Ekiti 2022: APC candidate, Oyebanji unveils six-point agenda

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Biodun Oyebanji

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Biodun Oyebanji has unveiled his six-point agenda indicating the kernel of his policy thrust if elected governor of the state during the June 18 governorship election.

As captured in the manifesto, job creation for young people and human capital development would be the top priorities of Oyebanji’s government to further tap the rich human resources the state is endowed with.

Other critical areas captured in Oyebanji’s policy thrust include Agriculture and Rural Development; Infrastructure and Industrialisation; Arts, Culture, and Tourism; and Governance.

The party also held a walk from the popular Trade Fair Complex to the campaign office of the candidate in Ado-Ekiti to mobilise support for the APC candidate.

Addressing the crowd of party supporters at the unveiling of the manifesto held on Tuesday, Oyebanji, said he is determined to translate the programmes to reality for the state’s development and growth when elected as governor.

According to him, “This is not a promise made by a politician, but a promise that I made as an Ekiti man to Ekiti people. We are going to grow the economy and create jobs for our people. We will invest in human capital to safeguard the future of our people.

“Our mission is to provide quality education and develop our knowledge zone in order to create jobs, new markets, and attract financing for industrious Ekiti entrepreneurs to start or grow their businesses.

“We will complete all strategic infrastructure projects in transport, agriculture and power designed to improve the quality of life for all and make Ekiti competitive for businesses of all sizes.

“We will provide a conducive environment and sustainable welfare package for our workers, retirees and traditional institution, develop our rural, support our farmers and improve the productivity of our agriculture sector.

“We are going to develop our tourism industry by investing in our attractions, cultural endowments and assets, complete projects that will increase power supply and extend and maintain our transportation networks.

“Among all the candidates for this Ekiti election, I am the only one that has a programme that can drive innovation, create wealth and bring deserved development.”

The Director-General, Biodun Oyebanji campaign organisation, Cyril Fasuyi, added that the event signalled the beginning of the electioneering campaign in APC and signposted the fact that it will be issue-based.

Fasuyi said the manifesto was a well-articulated document that serves as a social contract between the ruling party and the Ekiti masses and a well-amplified testimony that the party is ready to give the people the required dividends of democracy.

In his address to members, the Party’s State Chairman, Paul Omotoso, said the June 18 election is a foregone conclusion and that there is every proof that the APC would win the poll in a landslide fashion.

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