In Nigeria, among the few governors that have continued to deliver the good dividends of democracy to the citizenry, Ekiti State governor, Biodun Oyebanji stands out.
Oyebanji has proven again and again that the people of the state didn’t make a mistake when they trooped out to vote him into power.
Though he is regarded by some as one of the most limelight-shy, yet he has been profoundly impactful. His leadership and administrative acumen are steadily bringing the dividends of democracy in ways that complement and even surpass the work of some of his predecessors.
It was, therefore, an evening of double honour for Oyebanji when he received the Vanguard Newspapers’ Personality of the Year (Good Governance) Award and Energy Times Magazine’s Energy Governor of the Year Award at two separate events held in Lagos.
The two awards, coming barely one month after Governor Oyebanji received the Silverbird Man of the Year Award were predicated on his transformative leadership, inclusive governance and his huge investments in road and power infrastructure, as well as agriculture and community development.
Speaking shortly after the events, Governor Oyebanji said the awards, like the previous ones, belong to the people of Ekiti, whom he said have demonstrated unprecedented support for his administration’s developmental agenda.
He added that the recognition has further placed a necessity on him to do more in terms of lifting the living standards of the people through the right mix of life-transforming programmes, policies and projects.
Governor Oyebanji thanked President Bola Tinubu for putting in place economic policies that have ceded more funds to the states, including Ekiti, thereby paving the way for greater development.
He also thanked Ekiti people at home and in the Diaspora for their support for his administration, stressing that the support of the people has been of tremendous encouragement.
While reiterating his commitment to sustaining the pace of development in the state, Governor Oyebanji said his administration would not relent in its efforts at creating the enabling environment for economic growth, infrastructure development, and social welfare of the citizens.
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