Oyebanji’s second term will usher in greater development,  inauguration committee declares

AS preparations for Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s second term inauguration commenced with the official release of a programme of activities, the Planning Committee has highlighted remarkable achievements of the administration in the last four years.

Reflecting on the achievements of the administration since it assumed office in October 2022, the chairman of the second term inauguration committee, MrOyeniyi Adebayo, who spoke at a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, said Ekiti people have a lot to look out for as the second term would usher in greater development and at a faster pace.

Adebayo, who highlighted activities marking the inauguration, said the programme will be kickstarted with a Jumat  service at the Central Mosque, Ado Ekiti on Friday, October 2, while the inauguration ceremony would be held on October 16.

Highlighting the infrastructure development of the administration, Adebayo, who is also the Chief of Staff to the Governor, noted that the completion of the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, which commenced commercial flight operations in late 2025 had created opportunities for investment, tourism, trade, commerce and agricultural exports which have invariably boosted the economy of the state.

He also disclosed that the administration had completed and inaugurated over 500 kilometres of inter-city and rural roads, with several other road projects currently at various stages of completion.

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According to him, the administration had also provided electricity to parts of Aiyekire, Ekiti East Local Government Area and the Ikogosi tourism belt, areas which, he said, had experienced prolonged lack of public electricity supply.

On healthcare and education, the committee chairman said the administration had, as of 2026, renovated over 110 primary healthcare centres and all the general hospitals in the state, equipping them with modern facilities.

He added that the government had made significant investments in education, including the comprehensive renovation of 203 secondary schools, including three special schools and 950 primary schools across the state.

The committee disclosed further that the administration had also established nine ICT laboratories in selected secondary schools and technical colleges and constructed new primary schools under the Suburb Model School Project.

It added that Governor Oyebanji’s administration had continued to support students by paying WAEC examination fees to the tune of N2.158 billion as well as procurement of free JAMB forms to 12,400 students in four years.

While highlighting the administration’s youth-focused agricultural initiatives, the committee said over 5,000 youths have been engaged in commercial agriculture through the Bring Back the Youth into Agriculture initiative, with participants reportedly making more than ₦1 billion in profits over the past one and a half years.

The administration, he said, had also disbursed N1.1 billion to 2,777 beneficiaries as credit and operational grants credit, N400 million loan disbursed to 443 micro, small and medium-scale enterprises, provided ₦450 million in grants to 10 cooperatives involved in agro-processing and production, and facilitated free Corporate Affairs Commission registration for about 5,400 MSMEs.

Praising the Oyebanji administration on fiscal responsibility, the chairman also drew attention to the robust fiscal management in the state, saying Ekiti had maintained a strong record of fiscal transparency and responsibility for over two years.

He maintained that the state had been ranked first for nine consecutive quarters, from the second quarter of 2024 to the second quarter of 2026, in the State Fiscal Transparency League reports published by BudgIT Foundation.

Projecting into the second term tenure, the committee chairman said the theme of the inauguration, “The Good Work Continues,” reflected the administration’s intention to consolidate existing programmes while introducing further interventions aimed at strengthening the state’s economy and improving the welfare of citizens.

He said recent stakeholder engagements across the three senatorial districts identified healthcare, electricity, roads, water supply, agriculture, human capital development and economic opportunities as areas requiring sustained consideration stressing that the major target is the expansion of rural road development, with a target of delivering up to 1,500 kilometres of roads through various interventions, including collaboration with development partners.

The chairman used the opportunity to commend the media for the symbiotic relationship with the government as he described them as an important bridge between government and the people.

He urged journalists to continue to provide accurate and professional coverage of the state’s activities as well as help citizens understand government policies, programmes and projects while providing broad coverage of the inauguration.

He assured the people that the administration would continue to engage stakeholders, improve service delivery and work towards ensuring that the impact of its shared prosperity agenda was felt across the state.

“As we begin preparations for the second term, the emphasis is on continuity and further development. The governor has stated that the next phase will focus particularly on interventions that add value to the economy, improve productivity and respond to the needs and aspirations of our people.

“Recent engagements with stakeholders, including the just-concluded Budget Tour of the three senatorial districts of the state have identified healthcare, electricity, roads, water supply, agriculture, human capital development and economic opportunities as areas requiring sustained attention.

“The governor has also stated that this consultative approach, which has been a hallmark of his administration during the first term, will continue through the second term.

“The administration has also announced plans to expand rural road development, with a target of delivering up to 1,500 kilometres of roads through various interventions, including collaboration with development partners,” the committee chairman said.

In attendance at the news conference were the Commissioner for Information, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun; Secretary to the State Government, Professor HabibatAdubiaro; Head of Service, Dr FolakemiOlomojobi; Chairman APC, Mr Sola Elesin; Chairman ALGON, Mr Segun Ojo; Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor, Mr Yinka Oyebode; Director General, Bureau of Community Communications, Mrs Mary Oso Omotoso; Special Assistant on Political Matters, Mrs Toyin Adepoju, among others.