2027: Aiyedatiwa launches LACOT to mobilise support for Tinubu's re-election
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has inaugurated a new political mobilisation platform, the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation for Tinubu (LACOT), to galvanise grassroots support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has inaugurated a new political mobilisation platform, the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation for Tinubu (LACOT), to galvanise grassroots support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The organisation was formally unveiled over the weekend, during its inaugural meeting in Akure, where members pledged unwavering support for President Tinubu and promised sustained mobilisation in the interest of good governance, national unity and sustainable development.
LACOT was described as the Governor's official political structure dedicated to mobilising votes for President Tinubu across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State.
The group, which organisers said is indigenous to the state, comprises political leaders with good reputations drawn from the three senatorial districts.
Chairman of the organisation, Dr. Oladipupo Okeyomi, popularly known as Carry-Go, said LACOT was established to showcase the achievements of President Tinubu's administration, which he noted many Nigerians had yet to appreciate fully.
According to Okeyomi, the group would embark on aggressive public enlightenment campaigns, including the distribution of flyers, books and other materials.
He highlighted federal initiatives such as major road constructions, the student loan scheme and other social intervention programmes of the Tinubu-led administration, as good reasons to make him continue beyond 2027.
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He explained that the emergence of LACOT marked a transition from the former Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers (LACO-FS), which he described as a “success story” following Governor Aiyedatiwa's recent electoral victory and the sweep of all 18 local government areas, which he referred to as “18-Promax”, by the All Progressives Congress in the state.”
In his opening remarks, the Director-General of LACOT, Mr. Idowu Otetubi, a former commissioner in the state, described the group as the “original and indigenous” campaign platform owned and backed by Governor Aiyedatiwa.
Otetubi said that while several groups exist in support of President Tinubu, LACOT occupies a unique position as the Governor's official political vehicle for the 2027 re-election bid.
