There comes a moment in every political cycle when the fog lifts, the noise clears, and the real contenders separate themselves from the crowd. Ondo South Senatorial District is arriving at that moment. For all the chatter, the half‑hearted consultations, and the cautious body language from various aspirants, one reality is overpowering the rest: Hon. Mathew Oyerinmade has become the gravitational centre of the Ondo South Senatorial election. The ground is shifting, silently but unmistakably, and those who are listening can hear the rumble beneath their feet.
This is not noise, this is not hype, this is not the usual puffery that characterises political seasons. This is the emergence of a contender who has outworked, outbuilt, and outgrown every other name in the conversation. And if the political establishment is honest with itself, it knows that MATO’s momentum today is strong, becoming difficult to challenge, let alone stop.
In a Senatorial District as politically sophisticated as Ondo South, dominance is never granted; it is earned through sweat, structure, and strategy. MATO’s rise has all three in abundance. He did not arrive by entitlement or political “godfatherism,” neither did he inherit a political structure. He built one, brick by brick, ward by ward, community by community. Before anyone began whispering “Ondo South’s next Senator,” he had already become the most influential political figure in the district.
Unequivocally, Hon. Mathew Oyerinmade stands as the last man standing not because others stepped aside, but because he stepped up not because the field is empty, but because he has filled it with structure, energy, and undeniable momentum. Whether one supports him or opposes him, one thing is beyond debate: in the unfolding political story of Ondo South’s next election, he is the force to beat and, unarguably, the last man standing.
MATO himself has never hidden his conviction. “I am the best senatorial candidate for Ondo South,” he declared recently. “Coming second in 2022 was not a setback; it was a lesson. I have grown from that experience, strengthened my reach, and deepened my relationships. With God’s will, the support of our party leaders, and the confidence of our people, I am very confident that this time the APC ticket will come my way.”
Mato didn’t wait for structures to be handed to him; he built them, that is why stakeholders trust him. He is the square peg in the square hole.
