The Accord Party governorship candidate in Ogun State, Olaniyi Agbongboakala, has announced plans to install 300 solar-powered streetlights across the state if elected in the 2027 governorship election.
Agbongboakala disclosed this on Friday during the unveiling of the party’s 13-member campaign council at the party secretariat in the state, saying the initiative, tagged the “Light Up Project,” would be implemented across the three senatorial districts.
According to him, 100 solar-powered streetlights would be installed in each senatorial district during the pilot phase of the project.
The governorship candidate said the initiative formed part of his administration’s broader development agenda, which would focus on road rehabilitation, education, healthcare, poverty reduction and youth empowerment.
He also promised to create 550,000 jobs within his first four years in office, saying the employment opportunities would be generated through the blue economy, circular economy, green economy, the real sector and the creative industry.
“For our first four years, we shall generate 550,000 jobs. We are not just mentioning figures; we have the template. We shall generate jobs from the blue economy, circular economy, green economy, the real sector, the creative industry, among others,” Agbongboakala said.
He further promised to improve workers’ remuneration and ensure that pensioners receive their gratuities within 90 days of retirement.
The candidate’s promises came as the party unveiled its 13-member campaign council to coordinate its activities ahead of the 2027 election.
The state chairman of the party, Rotimi Oke, said the council had been carefully constituted to coordinate the campaign across Ogun State.
Oke said the party had studied the programmes of other political parties preparing for the 2027 election and claimed that Accord offered a different alternative to voters.
“We have waited this long to see what other parties that are in the race for the 2027 general elections could do in the state, and we have seen that they all lack the substance that our party is made of, coupled with what we intend to offer the people of Ogun State,” he said.
The campaign council is chaired by Agbongboakala, while Oke serves as vice chairman. Toyin Azeez is the Director-General, Dasaolu Babatunde is Deputy Director-General and Ayodeji Daodu is the secretary.
Other members are Fatai Adejare Salaudeen, Director of Protocols; Olufemi Sodipo, Director of Logistics, Operations and Mobilisation; Abdulrohim Olowu, Director of Special Duties; Samson Abiodun Falodun, Director of New Media and Communication; Omolade Iyaloja, Women Leader and Mobilisation 1; Adeyero Omobolanie Oluwakemi, Women Leader and Mobilisation 2; Qudus Bisiriyu, Youth Leader and Mobilisation 1; and Ajetumobi Lateef, Youth Leader and Mobilisation 2.
Oke urged members of the council to mobilise support for the party ahead of the election, while accusing the All Progressives Congress-led state government of poor performance.
The party also honoured a recently retired traffic warden with the Ogun State Police Command, DST Hanifat Bello, for what it described as exemplary conduct and 35 years of service.
Bello received an Award of Excellence, a cash gift and a deep freezer during the event.
Oke said the party decided to honour the retired officer to encourage younger people to embrace diligent and selfless service.
“DST Hanifat Bello is such a rare officer, she is always in the sun, in the rain doing her job very diligently. She is really a good ambassador of the state,” Oke said.
He also criticised the state government for not honouring Bello before her retirement.
Agbongboakala said the gesture was consistent with the party’s commitment to workers’ welfare and reiterated his pledge to improve the welfare of workers and pensioners if elected.
