Biodun Oyebanji is a former Secretary to the Ekiti State Government and a former Chief of Staff to the Governor of Ekiti State.
13 Facts About Biodun Oyebanji
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Biodun Oyebanji was elected governor during the 2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, having defeated Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party and Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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Biodun Oyebanji has at various points served in public service through appointments or as a member of committees.
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In 1994, Biodun Oyebanji was appointed Secretary of the committee set up for the creation of Ekiti State, headed by Baba Deji Falegan.
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Biodun Oyebanji was the Secretary of the Ekiti State Development Fund.
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Biodun Oyebanji ascended through the ranks to become the state governor's Chief of Staff in 2003.
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In 2010, Biodun Oyebanji was appointed the commissioner for integration and inter-governmental affairs and later Ekiti's office of transformation strategy and delivery a year later by the administration of Kayode Fayemi.
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In 2018, Biodun Oyebanji was appointed secretary to the state government by Kayode Fayemi, after being reelected for a second term as Governor of Ekiti State.
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In 2021, Biodun Oyebanji resigned his position as the Secretary to the State Government to pursue his governorship aspirations.
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On 8 December 2021, Biodun Oyebanji declared his intention to contest the Ekiti State Gubernatorial Election in 2022.
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The grievances of the other aspirants were not addressed by the party hierarchy hence, the primary was held, and Biodun Oyebanji polled 101,703 votes, unopposed to emerge as the All Progressives Congress governorship flag bearer in the 2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election.
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Biodun Oyebanji was officially sworn in as governor of Ekiti State on 16 October 2022.
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Biodun Oyebanji, who is an associate professor at the University of Ibadan and a princess of Ado Ekiti.