RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos.
Entertainers of Awori descent under the auspices of Awori World Entertainment (AWE) and the Awori Afenifere Initiative (AAI) have put machinery in motion to ensure that an Awori descent of Badagry Division becomes the next governor of the State in 2027.
Rising from a parley held at the instance of the AAI in Akesan area of Alimosho, the group resolved to deploy all necessary mechinaries to achieve the set objective.
They vowed that any attempt to deny any candidate of Awori indigene of Badagry Division from becoming the next governor of the state will be vehemently resisted.
The group posited that the Aworis of Badagry Division have be marginalized in the political sphere of the state, stressing that the time has come for them to possess their possession.
Speaking at the occasion the Convener of AAI the Akogun of Oto- Awori kingdom High Chief Kehinde Abimbola Dawodu Avoseh noted that the Aworis of Badagry Division have woken up from their slumber and fully prepared to govern the state in the next dispensation like other Divisions.
According to him all the remaining four Divisions that constitute the acronym “Ibile” have rule the state either during the military or civilian dispensations.
He disclosed that the Aworis have the highest number of traditional rulers in the state, cutting across different Local Government Council areas.
” The importance of today’s parley is to send a signal to the political class in Lagos of the existence of the Aworis and inform them of our resolve to take what belongs to us. Enough is enough, the governor of the state in the next dispensation must emerge from Badagry, no matter how.
“Now, we’ve gotten our bearings right, prepared to speak with one voice. The Obas are ready, the government of the day shouldn’t forget that we are more than them. We are supporting the government of the day and the government must listen and harken to our demand. This’s our time, Awa lokan”, the Oto-Awori traditional white cap chief insisted.
While speaking in the same direction, the President of AWE, Ambassador Omobolanle Aka said the time has come for an Awori to be the governor of the State inspite their large population and contributions to the development of the State.
She noted that the objective of the group is to promote members of the group, showcase their talents and Awori in general that have suffered neglect for decades.
Ambassador Aka, a seasoned journalist and an entertainer, assured that the group is ever prepared to support all the moves that will prompt the emergence of an Awori descent as the next governor of the State, saying his emergence will solve the developmental challenges bedevilling Badagry Division.
In his own contributions, an astute master of ceremony and member of AWE Prince Ahmed Ayinde Olanrewaju noted that the Aworis ought to have ruled the state for past four decades, saying the clamouring for the governorship position is coming rather late.
Of the 20 Local Government Council recognized by the 1999 Constitution, Olanrewaju asserted that the Aworis dominate 17, while the Ijebus and Egun have one each, queering why the Aworis shouldn’t produce the next governor of the State.