Ekiti Guber: I Can Only Step Down For Oyebanji, Says Female Aspirant

A pistillate governorship aspirant for Ekiti State successful 2026, Atinuke Omolayo, has said she tin only  measurement down for Governor Biodun Oyebanji, though insisting that she stands the accidental of winning the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket.

Omolayo spoke with journalists aft she was screened by the APC Ekiti State Governorship Screening Committee successful Abuja connected Tuesday.

While expressing assurance successful her chances of clinching the party’s ticket, she said:”have a chance, I person 100 percent. Since the instauration of Ekiti State, determination has ne'er been a pistillate governor.

“I privation to beryllium the archetypal pistillate politician successful Nigeria, and by the grace of God, it is going to travel to be.”

Omolayo commended Oyebanji’s show successful bureau but stressed that a pistillate could “do much and better.”

“I respect the governor, His Excellency Biodun Oyebanji. He has done a lot, but I deliberation a pistillate tin bash much and better. In elections, it’s we women who travel retired and vote. Men are often seen watching shot oregon doing different things connected predetermination days.

“I’m encouraging each women each implicit the state to travel out. I springiness kudos to the parent of the nation, our First Lady, who is encouraging america to enactment successful politics,” she said.

On the contented of the benignant of primaries to beryllium adopted, Omolayo said she was unfastened to immoderate model, saying:”direct, indirect, oregon consensus, whichever 1 the enactment chooses, I americium happy.

“Should the enactment opt for a statement candidacy, and I americium not the choice, I volition happily measurement down and promote my supporters to articulation hands. My purpose is for APC to instrumentality to power.”

Asked whether she would see stepping down for different contenders, Omolayo replied firmly, “I volition lone measurement down for the governor, His Excellency Abayomi Oyebanji. He is my leader. He is the lone 1 I americium blessed to measurement down for. Any different person, nary way.”

Governor Oyebanji had earlier faced the APC screening sheet up of the October 27 governorship primaries successful the state.

Addressing journalists soon aft his quality earlier the committee, Oyebanji expressed restitution with the process, noting that the sheet subjected him to a rigorous session.

“Very well, they asked maine questions and I was capable to reply correctly,” helium said. I indispensable commend the APC for putting this operation successful place. It volition prevention the enactment from a batch of problems.

I person implicit assurance that the enactment volition get it right.

“Democracy thrives connected participation. This is lone the screening stage. Next comes the league committee, past the predetermination proper.

Whoever emerges indispensable beryllium supported, due to the fact that it is not conscionable astir the aspirants, it is astir returning our enactment to powerfulness and serving the people.

“I hold with the supremacy of the party. Whatever determination comes retired of the primaries connected October 27, I volition abide by it,” helium added.