Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has arrived in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Biodun Oyebanji.
VP Shettima arrived at Ekiti International Airport at 10:15 GMT and was received by Governor Oyebanji and other dignitaries.
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Oyebanji is beginning his second consecutive four-year term following his re-election in the June 20, 2026, governorship election.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate secured 319,224 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Oluwole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 40,543 votes,
Oyebanji was first sworn in on October 16, 2022, and is beginning another four-year term.
