
TECHCHELLA 2026
× SENATOR YAYI
A founding-partner invitation to Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola — Yayi — Senator for Ogun West, for youth, innovation and opportunity in Ogun State.
Distinguished Senator
Ogun West
Champion of Youth
Empowerment
Education Patron
Scholarships
Public Service
Since 2015
Profile
Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi) — Senator, Ogun West (2023 – present). Previously Senator, Lagos West (2015 – 2023). Chartered accountant. Philanthropist. Long-standing record in education, empowerment and community development.
The natural next chapter
Senator Yayi has spent years already doing this work — scholarships, bursaries, empowerment schemes, ICT programmes, transport interventions. TechCHELLA 2026 isn't a new direction; it's the same Yayi philosophy of access, opportunity and dignity, scaled into a single weekend that puts thousands of young Ogun builders in one room. He is, simply, the youth's man.
Recognised achievements
A track record the youth already feel.
CON
Commander of the Order of the Niger — national honour for distinguished service.
FYCT
Fellowship of Yaba College of Technology, conferred at the 37th Convocation.
3,881
Students awarded Yayi scholarships and bursaries in Ogun (2025 alone).
ICT for Schools
Special ICT & professional certification programme for secondary schools across Ogun West.
SME & Artisan Empowerment
Sewing machines, gas cylinders, tricycles and trade tools distributed to thousands.
Aremo of Yewaland
Traditional recognition for sustained community development in Ogun West.
TechCHELLA simply hands him a bigger stage for the same mission.
The Opportunity
Powering the next generation of Ogun builders.
TechCHELLA 2026 is a high-energy innovation and youth culture platform bringing together thousands of young people across technology, entrepreneurship, creativity, and future careers.
This is more than an event. It is a gateway to skills, access, jobs, startups, and economic participation.
Partnership opportunity
Position Senator Yayi as a leading supporter of youth advancement, innovation, and future prosperity in Ogun State.
Why Youth Matter Now
Nigeria's greatest asset is its young population.
Young people are driving
- ✦Startups
- ✦Technology adoption
- ✦Creative economy growth
- ✦SME innovation
- ✦Digital jobs
- ✦Future leadership
Yet many still lack
- ✦Access
- ✦Mentorship
- ✦Exposure
- ✦Funding
- ✦Opportunities
TechCHELLA bridges that gap.
Why Ogun Needs TechCHELLA
Ogun State is positioned for greatness.
Strategically located between Lagos and the rest of Nigeria, Ogun has the talent, institutions, and potential to become a major innovation hub.
TechCHELLA helps unlock that future through
Ogun can become the Southwest's next innovation powerhouse.
Projected Impact
Real outcomes beyond event day.
5,000+
Physical attendees
Thousands
Livestream participants
Millions
Digital impressions
Direct impact areas
TechCHELLA creates momentum.
Partnership Opportunities
Senator Yayi as Founding Partner — Youth & Innovation.
Strategic activations
Yayi Excellence Prize
Pitch & hackathon awards.
Ogun Youth Access Fund
Direct funding pathway for young builders.
Free Transportation Support
Move attendees from across the state.
Innovation Scholarships
Skills, training, and learning grants.
Youth Leadership Fireside Chat
Senator Yayi in conversation with the next generation.
Founder & Investor Executive Dinner
Private, invite-only network table.
Talent Development Sponsorship
Power the long-term skills pipeline.
Premium, impact-led visibility — with dignity.
★ The Strategic Case
Why TechCHELLA 2026 is a strategic political asset for Senator Yayi
A bigger stage for a proven mission.
Senator Yayi has spent years delivering real, visible impact for young people across Ogun and Lagos — scholarships, ICT programmes, SME empowerment, infrastructure and opportunity. TechCHELLA 2026 amplifies that established record on a single, undeniable stage — turning a celebrated track of empowerment into measurable, share-worthy and vote-moving momentum at the exact moment Ogun's young population is paying attention. This is more than an event partnership; it is a strategic political investment with lasting electoral, reputational and legacy returns.
Direct access to Ogun's most difficult voting bloc
TechCHELLA convenes 5,000+ students, founders, creators, innovators, first-time voters and emerging professionals from across Ogun and beyond — the single hardest demographic to reach through traditional political channels. In one weekend, in one room, Senator Yayi gains face-to-face proximity to the future voting bloc that will heavily influence 2027 and beyond. This is not visibility. This is voter proximity.
Permanent ownership of a legacy initiative
Through naming rights and flagship assets — the Yayi Excellence Prize, Yayi Founder Access Fund, Yayi Fireside Leadership Chat and Yayi Innovation Fellowship — the Senator becomes permanently associated with youth empowerment and future-building in Ogun State. These are not one-time donations; they become enduring symbols of leadership that live on in headlines, founder success stories, scholarship records and personal testimonies for years. Legacy beyond campaign cycles.
Statesman-level positioning: from politician to builder
TechCHELLA creates a narrative shift — from 'another politician' to 'a builder of Ogun's future.' By visibly backing innovation, entrepreneurship, education and youth opportunity, Senator Yayi is positioned as a long-term architect of prosperity, not just a participant in elections. This is the posture that travels powerfully into 2027. People remember builders, not just office seekers.
Undeniable, defensible proof of impact
Campaign promises can be challenged. Measured outcomes cannot. Through TechCHELLA, the Senator gains concrete, countable achievements: scholarships funded, startups supported, founders mentored, jobs created, youths trained, businesses connected to capital, careers unlocked. These become visible receipts of leadership that opponents cannot easily dispute and beneficiaries can testify about — one of the strongest forms of political credibility.
Controlled media dominance & digital narrative ownership
TechCHELLA generates millions of organic impressions through attendee content, press coverage, livestream moments, founder stories, highlights, documentary storytelling and social amplification — placing the Yayi name inside every phone across Ogun and beyond. More importantly, it creates owned media assets (professional photos, videos, interviews, documentaries, campaign-quality storytelling) reusable across political communication channels for years. Long-term narrative control.
Cross-generational political goodwill
Parents support those who support their children. Schools respect visible investment in education. Faith communities reward future-building leadership. Traditional rulers recognise local development. Market women, professionals and family networks connect emotionally to visible youth success stories. Youth engagement creates political trust that travels far beyond the event venue — and trust is more powerful than publicity.
Strategic influence beyond Ogun
TechCHELLA is a high-level convergence of investors, founders, policy leaders, corporate decision-makers, development partners, diaspora stakeholders, media executives and institutional influencers. This positions Senator Yayi as Ogun's bridge to private capital, federal relevance, innovation ecosystems and international opportunity — strengthening both state-level influence and Abuja-level credibility. Political capital and strategic influence.
A defensible legacy story for the future
The strongest political stories are not spoken — they are evidenced. Years from now, when people ask 'What did he build?' there must be a visible answer. TechCHELLA becomes part of the larger legacy: that Senator Yayi invested in the next generation before they became powerful, backed builders before they became successful, and created access before others made promises. The kind of story that survives elections — and becomes legacy.
One weekend. Years of political capital.
Why Senator Yayi
A natural alignment with the Yayi legacy.
Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola — Yayi — Senator for Ogun West, chartered accountant, philanthropist, and one of Nigeria's most consistent voices on education, infrastructure and youth empowerment.
Ogun West
Senator since 2023
Lagos West
Senator 2015 – 2023
Public Accounts
Former House Committee Chair
Where his record already lives
Supporting TechCHELLA demonstrates
TechCHELLA is the natural next chapter of the Yayi empowerment story.
This is legacy-building — moving from individual empowerment to a state-wide innovation platform that scales his impact across thousands of young Ogun builders in a single weekend.
Next Step
Let's build the future together.
We invite Senator Yayi to become a strategic force behind one of Ogun's most forward-looking youth innovation platforms.

Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola
Yayi.
Senator, Ogun West. A career built on showing up — for students, traders, artisans and young people across the state. TechCHELLA 2026 puts that same energy on a stage built for the next generation of Ogun builders.
"Building our future together."