Sola POPOOLA
The wife of Ekiti State governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji has called on Ekiti people ,particularly members of her immediate family to sustain their support for current administration led by governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji.
Mrs Oyebanji made this appeal at a reception / thank you visit to her Atewogboye family ,one of the two Ruling Houses in Ado-Ekiti.
The First Lady , who hails from Onikoro Family of the Atowogboyes was accompanied by her political aides ,wife of the Speaker, Mrs Aribasoye, former chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ekiti State Mrs Kemi Olayeye and some Local Government chairmen .
The apparently elated governor’s wife promised to ensure regular interface with the family members. She also thanked them for standing by her husband during the June 18 Governorship election in Ekiti State.
” I feel highly honoured to be with my immediate family members. I cherished the love , supports and prayers being giving to my husband now and always. Let me use this opportunity to once again thank you for supporting my husband, Governor Biodun Oyebanji during the last election.We are not taking this for granted.and the only way we can show appreciation is to provide good governance which Ekiti people have started enjoying.
” I want you to urge you to sustain your prayers for the present administration so that the people can enjoy more dividends of democracy.I want to specially thank our Kabiyesi,the Ewi,Oba Ruphus Adeyemo Adejugbe ,the Ewi in Council and the good people of Ado-Ekiti.” Mrs Oyebanji said .
The governor’s wife also promised to pay similar visit to other family members outside the Atewogboye.
She, however admonished them to sustain the current love and support being giving to the administration governor Oyebanji stressing that the governor was determined to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people .
Mrs Oyebanji particularly lauded the symbolic role played by the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti,Oba Ruphus Adeyemo Adejugbe and Ewi in Council in the political success of governor Oyebanji.
The First Lady thereafter donated cash gift as well as food items to the family.
The Atewogboye Family Head,Prince Kolade Adeyemo in his welcome address said Mrs Oyebanji remains the pride of the family and a rallying point.
The family secretary, Bayo Idowu Adeyujigbe in welcome address said they were happy and honoured to receive Mrs Oyebanji.
He also thanked the Family Head,Prince Kolade Adeyemo for providing leadership in uniting the family and spending generously to support members .
Adenuyigbe disclosed that Prince Adeyemo donated the Elerebi Family currently being used for family meetings and other activities.
The family sought the assistance of the governor’s wife in building a befitting Family Hall .They urged her to prevail on the governor to ensure that access roads to the various family farmsteads were graded.
The coordinator of the programme and younger brother to the First Lady, Prince Niyi Adedipe (The Apase Oodua) who facilitated the interaction said the event was meant to appreciate the immediate family of Mrs Oyebanji for their supports so far.
Prince Adedipe said the family equally want to use the occasion to appreciate the governor’s wife for the numerous supports being giving to the family.
According to him,no fewer than ten members of the family have been gainfully employed through the support of Mrs Oyebanji.