…flag off campaign slated for April 27
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji is targeting a minimum of 500,000 votes and victory in all the 2,445 polling units to emerge as the overwhelming winner of the June 20, 2026 governorship election.
The Director General of the Biodun Oyebanji Campaign Organisation, Senator Cyril Fasuyi, who dropped the hint also affirmed that the Ekiti Governor will be contesting on the strength of his performance and the popular demand by the people of the State.
Senator Fasuyi disclosed that the Governor will officially flag off his campaign for second term with a massive rally at Ekiti Parapo Pavilion in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on April 27 to make a big statement of intent of his readiness to serve the people on a higher scale.
Fasuyi who spoke at a the maiden press conference organised by the campaign council on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti, said the Council and the APC through its canvassers are working towards winning in all the 2,445 polling units, all the 177 wards and all the 16 local government areas.
He said Gov. Oyebanji will be campaigning for re-election on a record of superlative performance with verifiable indices on ground as attested to by the people who have felt the impact of his governance.
Fasuyi, who is the Senator representing Ekiti North in the upper legislative chamber, said the grand flag-off rally is expected to complement the door-to-door and street-to-street campaign that had commenced following the lifting of the ban on open campaign by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The BAO Campaign chief who served in similar capacity in the 2022 governorship election, noted that the good works of the APC flag bearer in the areas of infrastructure development, education, healthcare, better workers’ welfare, job creation are already speaking in favour of the Governor ahead of the poll.
While noting that the Oyebanji campaign is complemented by the APC party structures, Fasuyi said the campaign team is formidable and well prepared for a clean, peaceful and rigorous engagement with the people of the state throughout the electioneering period.
He promised a campaign that is based on issues in which “every APC member is an equal canvasser and no one is a spectator” adding that: “This campaign is intra-local government, intra-ward and intra-ward. We will market our record and our plan, not abuse opponents.”
Canvassing one of the major reasons why Oyebanji should be re-elected by the electorate, Fasuyi emphasized that the governor has worked to ensure that Ekiti is the most secured state in Nigeria adding that the performance recorded during the first term has justified the need to reward the APC candidate with a fresh term of four years.
Fasuyi said: “Let me place the facts on the table. Four years ago, an APC Governor, His Excellency, Dr John Kayode Fayemi handed a clear mandate to his would-be successor, that he should surpass him in terms of performance. Governor Oyebanji accepted the challenge anf the rest is history.
“He started the work with all his energy immediately after his inauguration. Roads have been fixed across all 16 LGAs and 22 LCDAs. Our schools have been renovated, teachers get trained, and bursaries restored. Health centres now wear new look having been comprehensively renovated, well-equipped and properly staffed.
“Ekiti is now ranked the most secured state in Nigeria. On transparency, Ekiti scored 39 out of 39 in Q4 2025 and 100 out of 100 as a progressive performer in Q4 2024. We topped the 2026 Subnational Audit Efficacy Index. Food inflation in Ekiti is now the lowest in Nigeria. The Ekiti Knowledge Zone is underway. Farm settlements are back.
“Women lead as Deputy Governor, Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Head of Service; and Accountant General of the State and as chairperson of local government council, among others. These are not claims, drive on the roads, visit the hospitals, talk to workers, ask farmers. Performance speaks.”
The Director General used the opportunity to call on the media to report exactly what they see, shun propaganda, visit the projects and verify every claim adding that the council was ready to respond to every claim with necessary facts and figures.
Fasuyi stressed further that the council and its candidate will not sponsor falsehood or exaggerate figures as the various projects and policies were enough for campaign. He urged media practitioners to always reach out to the council for matters that need clarifications for the public to know the truth in the campaign trail.
Former Political Asviser to the President, Senator Babafemi Ojudu who also spoke at the news conference, hailed Oyebanji for providing good governance and purposeful leadership noting that polling 500,000 votes which had never happened in the history of the state is achievable.
Ojudu specifically commended Oyebanji for effective management of the state security architecture and ensuring security of lives and property despite the perceived insecurity in some neighbouring states.
Present at the also present at the conference were Chairman of the Media Committee of the Campaign, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun; Special Adviser on Political and Allied Matters, Chief Jide Awe; chieftain of APC Elders Forum, Chief Ronke Okusanya; members of the House of Assembly, members of the State Executive Council and other party chieftains.
Last modified: April 15, 2026