2027 Presidency: Muhammad Omolaja submits Expression of Interest to ADP

Thursday, February 26, 2026 was a special day in the life of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the southwest of Nigeria. This was the day the outstanding academic cum politician and presidential aspirant of the Party during the 2023 general election from the Obe Royal family of Ayetoro City, the headquarters of Yewa North Local Government in Ogun State, Prof. Muhammad Ayinla Omolaja (MAO) – formally submitted his Expression of Interest to contest for the Nigerian Presidency during the forthcoming presidential election slated to take place on January 16, 2027, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The occasion was well attended by the six State Chairmen of the party from the region, alongside other notable southwest leaders.

The National Liberation Patriots (NLP) team of which Prof. Muhammad Omolaja is the National Chairman was led to the occasion by their National Political Adviser (South) covering the 17 States of the Southern Part of Nigeria – Alhaji (Chief, Dr.) Moshood Alao Adegboyega – from Oyo State accompanied by other leaders of the political family.

The six ADP State Chairmen that attended the crucial meeting were Hon. Toye Ola of Osun State who doubles as the Southwest Chairman, Barrister (Dr.) Nasir Adewale Bolaji of Lagos State, Hon. (Chief, Amb., Dr.) Olufunke Modupeola Olanrewaju of Ogun State, His Excellency Ojo Ayodeji Tope of Ekiti State who is also the ADP governorship candidate for the forthcoming 2026 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Hon. (Apostle) Oludare Ojo of Oyo State, and Hon. (Apostle) Oluwafemi Oladejo of Ondo State.

Also at the meeting were the ADP Governorship candidate for the forthcoming 2026 Osun State gubernatorial election – Her Excellency (Hon.) Yemisi Adeagbo-Opawoye, His Excellency (Dr.) Kazeem Olanrewaju Shokunbi – the Ogun State ADP Governorship Aspirant and his Deputy Governorship Aspirant – Her Excellency (Dr.) Oluronke Morenikeji Oseni.

The presidential hopeful, Prof. Muhammad Omolaja, used the opportunity to convince the party leaders that if given the mandate to represent them as the Party’s flag bearer during the 2027 general election, he will make them proud and make Nigeria greater! He then handed over three copies of his Expression of Interest letter with his profile for the race. The three copies were duly signed and received while two copies were returned to him for further action upward to the National Chairman of the Party, Engineer Yusuf Yabagi, at the National Secretariat in Abuja.