By Oludamisi Ojo.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has urged the alumni of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, to support the former Secretary to the Ekiti State Government and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Hon. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, to win the June 18 gubernatorial poll.

Oyebanji graduated from the university in 1987 and took up lecturing job and subsequently became a member of the Governing Council before he joined politics.
Ooni, who is the Life Patron of the EKSU Alumni Association, spoke at the 40th Anniversary Dinner and Award of the university, held in Ado Ekiti.

Oba Ogunwusi, said considering Oyebanji’s pedigree and contributions to EKSU as an alumnus, former lecturer as well as his contribution to the state in general, he was convinced that the APC standard bearer remains a good choice for the number one position.

Ooni, represented by Alara Odaye of Ara Land, Ile- Ife, Oba Adebisi Segun Layade, hailed all the stakeholders of the University, especially the Vice Chancellor, Prof Edward Olanipekun, for their efforts, over the years, to make sure the institution remains a university of choice in Nigeria.

According to the first class monarch ‘As someone who is familiar with history of Ekiti State as a lover of education, I am not surprised about the feat the Ekiti State University has achieved over the years. Today, I am bold to say anywhere that I’m related to one of the best universities in the country.

“I congratulate our young and dynamic Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanipekun for his quality leadership which is daily germinating in the lives of the products of the school and I appreciate, sincerely, members of the alumni association, for always looking back and willing to contribute their quota,”.
Oba Ogunwusi described the emergence of Oyebanji in the political scene as God’s design to perfect the good work he had started in EKSU.

He urged the entire university community and the alumni association to see Oyebanji’s candidacy as their project and work tirelessly to see him crowned as Ekiti State Governor, come October 2022.
He said when he first heard about Hon. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, his first attraction to him was the fact that he attended and had lectured in the University.

Oba Ogunwusi said he later discovered he has done a lot towards the development of Ekiti, including serving as Chief of Staff to a former governor and two term commissioner under Dr Kayode Fayemi and later as Secretary to the State Government.

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To him he said the emergence of Oyebanji on the Ekiti political scene is not by accident, it’s timely as God wants to use him to perfect his job in the growth trajectory of the 40-year old school.
He charged everybody, who is connected to EKSU, one way or the other to support Oyebanji because “I see him as God’s sent at this time to our great institution,”

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Edward Olanipekun, who hailed Governor Kayode Fayemi’s erudition and commitment to the institution, also called on all members of the alumni association and the university community, to bury their political differences and adopt Oyebanji, a former student of the institution, as their sole candidate in the forth coming guber poll.

Speaking on behalf of the awardees, Oyebanji commended the Engr. Dipo Bamisaye-led alumni association for the efforts being made daily to attract development to EKSU and appreciated the association for considering him worthy of the award.