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By Damilola Adeniran Since the creation of Ekiti State on October 1, 1996, various administrations have beenfocused on achieving rapid socio-economic development. The quest for development wasundoubtedly a fundamental factor driving the calls for the state's creation. This isunderstandable, given the historical context: the old Ondo State was dominated by theOndo clan, while Ekitis were marginalized from governance. Governor Biodun Oyebanji assumed office at a time when order and efficiency ingovernance were crucial for Ekiti State. The state is often characterized as an "agrarianstate," reflecting its rural agricultural lifestyle, subsistence farming system, and historicalpolitical decentralization. In this context, agriculture and…

One of the off-cycle elections next year will take place in Ekiti State, where Governor Biodun Oyebanji will face reelection. Oyebanji has several strengths to leverage when campaigning begins, particularly his efforts to redirect the state’s political economy in a positive direction, as widely acknowledged by conventional wisdom. Ekiti State has navigated the current economic transformation in very steady ways. The state’s poverty level is relatively manageable, rather than crippling. The governor’s strategic intervention in agriculture has built up buffers of price-modulating as well as supply-adjustment mechanisms. This approach has effectively withstood economic headwinds, serving as a model that other…

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Ekiti: A path to economic emancipation

Ekiti’s next leap! – By abiodun KOMOLAFE