The daughters of the late Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, have declared support for Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, ahead of the 2027 election in Ogun State.
Lima and Kira Ogogo made their stance known on Saturday during a community clean-up exercise in Abeokuta, organised by the Gen Z for Yayi support group.
The exercise, with participants in branded T-shirts, was promoted on social media with the caption: ‘EGBA YAYI Outside with purpose, One community at a time. ABEOKUTA Today’.
In a video shared by Gen Z for Yayi on Instagram, Lima said the initiative aimed to move young people from complaining about government to taking responsibility for their communities.
‘As Gen Zs, we’re used to complaining about what our government is doing for us. But the question should be, what are we doing for the place we call home?’ she said.
She added that the clean-up was also a demonstration of support for the APC governorship hopeful.
‘So we’re here to show our support to Senator Adeola Olamilekan Yayi. This is all of us coming here to show our support, see our community, and be the change ourselves. Yayi ni joor,’ she said.
Her sister, Kira, also pledged support in a separate video from the exercise.
‘My name is Shakirat Olawunmi Taiwo Omokulodo. So this is our own way of showing support to the incoming governor of Ogun State, Senator Adeola Olamilekan Yayi,’ she stated.
Their endorsement comes weeks after the death of their father, a prominent Yoruba film icon and native of Ilaro, Ogun State.
During a condolence visit to the family in Ilaro, Senator Adeola said he planned to appoint the late actor as Special Adviser on Tourism and Culture with cabinet rank if elected governor in 2027.
‘I told God that if it is destined for me to be governor, my elder brother Ogogo will be my Special Adviser on Tourism and Culture. My plan was that he would be a Special Adviser, that is, a cabinet member,’ Yayi said at the time.
He described Ogogo as an elder brother whose acting experience and deep knowledge of traditional culture informed the planned appointment.
Following Ogogo’s death on August 23, 2026, at age 66, some quarters have called on Yayi to consider one of his daughters for the role originally intended for their father, should he win the election.
Ogogo’s death drew tributes from political leaders and stakeholders in the Nigerian entertainment industry.