What many candidates don't have but Oriyomi Hamzat has:
✔️ Organic grassroots support built over years, not during election season.
✔️ Statewide name recognition without holding political office.
✔️ Direct connection with ordinary people across all local governments.
✔️ A track record of humanitarian interventions and public advocacy.
✔️ Credibility built through service, not political appointments.
✔️ The ability to mobilize people without relying solely on money or government structures.
Many politicians have structures. Oriyomi Hamzat has both structure and people.
Leadership should never be judged using one narrow standard.
The strongest leaders in history have often combined:
- Experience.
- Courage.
- Resilience.
- Communication.
- Public trust.
- Institution building.
- Service record.
- Ability to solve real societal problems.
History repeatedly reminds society that while education matters, leadership itself is ultimately proven through capacity, character, resilience, and impact.
To Those Who Mistake Noise for Political Intelligence
One thing I have observed in political conversations is this: the loudest critics are often the people with the shallowest understanding of leadership.
The moment a new voice enters a political space and begins to challenge traditional assumptions, a familiar pattern begins — coordinated criticism, selective narratives, emotional arguments, and an army of people whose only assignment is to attack personalities because they cannot defeat ideas.
What fascinates me most is how some people still believe leadership can only come from one traditional formula.
They assume leadership must look a certain way.
They assume competence can only be measured by political titles previously held.
They assume capacity begins and ends with certificates hanging on a wall.
And worst of all, they assume that because something has always been done one way, it can never be done differently.
History repeatedly proves otherwise.
Society has never moved forward because people blindly accepted old political traditions.
Progress happens when fresh thinking enters old systems.
Yet every time conversations about leadership evolve beyond outdated talking points, some individuals immediately abandon intellectual discussion and fall back on insults, propaganda, and emotional theatrics.
Why?
Because facts are difficult to challenge when they expose weak arguments.
A serious political discussion should focus on vision, competence, proven impact, problem-solving ability, communication, decision-making, understanding of society, and the ability to build trust among people.
Unfortunately, some people reduce complex leadership conversations into superficial arguments because that is the only level at which they can comfortably operate.
Politics is not fan club behavior.
It is not emotional attachment to personalities.
It is not repeating talking points handed down by people afraid of changing realities.
The future belongs to people who understand that leadership should be judged by substance, not noise.
So to those constantly reacting with coordinated attacks instead of intelligent engagement:
Bring arguments.
Bring facts.
Bring reason.
Because when discussion is based on substance rather than propaganda, empty noise rarely survives for long.
The era where people confuse aggression for intelligence is gradually ending.
And many are beginning to notice.
@JOEAYOR@MogajiLummy He has the minimum requirements to contest for governor in the state.
Make them try sell their candidate antecedent and let see too 😂
At least OH is known all over
@Ogbeni_Sendebo@MogajiLummy If you read well, I clearly stated that GSM is arguably one of the best governor in Oyo state History, moving on from the success of the Executive Governor.
He's not contesting for the governor for the 3rd term, is he?
What we are seeing today from Osun State ALGON is a practical demonstration of why local government autonomy is one of the most important reforms for grassroots development.
Because local government chairmen now have direct access to their constitutional allocations, they can make faster decisions, execute impactful projects, and directly serve the people without unnecessary interference.
This proves one thing clearly: when local governments are truly empowered, development reaches the grassroots faster.
This are the issues 😂.
Because he has no international education on his CV, he's flawed 🤦♂
But again we have to understand the reason behind their thinking, they see the educational system in the country as a failure and its product as such
Branding is very important, and it is evident in the day-to-day activities of Oriyomi Hamzat and if you’ve been paying attention, you’ll realize that Oriyomi Hamzat understands it better than most.
I have come across different posts saying OH has no CV, he is local, he will take Oyo State backward, and he’s not fit to govern Oyo State. I read those takes with amusement because, practically, a larger percentage of them are speaking from the point of hatred and utter disregard for what branding is all about.
First, Oriyomi Hamzat deliberately built a brand around humility and accessibility. He chose a moderate lifestyle, identified with ordinary people, spent time among the vulnerable, and built trust where many politicians rarely go. That wasn’t an accident—it was branding backed by years of consistent engagement. He decided to live humbly, show humility and compassion, live among the vulnerable, and dine with those whom many would think have nothing to offer.
Because he doesn’t speak with a Queen’s English accent, some conclude that he’s uneducated. That’s a strange argument. He studied Yoruba and Language Arts. More importantly, he communicates fluently in the language that the overwhelming majority of Oyo voters understand. In a state where culture and tradition remain central to public life, effective communication matters far more than impressing people with grammar.
Abeg, what do you expect of someone who studied Yoruba and Language Arts? Oh, you expect him to be blowing grammar? Pele ooo.
The crowds and the grassroots connection you see today, do you think he gathered them or connected with them through phonetics or polished English? Dey play. They gathered because they understand him, identify with him, and believe he understands them. They love him for being able to communicate with them in such a beautiful language.
Secondly, the reason why OH is their headache is that he has his own antecedents, his independent platforms, is that he isn’t dependent on traditional political structures to reach people, and he is the news himself.
Beyond Agidigbo FM, he has built an independent media ecosystem with millions of followers across social media. Most politicians need television and radio stations before their opinions become news. Oriyomi Hamzat doesn’t. He speaks, and the conversation starts. Bloggers, newspapers, radio, and television follow the story because he has become a newsmaker himself. That is influence.
His opponents also understand that many people can point to tangible humanitarian efforts associated with him. People can easily attach one thing or another that he has done for the people and society at large. Why do you think they are engaging in character assassination? It is simple: “Let us damage his main selling points so that people will perceive him as a bad person.”
Thirdly, some of the loudest critics online overestimate their influence on social media. Those behind their keyboards typing all sorts of condescending things about OH are so clueless. Elections are not won solely on timelines. They’re won in polling units, wards, and communities. Even in their own families, it would be so hard to convince their parents otherwise about OH. Some of them will even say, “I will go out and campaign against OH.” We Dey wait you. Una think say politics be eko ati akara? 😂.
How much influence do you have in your polling unit, your ward, and your community? It’s easy to type long words on X or Facebook, convincing real voters is a completely different assignment. Just continue ranting online jeje.
I hardly engage people on the timeline because of their level of ignorance and sense of entitlement. Majority of you are far removed from reality. You believe holding public office is the exclusive right of a selected few. OH’s ambition is a true testament to the quote by Tunde Onanuga: “You can do great things even from the smallest place.”