The lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said there is no vacancy in the 2026 governorship seat, stating that members of Ekiti State Caucus in the National Assembly will join hands with other progressive-minded people to support Governor Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in office.
Naturenex reports that the Senate Leader, accompanied by Oyebanji, spoke at Igede Ekiti on Friday during an inspection of some of his constituency projects across Ekiti Central Senatorial district.
According to Bamidele, their support for Governor Oyebanji was based on his excellent performance and exemplary leadership.
The Senator said Oyebanji had continued to collaborate with members of the National Assembly and get them actively involved in his development agenda.
He said, “We have a governor today who will sit down with us and say this is what our people need, if you want to do your constituency project, please, work on this list.
“I know that market development was part of what the governor discussed with us, the transformer was part of it, the solar street light was part of it and by the grace of God every member of the National Assembly would pick from the list given to us by the governor because if we do not do what the people want at where they want it, it will be useless.
“Your Excellency, we are proud of you and I know that by the grace of God like everyone is saying, anybody that thinks there is a vacancy in 2026 is only deceiving himself, and I am begging you, don’t let anybody deceive our people.
“You sent nine of us to Abuja, three senators and six House of Representative members and at the appropriate time, the nine of us will do our advert jointly signed endorsing Governor Oyebanji as our consensus candidate in all the dailies.”
The next Ekiti State governorship election where Oyebanji may decide to seek reelection will be held in 2026.
