Ekiti indebted to Tinubu, will pay with votes, says Oyebanji

• Published date: 12 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has said the people would vote massively for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the February 25 general election.

The governor said Ekiti people were indebted to the former Lagos State governor and would pay back with massive votes at the polls as a mark of gratitude for his support to progressives in the state.

He spoke yesterday during the inauguration of the 143-member APC State Presidential Campaign Council in Ado-Ekiti, the capital.

Oyebanji described the ex-Lagos governor as the undisputable father of progressive politics in the country, exuding confidence that Tinubu would be voted for by all and sundry for his immense contribution to national development.

Oyebanji, who was joined by ex-governor Kayode Fayemi, said Tinubu was a benefactor to the progressive family in Ekiti State, adding that his support for the progressives in the early years of the...