Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has forwarded a list of nominees to the State Assembly for screening and consideration for appointment as Commissioners into his cabinet.
The list comprised commissioners who were members of the State Executive Council that was dissolved by the Governor on August 10, 2025.
Olayinka Oyebode, the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, announced the development in a press statement on Monday.
According to him, the decision to re-present the former commissioners for consideration by the State Assembly was jointly taken by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and critical stakeholders of the party in Ekiti State, who impressed it on the Governor to retain the team.
“The decision was hinged on the need for the party to go into the June 20, 2026 Ekiti State Governorship election as a united family.
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“It is believed that appointing a new set of commissioners barely seven months to the election could be counter-productive,” the statement further noted.
“It is also recalled that the party leadership from various towns and communities and other critical stakeholders, worked with the screening committee set up by the Governor, in the selection, nomination and appointment of the Commissioners and and other appointees in 2023.
“Governor Oyebanji, had at the inception of his administration, said the party and leaders of various towns and communities in the State would play crucial roles in the process leading to the appointment of people into offices in order to make them accountable to the people,” the statement concluded.
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