Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has called on the newly re-appointed Commissioners and Special Advisers to be diligent, responsive, creative, innovative and transparent in the discharge of their duties, stressing that their action must reflect the ideals of good governance.
At the inaugurating of the 17 recalled Commissioners and 11 on Tuesday at the Government House, Ado Ekiti, the state capital, Oyebanji expressed pride and satisfaction in his administration’s achievements in the last three years particularly in infrastructure, agriculture, education, health, arts and culture, social and economic development.
Having reassigned the Commissioners and the Special Advisers to their former offices, the governor noted that there are still much to be achieved, and charged them to hit the ground running in order to accelerate the implementation of government policies and programmes.
Noting that the election season is approaching, Oyebanji urged the cabinet members to ensure utmost loyalty, hardwork and diligence in the discharge of their duties and make themselves available in their various localities and be punctual at party meetings.
He said: ‘I am very delighted to note that the last three years of working with you as a team, have been exciting and enlightening. Together, we have achieved for our people life transforming developments that have placed Ekiti in a high pedestal among the comity of States. I am proud of our collective achievements in infrastructure, agriculture, education, health, arts and culture, social and economic development.
‘While it is true that some members of the team have been very exceptional in their delivery, I don’t need to say that some members need to double up to justify their continued relevance in the council. So, the opportunity that has been extended to all of you to be back into the Executive Council must be justified through hard work, dedication, loyalty and cooperation.
‘You have been part of this administration for the past three years. You are not strangers to the Six Pillars of Administration as well as the different policies and programmes of the government. You therefore have to hit the ground running. There is no time for frivolities and infantile triumphalism. You must know that no matter the achievements we have collectively attained thus far, there are still much more to achieve. We still owe our employers, the Ekiti people a lot more’.
On behalf of the Executive Council members, Prof. Bolaji Aluko expressed appreciation to the governor for calling them back to duty after four months to function in their previous offices.
Commending the magnanimity of the Governor and the All Progressives Congress on the decision to return them to their offices, Aluko promised that they would continue to work assiduously towards ensuring the realisation of the shared prosperity agenda and the six pillars of the administration that would make the administration finish strong at the end of the administration on 16 October 2026.
While assuring the governor that the reconstituted council would work tirelessly in the drive to re-elect him for a second term in the 20 June 2026 election, Aluko promised that they would be more visible and viable in their various communities in the buildup to the election since they were all politically appointed.
Also present at the event were the Deputy Governor, Chief Monisade Afuye; Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye; Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Habibat Adubiaro; Head of Service, Dr. Folakemi Olomojobi; Chief of Staff, Mr. Niyi Adebayo; members of the state House of Assembly; members of the state’s executive council; and traditional rulers among others.
The governor dissolved the council last 10 August 10.
