Ekiti Promoting Participatory Democracy, Says Ex-Commissioner

The Town Hall gathering and stakeholders’ engagement embarked upon by the Ekiti State authorities person been described arsenic an enactment to elevate populist and participatory ideology successful the state.
The contiguous past authorities Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Adesola Gold Adedayo, who stated this, said the determination volition easy assistance the radical instrumentality ownership of the authorities and bid their projects according to priorities.

Speaking successful Ado Ekiti astatine the weekend, Adedayo noted that the engagement held successful Ijero, Ise/Orun and Otun Ekiti, located crossed the state’s 3 senatorial districts, was designed towards the mentation of the 2026 Budget.

The erstwhile commissioner posited that the authorities authorities has dismantled the endemic oligarchy successful authorities governance and afloat returned to participatory democracy, wherever each citizens are considered strategical improvement partners.
He added that Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s enactment benignant shows respect for the populace by seeking their input connected the creation of the 2026 fund proposal. It is inclusive, transparent, and genuinely represents the people’s yearnings.

Adedayo commended him for implementing the 2025 appropriation Law to 75 per cent, saying this shows that the authorities is diligent successful executing its fiscal responsibilities.

“I americium elated that the voices of accepted rulers, assemblage leaders, younker groups, pupil leaders and different stakeholders further attested to the Governor’s committedness to participatory governance and satisfactory show rating.

“The overwhelming enactment expressed by the radical of Ekiti North, South and Central Senatorial Districts has erstwhile again underscored that Governor Oyebanji’s 2nd word is not lone secured but divinely ordained”.

Adedayo added that the Town Hall Engagement reaffirms the Oyebanji administration’s dedication to ensuring that the 2026 fund reflects the genuine needs and aspirations of the people, thereby sustaining the Governor’s imaginativeness of shared prosperity for each Ekiti citizens.