By Clifford Ndujihe (Group Politics Editor) & Omeiza Ajayi
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Biodun Oyebanji, has mentioned his re-election won’t solely consolidate ongoing improvement efforts within the state but additionally form the political path of the nation forward of the 2027 common elections.
Talking in Ado-Ekiti shortly after his affirmation because the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC throughout a particular nomination congress, Oyebanji described the consensus endorsement as historic, saying it marks the primary time within the 29-year historical past of the state {that a} sitting governor may have a transparent path to successive democratic continuity.
“No democratically elected authorities has succeeded itself in Ekiti. If we win subsequent June, we would be the first administration to run back-to-back, and that may assist finish the cycle of coverage truncation that has slowed our improvement,” Oyebanji mentioned.
The governor, who as soon as served as Secretary of the Committee for the Creation of Ekiti State, attributed his broad help to years of expertise in governance and deliberate efforts to foster unity amongst political leaders.
“I made up my thoughts to be at peace with everybody. I’ve cordial relationships with all former governors. I go to them, attend their occasions and present respect. That’s the reason the state is peaceable and politically secure,” he mentioned, including {that a} invoice will quickly be despatched to the Home of Meeting to institutionalize quarterly conferences of former governors modelled after the Council of State on the federal degree.
On ladies inclusion, Oyebanji mentioned Ekiti stays a mannequin for gender stability, boasting the very best variety of feminine lawmakers in Nigeria, in addition to ladies occupying prime state positions together with deputy governor, head of service, and secretary to the state authorities.
He additionally highlighted the administration’s agricultural initiative which has taken 5,000 youths off the streets into 13 farm clusters throughout the state, supported with dormitories, mechanization, and market entry.
Dismissing fears of opposition threats, Oyebanji mentioned the APC won’t be complacent however will “work till the election is received,” noting that “the 2025 governorship ballot has implications for the 2027 presidential election.”
Oyebanji mentioned his long-term imaginative and prescient is to make Ekiti “a state that’s economically affluent, safe, and globally aggressive,” guided by the federal government’s 30-year improvement plan.
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