{"id":239599,"date":"2026-01-17T19:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/video-agidigbo-fm-founder-oriyomi-hamzat-joins-oyo-governorship-race\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T19:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:56:47","slug":"video-agidigbo-fm-founder-oriyomi-hamzat-joins-oyo-governorship-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/video-agidigbo-fm-founder-oriyomi-hamzat-joins-oyo-governorship-race\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Agidigbo FM Founder, Oriyomi Hamzat Joins Oyo Governorship Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>A popular Oyo State-based media personality and founder of Agidigbo FM, <strong>Oriyomi Hamzat, h<\/strong>as formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in the state on the platform of the Accord Party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that Hamzat made the announcement on Saturday at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (Liberty Stadium) in Ibadan, where he openly stated that he would no longer campaign or mobilise support for any other political aspirant ahead of the 2027 polls.<\/p>\n<p><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1074330\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3.jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to supporters at the event, the broadcaster turned politician said his decision marked a turning point in his political journey, stressing that he was now focused solely on pursuing his own ambition.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI am publicly declaring today that in 2027, I will not campaign for anyone or mobilise crowds for anyone,<\/em>\u201d Hamzat said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, <em>\u201cI will contest in the gubernatorial election under the Accord Party.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Watch the video clip below.<\/p>\n<p>Hamzat\u2019s declaration signals a significant shift in his political stance, as he formally distances himself from playing supportive roles in other politicians\u2019 campaigns and positions himself as an active contender for the state\u2019s top job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that the Agidigbo FM founder has, over the years, remained a notable public figure in Oyo State, with strong grassroots presence and influence, particularly through his radio platform.<\/p>\n<p>Hamzat\u2019s decision to fly the Accord Party flag is expected to reshape political calculations in the state, especially among his supporters and loyal followers who have often played visible roles in political mobilisation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular Oyo State-based media personality and founder of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, has formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in the state on the platform of the Accord Party. Abia Radio News reports that Hamzat made the announcement on Saturday at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (Liberty Stadium) in Ibadan, where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":239600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[2726,2727],"class_list":["post-239599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-agidigbo-fm","tag-oriyomi-hamzat"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oriyomi-Hamzat-e1768678465162.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}