2026: We Can’t Afford Trial and Error Governance, Ekiti Deputy Gov Declares

•Says Oyebanji’s second term will be more beneficial

GbengaSodeindein Ado Ekiti

Ahead of the June 20, 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, has declared that his principal, Governor BiodunOyebanji, remained the best for the state to continue till 2030.

She stated that the state couldn’t afford a trial and error governance, by electing a neophyte to govern the state at the expense of an experienced governor like Oyebanji, whom she said had been tested and trusted as an administrator.

Afuye spoke in Aramoko and Ado Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti West and Ado Local Governments on Monday,  at the conclusion of the women mobilisation tour organised by the office of the First Lady, Dr. OlayemiOyebanji to rally support for her husband.

She assured the APC members that his boss, BiodunOyebanji would serve more inclusively and  beneficially, if given the second term in office.

She saluted the APC members in Ekiti West and Ado Local Governments for their spirit of camaraderie and solid backing towards Oyebanji and the first lady, who were their son and daughter.

“You have tested Governor Oyebanji and found him suitable as a Governor. He has done excellently well in the last three years. You know that if given a second term, he will do more. I want you to double your votes for him.

“Our governor hails from Ekiti West and the First Lady is from Ado Ekiti. He is your son. I know you won’t let him down. As you won’t let him down, he too will not disappoint you, be rest assured about this.

“What we need in Ekiti is someone with the experience and the fear of God to lead us. I know Governor Oyebanji possesses all these qualities,” she said.

Projecting into the future, Afuye added that the government would continue to be gender sensitive, by allotting more lofty positions to women in politics and administration, saying the governor was counting heavily on them to clinch the ticket in the party’s primary.

The Secretary to the State Government, Prof HabibatAdubiaro, commended the governor for standing by women to rise politically and administratively saying only Ekiti has six members in the House of Assembly in the country.

The APC Women leader, Mrs Caroline Eegunlusi and the Chairperson, Ekiti APC Women Council, MrsRonkeOkusanya, said Ekiti women have indisputably enjoyed the dividends of democracy under Governor Oyebanji’s leadership.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters, Chief Jide Awe, urged the women and other party members to be steadfast in their support for the governor, who has served with passion and delivered the best for the state.