections, because the party\u2019s goal is victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey won\u2019t impose an unpopular choice that could create tension among aspirants or discourage strong contenders. That\u2019s why I\u2019m convinced consensus is the right path,\u201d Obasanjo said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, Iyabo Obasanjo, has voiced strong optimism about clinching the party\u2019s ticket, citing her widespread support as a major advantage ahead of the 2027 election. Speaking on Channels Television on Thursday, Obasanjo said the party\u2019s possible adoption of a consensus candidate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":197712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-197713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ogun APC Guber Ticket Obasanjo Confident in Popularity - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, Iyabo Obasanjo, has voiced strong optim ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ogun APC Guber Ticket Obasanjo Confident in Popularity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, Iyabo Obasanjo, has voiced strong optim ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-26T17:23:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-26T19:49:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/sm_1774554532.727343.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1004\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Ogun APC Guber Ticket Obasanjo Confident in Popularity\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-26T17:23:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-26T19:49:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity\"},\"wordCount\":371,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/sm_1774554532.727343.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-apc-guber-ticket-obasanjo-confident-in-popularity\",\"name\":\"Ogun APC Guber Ticket Obasanjo Confident in Popularity - 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