In the news: Premium Times reports on Akogun’s Kwara South Senate bid

Media coverage · May 26, 2026

Premium Times reported that Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo was nominated as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the Kwara South senatorial race following the party’s National Assembly primaries. The report places that development within the wider political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections.

The newspaper also described his earlier service as a Kwara State commissioner and as chief whip of the Kwara State House of Assembly between 1999 and 2003. It noted his background as a lawyer, author and political organiser.

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