The Chairman, Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission, Mr Samuel Abejide has applauded the affirmation of Governor Biodun Oyebanji by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its consensus candidate for the 2026 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State.
Mr Abejide who is the Chairman of State Primary Election Committee for the reelection of the Governor said that the motion for Oyebanji’s adoption which was moved by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and seconded by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye was a show of unity among party members.
In a statement by the media officer of the commission Mrs Oladija made available to journalists, Mr Abejide described the consensus candidacy of Governor Oyebanji as a significant milestone, as he became the first sitting governor in Ekiti State to secure a back-to-back nomination for a second term since the return of democracy in 1999.
The chairman said the consensus primary, chaired by Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, and deputized by Edo State Governor, Mr. Monday Okpehbolo, was in line with the Electoral Act and the APC Constitution as ratified by INEC, calling on other states to emulate the Ekiti model for continuity.
He thanked President Bola Tinubu, the APC leadership, and party stakeholders for supporting the Governor’s second term ambition, assuring them that Governor Oyebanji will continue to deliver on his electioneering promises.
He called on warring factions in the party to shelve their grievances and join forces with the Governor to develop the state in the best interest of all.
