The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, is set to reappoint sacked members of his cabinet, including commissioners and special advisers who were relieved of their duties on 10th August 2025. Oyebanji, in a bid to reconstitute his cabinet, has subsequently forwarded the names of the nominees to the state assembly for screening. The Special Adviser to the governor on Media, Yinka Oyebode, in a statement on Monday, explained that the governor decided to retain the sacked cabinet members following the intervention of stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress (APC). He added that the governor considered the unity and cohesion of the party, leading to the June 20, 2026, governorship election, in taking the decision to reappoint the cabinet members.
Oyebode said, “The decision to re-present the former commissioners for consideration by the State Assembly was jointly taken by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and critical stakeholders of the party in Ekiti State, who impressed it on the Governor to retain the team.
“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 before the election could be counterproductive.
“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 other appointees in 2023.
“Governor Oyebanji, 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.”
