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Bury your ambition for 2027, let’s end political division in Ogun, Former UK Envoy Sarafa Ishola tells Ogun politicians 

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Raymond Osho, Abeokuta

The former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Sarafa Tunji Ishola, has cautioned against premature politicking and the discussion of the 2027 governorship race.

Speaking at the projects commissioning and one year in office of the executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ogun State Council, Sharafa warned that such conversations only serve to heighten tensions in the state.

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He urged those with ambitions for the 2023 elections to exercise patience, “as it is ultimately up to God to determine who will still be here in 2027”.

Instead, he called for a focus on addressing the challenges of hostility, political division, and the overall progress of Ogun state.

His words “If I start politicking and start talking about 2027 governorship, I’m not helping the state. That will just increase the temperature of the state.

“Whoever has ambition for 2023 should wait. After all it’s God that determines who lives till 2027. We are in 2023 and everybody is talking about 2027. Let us concentrate on the issues of hostility, political division and progress of our state for now.

Listing his achievements while in the UK, the former High Commission disclosed that there was maximum unity amongst the Nigerians in the UK under his watch.

Sarafa stressed that he was able to u items able to unite the divided Nigerians who were either clamoring for Oodua Nation and Biafra upon his assumption of office.

He said “When I got to the UK, Nigerians were not united. The people of southeast origin were doing Biafra, the people of southwest were doing Oodua nation and some of them were not even happy with the service being provided, the love of the country was not there, and their sense of patriotism was very low.

“When I assumed office, there used to be a minimum of three protests in a year but as of today, there’s no protest in the Nigeria High Commission. I have been able to bring them together and let them know that the country matters and that the division cannot help us. Nigerians in the UK are now more united”, he added.

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