The Yayi Progressives Movement (YPM) has announced plans to mobilise about 30000 members for its Ogun-East Mega Rally scheduled for Wednesday October 28 2026 at the Otunba Dipo Dina Stadium Ijebu-Ode Ogun State.
YPM said the event would demonstrate the organisation’s strength and mobilisation capacity while reaffirming its support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking in Abeokuta during a press conference unveiling activities lined up for the rally Co-Convener and Director-General of the movement Rt. Hon. Kehinde Odeneye said YPM currently has over 90600 documented members across Ogun State adding that about 30000 members are expected to participate in the Ogun-East rally.
According to him the rally would mark the beginning of a wider mobilisation exercise that would subsequently move to the Ogun Central and Ogun West Senatorial Districts.
He said ‘We have deliberately chosen Ogun-East as the starting point of this campaign to demonstrate our organisational strength unity and readiness to support our party and its candidates.’
He noted that the movement would use the rally to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Governor Dapo Abiodun the APC candidate for the Ogun-East Senatorial District Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola popularly known as Yayi and other APC candidates contesting legislative seats in the district.
Odeneye added that the rally would also feature the inauguration of specialised structures including the YPM Artisans Ambassadors Students’ Wing Youth Wing and Women’s Wing.
He explained that the structures were designed to deepen grassroots participation and ensure that different segments of society were effectively integrated into the movement.
The YPM Director-General said the movement had continued to strengthen its grassroots network through constituency coordinators polling-unit canvassers and other organised groups across the state.
He said participants would embark on a solidarity trek from Mobalufon to the Otunba Dipo Dina Stadium at 7:00 a.m. while the main rally would begin at 11:00 a.m.
According to him the event would feature performances by Fuji musicians King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly known as K1 De Ultimate and Alhaji Wasiu Alabi Pasuma while comedian and compere Gbenga Adeyinka would anchor the programme.
Odeneye assured participants and residents of adequate security arrangements saying the Nigeria Police Force Department of State Services Ogun State Amotekun Corps Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and other relevant agencies would be involved in security and traffic management.
Meanwhile the President of the Artisan Association of Nigeria Ogun State Comrade Anthony Ayodele disclosed that the rally would inaugurate 1180 YPM Artisans Ambassadors and Grassroots Mobilisers.
Ayodele said the initiative aimed to strengthen YPM’s grassroots structures across communities wards and local government areas.
He said the ambassadors and mobilisers would bridge the movement and the people by engaging residents communicating its programmes listening to community concerns and encouraging peaceful participation in the democratic process.
The artisan leader stressed the importance of artisans to economic development employment generation and skills acquisition saying the initiative would give artisans greater representation and visibility in the political process.
He called on artisans community leaders youths women students market associations party members and other stakeholders to participate in the rally.
Ayodele urged participants to maintain peace respect public facilities obey traffic and safety regulations and cooperate with security personnel and event officials.
The organisers said the mega rally would strengthen cooperation among YPM structures and reaffirm the movement’s commitment to peaceful and democratic participation ahead of the 2027 elections.
The rally will be held at the Otunba Dipo Dina Stadium Ijebu-Ode on Wednesday October 28 with the solidarity trek from Mobalufon commencing at 7:00 a.m.