Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on Wednesday visited the Lagos residence of former Governor of the State, Mr Ayodele Fayose.
Oyebanji said the visit was to extend his courtesies to Fayose as a former governor of the state, who, according to him, demonstrated statesmanship by congratulating him shortly after he was declared winner of the June 18 election.
Recall that Oyebanji had embarked on a thank you visit to the elder statemen in the State by first visiting the incumbent Governor of the State, Dr Kayode Fayemi in Ado-Ekiti, a day after Fayemi led two other APC governors to visit him at his Ikogosi Ekiti country home.
The Governor-elect has also visited the first civilian Governor of the state, currently Minister of Investments, Trade and Industry, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, at his Iyin-Ekiti country home earlier in the week.
He had also gone to pay ‘thank you’ visit to Chief Deji Fasuan, the elder statesman who chaired the committee for the creation of Ekiti State, under whom he served as Secretary (to the committee) as well as the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, HRM, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe.
Oyebamiji was the Secretary to the State government of Ekiti before he emerged as the candidate of the party in the just concluded Governorship Election in the state where he defeated, Chief Bisi Kolawole of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and Engr. Segun Oni of Social Democratic Party,SDP.