2026: EKSU alumni present APC interest, nomination forms to Oyebanji

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has promised that his administration will give necessary support and ensure the enabling environment to make Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, a world-class institution before he leaves office.

The governor, who is an alumnus and former lecturer at the school, expressed joy that the institution was repositioning through his administration’s efforts, saying, “Our university is out of intensive care unit now, what we need to do is to stabilise it.”

Oyebanji spoke in Ado Ekiti on Thursday when the EKSU Alumni Association formally presented the All Progressives Congress Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to him as part of their support for the governor’s re-election in the June 2026 governorship election in the state.

The governor, who expressed gratitude to his colleagues in the Alumni Association for purchasing the nomination and expression of interest forms on his behalf, described the gesture as an uncommon show of love and confidence.

He promised that he would continue to make the Alumni proud through impactful policies and projects that promoted inclusive governance, economic development and educational advancement.

Oyebanji said, “Our administration has been able to rescue EKSU through strategic constitution of the governing council and the management team, as well as interventions which include an increase in the subvention accruable to the institution, with more efforts underway to make the university a world-class.

By the time we leave office, we will have been able to have a university that is world-class. The process has started. I am extremely grateful to the alumni association, the EKSU Alumni Solidarity Group for BAO and to those who contributed and are still contributing. Let me assure you, I will continue to make you proud, and the government will continue to provide an enabling environment for the university to do better.

This is a wake-up call for me and other politicians that people are watching us. They are watching our conduct, and it is a wakeup call to APC members that there are other alternative platforms of support, even when the people decide to act otherwise, God will raise his own army”, Oyebanji said.

EKSU Alumni Global President, Mr Seyi Idowu, who unveiled the EKSU Alumni Solidarity Group for BAO, said the group’s objective was “to launch a house to house and social media campaign for the governor’s second term bid”, stressing that Oyebanji had satisfactorily made alumni proud and fulfilled their aspiration by raising the banner of governance in the state

Idowu said, “The decision to buy the nomination forms for Governor Oyebanji was a show of confidence in his leadership. The governor’s impressive track record in governance and his commitment to the people’s welfare have made him the right choice to continue to steer the affairs of the state.”

The Director General of EKSU Alumni Solidarity Group, Dipo Bamisaye, said that the association deemed it worthy to obtain the forms for the governor to run for a second term as governor of the state due to “his exceptional performance, strength of character, vision and impeccable leadership”.

Bamisaye, who is the immediate past EKSU Alumni global president, highlighted Oyebanji’s achievements in less than three years in office to include, creation of a peaceful business and political atmosphere, infrastructural development across the state, increment of subvention to all tertiary institutions in the state and defrayment of gratuities, among others.