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Ekiti 2026: Oyebanji reappoints former Commissioners, sends names to Assembly
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has forwarded a new list of commissioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly as part of his plans to reconstitute the state cabinet.
The nominees are the same individuals who previously served in his cabinet before it was dissolved on August 10, 2025.
In a statement, Yinka Oyebode, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, said the decision to reinstate the former commissioners came after consultations with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State and other key stakeholders.
The statement reads, “The decision was hinged on the need for the party to go into the June 20, 2026 Ekiti State Governorship election as a united family. It is believed that appointing a new set of commissioners barely seven months to the election could be counter-productive.
“Recall that the party leadership, the leadership of various towns and communities and other critical stakeholders, worked with the screening committee set up by the Governor, in the selection, nomination and appointment of the Commissioners and and other appointees in 2023.
“Governor Oyebanji, had at the inception of his administration, said the party and leaders of various towns and communities in the State would play crucial roles in the process leading to the appointment of people into offices in order to make them accountable to the people”, it added.
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