
Ogun State All Progressives Congress governorship candidate Senator Solomon Adeola, known as Yayi, said the late veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly called Ogogo, would have been appointed his Special Adviser on Tourism and Culture had he won the 2027 governorship election. According to Punch, Adeola disclosed this during a condolence visit on Tuesday following the actor's death, paying tribute to the late Nollywood figure and revealing the role he had planned for him in his prospective administration.
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