Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has outlined a second-term development programme covering roads, education, healthcare, agriculture, electricity and enterprise support following his inauguration in Ado-Ekiti.
Vice President Kashim Shettima represented President Bola Tinubu at the ceremony, which also drew Senate President Godswill Akpabio, senior lawmakers, governors, former governors, traditional rulers and other political leaders. The Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Adekanye Ogunmoye, administered the oaths of office to Oyebanji and Deputy Governor Monisade Afuye.
Shettima congratulated the pair on their renewed mandate and urged the governor to preserve the inclusive approach that, in the vice president’s assessment, helped secure public confidence. He called for fairness, reconciliation, respect for institutions and attention to residents whose concerns are rarely heard at major political ceremonies.
The vice president linked the state’s development prospects to road construction, renewed public facilities, electricity access and the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport. He also defended the federal administration’s economic reforms, acknowledging their immediate difficulties while arguing that they were intended to improve long-term fiscal stability and opportunity.
In his inaugural address, Oyebanji said his administration would move from laying foundations to producing broader gains in household welfare and economic activity. He promised expanded road networks, stronger public facilities, agricultural clusters, processing capacity and improved access to finance and markets.
Education reforms, he said, would include vocational learning and practical skills, while technology, tourism and electricity initiatives would be used to attract investment and create employment. He also pledged support for women, young people, persons with disabilities, workers and pensioners.
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele described the inauguration as a milestone in the state’s democratic history. The governor’s commitments now set a measurable agenda against which residents can assess the administration’s performance over its second term.
