In Ondo State politics, there are politicians, there are leaders, and then there is Hon. Dayo Awude – a man whose name alone commands structure, loyalty, and crowd.
As the Director General of Sunshine Grassroots Network (SGN), a very formidable structure within the Ondo State APC, Hon. Awude has built what many politicians only dream of: a living, breathing, loyal grassroots machine that moves at his word.
- THE STRUCTURE: SGN – A MOVEMENT, NOT JUST A GROUP
SGN is not a paper structure. It is a well-organized political army spread across all 18 Local Governments, 203 Wards, and every polling unit in Ondo State.
From the State Executives to the LGA Coordinators, Ward Leaders, Unit Canvassers, Women Wing, Youth Wing, and Elders Council, and the various Interest Groups – including market women, artisans, transport unions, students, professionals, religious groups, and community-based associations – SGN operates with discipline, unity, and direction. Every meeting of SGN is a rally on its own – well attended, well coordinated, and always full of energy.
No politician in Ondo State jokes with a structure like this, because SGN does not just talk, SGN delivers.
- THE STRENGTH TO MOBILIZE: OVER 3,000,000 PEOPLE
Yesterday’s Presidential Rally proved it again to the whole world.
Hon. Dayo Awude mobilized over 3,000,000 people across Ondo State for the rally. From Akure to Owo, Ondo to Okitipupa, Ikare to Irele, the crowd was unprecedented. Buses, convoys, and human traffic flooded the venue. It was not rented crowd. It was organic, loyal, and passionate crowd.
This is the Awude effect: when he calls, the grassroots answers.
His mobilization strength is not about money alone. It is about years of relationship, trust, and consistent presence in the lives of the people.
- RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE: TOP NOTCH
Hon. Awude’s relationship with the people is top notch. He is a grassroots man to the core. He knows the market women by name, he knows the youth leaders, he knows the community elders, he knows the artisans, the drivers, the students.
His desire to contribute to society is genuine. He believes politics must touch lives, not just win elections. That is why people follow him with their hearts, not just their legs.
- THE POLITICAL JOURNEY: FROM MIMIKO TO JEGEDE TO APC
To understand Awude, you must understand his journey.
Under Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, Hon. Awude was a trusted political soldier. He learnt the art of grassroots politics, organization, and loyalty. He was not a bench warmer, he was on the field.
During the political journey of Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), Hon. Awude’s impact was massive. He was one of the key mobilizers who gave Jegede’s campaign life and energy across the state. His structure moved, his people worked, and his influence was felt in every corner.
- THE DECAMPING TO APC: “I HAVE COME TO ADD VALUE” – AND HE IS FULFILLING IT
When Hon. Dayo Awude decamped to the APC, it was not a quiet defection. It was massive. It was a political earthquake that shook Ondo State.
Before the Ondo State Governor, he said it loud and clear: “I have come to APC to add value.”
Those were not empty words. They were a promise. And today, Awude is fulfilling that promise in full.
Thousands of his loyal followers moved with him at once. It was a clear message: Where Awude goes, the people go. That single move strengthened the APC in Ondo State and changed the political calculation completely.
Since then, SGN has become one of the strongest pillars of the APC in Ondo State – delivering crowd, delivering structure, delivering victory, and delivering value at every outing.
He did not come to collect. He came to contribute. He did not come to take. He came to add value. And yesterday’s massive rally is the clearest proof that he is doing exactly what he promised.
CONCLUSION: A MAN NO POLITICIAN CAN JOKE WITH
Hon. Dayo Awude is not just a DG. He is the strongest political mobilizer in Ondo State today.
He has the structure, he has the numbers, he has the loyalty, and he has the relationship with the people. Any politician who wants to win in Ondo State knows one truth:
You cannot joke with Dayo Awude and SGN.
He is a general of the grassroots, a bridge between the leaders and the people, and a political asset any party would pray to have.
Hon. Dayo Awude promised to add value – and he is fulfilling it. He has printed his name in the political history of Ondo State – in gold.
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