The six House of Representatives members and three Senators from Ekiti State have reiterated their commitment to the rapid development of the state.

The federal lawmakers also pledged their support for Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji’s administration.

Speaking on behalf of the lawmakers during a courtesy visit to Oyebanji in his office in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, the Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele and his Ekiti North counterpart, Sen. Olubunmi Adetunmbi, assured the governor that the legislators would ensure they secure all necessary attention of the federal and international development agencies to the state using their individual and collective connections.

According to a statement made available to The Star on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olayinka Oyebode, the senators said they were in Ado-Ekiti to officially commiserate with Oyebanji over the demise of the Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, and to give the governor feedback on the assignments he gave them.

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They further called on the people of Ekiti State to join hands with Governor Oyebanji to move the state forward, describing him as “a proactive leader who leads by example”.

The lawmakers stated that they were also in the state to take up fresh assignment from the governor in line with their commitment to his transformative moves to ensure the welfare of Ekiti people.

“I am in company of my senior brother, distinguished Senator Olubunmi Adetumbi and we are here to further consult on what His Excellency started three weeks ago when he met with the entire National Assembly caucus comprising three senators and six House of Representatives members and he gave us various assignments as to how we could join hands with the state government to pull all the human and financial resources available at the centre to Ekiti.

“We know that it is something that means so much to the governor and he’s taking it very seriously and after he held this meeting with us, he had been in Abuja twice to follow up at different MDAs and so for us this is something that means so much to him and he is leading by example in that regards.

“We could not but key into this aspiration and vision and part of what we are able to do today is to review and see where we stand and give him report of some of the assignments he gave us and take fresh assignments as we go back to Abuja so that we can easily liaise with our colleagues to know that the good works continue,” Bamidele said.

The Star