Prof Godwin Ikuru joins 2027 Delta Central Senate race under SDP
- Prof Godwin Ikuru says he will run for the Delta Central Senate seat in 2027 on the SDP platform.
- He promises to bring Lagos-style development to Delta Central, saying the oil-rich area lacks basic infrastructure.
- Ikuru, who has lived in Lagos for over 30 years, says he learned from Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode and Sanwo-Olu.
A Lagos-based cleric and political mobiliser, Prof Godwin Ikuru, has declared he will run for the Delta Central Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
He announced his ambition while addressing journalists in Lagos, according to The Sun.
Ikuru, who is Urhobo, said he has lived in Lagos for more than three decades and watched the state change under successive governors. He named Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola, Akinwunmi Ambode and the current governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as leaders whose approach he wants to copy.
"I have seen Lagos transformed before my eyes," he said.
His campaign slogan is "Stronger Grassroots, Greater Delta, Brighter Future", and The Sun reported that billboards have gone up in strategic locations. The paper also said political observers see grassroots structures being activated across the eight local government areas of Delta Central.
Why it matters to Delta Central voters
Ikuru's pitch rests on a simple complaint: Delta is one of Nigeria's biggest oil-producing states, yet he says his people still lack good roads, hospitals and basic infrastructure.
"Our people are suffering despite the huge wealth that comes from our land," he said.
That argument may land with voters who feel the money from oil has not reached their communities. It also puts pressure on the incumbents and other aspirants to explain what they have delivered.
Ikuru said his run is not about personal gain but what he called a divine assignment, and he asked Urhobo people at home and abroad to back the movement.
He also warned that anyone who opposes his ambition does not want progress for Delta Central. "This is not about politics, this is about the future of our children," he said.
What happens next
The 2027 elections are still more than a year away, and the race for the Delta Central seat is only beginning to take shape.
For now, Ikuru's entry adds another name to a contest political observers in the state are already watching closely.
