The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Opeyemi Bamidele, senate leader, to head the campaign council for the re-election bid of Biodun Oyebanji, governor of Ekiti State.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 18 for the Ekiti governorship election.
The party on Thursday unveiled a 57-member campaign council that includes Adeyemi Adaramodu, chairman of the senate committee on media and public affairs; Cyril Fasuyi, chairman of the senate committee on establishment and public services; Adeoye Aribasoye, speaker of the Ekiti state house of assembly; and Biodun Olujimi, former deputy governor of the state.
Sola Elesin, chairman of the APC in Ekiti, will serve as chairman of the campaign council, while Oyeniyi Adebayo, chief of staff to the governor, will act as secretary.
In a statement issued by his directorate of media and public affairs, Bamidele accepted the appointment and pledged to lead the campaign council in mobilising support for Oyebanji’s re-election.
The senate leader said the campaign would provide an opportunity to highlight the achievements of the Oyebanji administration and those of the APC at the national level.
Bamidele thanked the party leadership for nominating him to head the council, describing the appointment as both a privilege and a significant responsibility.
He said he would work closely with the campaign council, the Ekiti APC structure and the party’s national secretariat to secure the governor’s re-election.
According to him, Oyebanji’s second-term bid will reflect the administration’s performance in office.
“Oyebanji’s re-election will be a referendum given our records of performance in the 40 months that he has been leading Ekiti state,” he said.
“Under his leadership, Ekiti state has enjoyed cohesion, peace, and stability politically and socially.”
Bamidele also described the governor as a leader committed to inclusive governance.
“Governor Oyebanji has provided transformative leadership that accommodates the interests of all regardless of their political and religious affiliation,” he said.
“Such a leader deserves another term to consolidate and complete development projects and programmes he has initiated for the generality of Ekiti residents.”
