By Wasiu Owolewa
The Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Dr. Habibat Adubiaro has said the giant strides of the state governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji will garner more votes for the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) in the December 2 local government election in the state.
Mrs Adubiaro said this on Wednesday at the flag-off campaign rally for all the chairmanship, Vice chairmanship and councillorship candidates in Ado-Ekiti local and the three LCDAs which include Ado West, Ado Central and Ado North at Asamo’s compound, Odo-Ado, Ado-Ekiti.
The SSG remarked further that Governor Oyebanji has within one year in office justified the trust repose in him by Ekiti people which has helped in eliciting their interest in APC.
She said, “When God will answer our prayer in Ekiti, he gave us Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji(BAO) as governor. BAO has performed creditably well beyond our expectation within the shortest period of assuming office. He has implemented many life-touching programmes and ensures prompt payment of salaries, gratuities and pension to our workers and pensioners.
“This local government election will be an easy ride for our great party in Ekiti. Governor Oyebanji’s giant strides will garner more votes for APC”
The university don made a plea to all APC party members to turn up for all rallies in support of the candidates. She added that the only way the laudable achievements of the Governor can be appreciated by them is to work for the victory of the party in the local government poll.
“Please let’s come out en-mass in support of our candidates in any rally. Let’s create more fear into the mind of the opposition parties with our impressive turn-out in all the campaign rallies that will be organized to garner support and votes for our candidates.
“The only way we can appreciate the good efforts of our governor is for we party members to come out en-mass and work for the victory of the party in the forthcoming local government election. Let’s see this as our project. Let’s campaign as if there is opposition contesting this election with us”
The SSG while soliciting support for the party in the local poll thanked the immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi for enhancing grassroot development by creating more LCDAs. She also appreciated the First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, her predecessor, Her Excellency, Erelu Bisi Fayemi for the role they played in ensuring that more women were given the opportunity to serve the state.
“I want to use this opportunity to thank the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi for creating more LCDAs which has helped in enhancing grassroot development. We should also thank the First Lady of Ekiti, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji and her predecessor, Her Excellency, Erelu Bisi Fayemi for the great role they played in ensuring that more women were given the opportunity to serve the state”
The climax of the flag-off rally was the presentation of the symbol of the party to all the party candidates for the forthcoming coming local poll in Ado and all the three LCDAs by the SSG on behalf of the state governor.
The local government party chairman in Ado, Mr. Mike Akinleye on behalf of the party thanked the representative of the Governor for taking time out of her schedule time to attend the event. He called on party members to give the present administration in Ekiti all the needed support.