The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye, has said lawmakers are impressed by the performance of Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, BAO, and are ready to support his re-election agenda.
He stated this on Thursday at the Governor’s Office in Ado-Ekiti, where the governor received his Expression of Interest and Nomination Form from the global leadership of the Ekiti State University Alumni Association Solidarity Group.
The EKSU Alumni earlier in the week purchased the forms for the governor at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja, a gesture many described as unique.
In his remarks at the event, Aribasoye described Governor Oyebanji as a man of vision and strategic thinking, adding that he has won the hearts of politicians and the masses with his integrity and amiable conduct.
According to him, it was quite impressive that various groups made attempts to purchase the form for the sitting governor about the same period, saying this attests to the value attached to him and the level of faith the populace has in him.
Aribasoye pointed out that the excellent performance and delivery of the governor in critical sectors has given him the edge in the current Ekiti political space.
The Speaker, who said he got superlative feedbacks about Oyebanji many times he travelled outside the state, noted that BAO is a marketable and sellable political product, calling on party members to ensure the product is well projected for continuity and electoral victory.
He charged party faithful to return to their units and wards at the local government level with a solid and well-structured campaign for the governorship product of the APC in Ekiti State, which is Oyebanji.
Meanwhile, the governor in his speech vowed to resist any move by some political gladiators to cause crisis within the party, noting that their purported ambition was not targeted at the peace and progress of the party and the state in general.
Justifying the purchase of the forms for the governor, the Director-General of the EKSU Alumni Solidarity Group for BAO, Dipo Bamisaye, said the action followed the giant strides Oyebanji has recorded in the state across all sectors.