2026 governorship least of my worries — Oyebanji

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has said he will not be distracted by underhand political scheming ahead of the 2026 governorship race in the state, describing the idea of second- term as the least of his worries for now.

Oyebanji said this at the grand finale of the 2024 Week of Prayer organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in conjunction with the Ekiti State Government, held at Jibowu Hall, Government House, Ado Ekiti.

Addressing the congregation at the event, the governor said news had been filtering in that some politicians had started holding nocturnal meetings ahead of the 2026 governorship election, saying he won’t allow that to derail his focus in the interest of Ekiti citizens.

“They said some people have started holding meetings, I am not bothered by this. For now, 2026 is the least of my worries. What I am really bothered about is leading Ekiti to prosperity, and allowing God to guide us.

“I have made a covenant that there won’t be tolerance for corruption, dishonesty and disobedience to orders so, I won’t allow second-term ambition to distract me. Human beings can play politics, but God is the master politician. He knows how to take care of everything.

“When I became the governor, which I never believed in my wildest imagination, I was asked to state what I wanted to go and do. I said God told me go and feed my people. That was why the first year, I dedicated it to the welfare of my people. We were paying salary, pension and gratuity.

“As we were doing all these, some people said what is going to be my legacy; they advised that I should go and do infrastructure, but I insisted that if I feed the people first, infrastructure will come. Because I was obeying God, money for infrastructure was being provided,” he added.

Oyebanji appealed to the politicians and political office holders to always exhibit sacrificial spirit, saying they should perceive leadership as service to God and humanity.