Governor Biodun Oyebanji Dissolves Ekiti State Executive Council
Governor Biodun Oyebanji dissolved the Ekiti State Executive Council to wind down his first-term administration ahead of his second-term inauguration on October 16.
Biodun Oyebanji, the Governor of Ekiti State, dissolved the State Executive Council on Monday, October 12, 2026. The move is part of an administrative process to wind down his first-term administration, which officially ends on Thursday, October 15.
During a valedictory meeting at the Governor's Office in Ado-Ekiti, Oyebanji thanked his commissioners and special advisers for their contributions to the state's development. While the cabinet was dissolved, the governor retained several key officials, including Secretary to the State Government Professor Habibat Adubiaro, Chief of Staff Adeniyi Adebayo, and Chief Press Secretary Olayinka Oyebode. This action follows the earlier dissolution of various state boards, commissions, and parastatals.
Oyebanji was re-elected on June 20, 2026. He is scheduled to be sworn in for his second term on Friday, October 16, 2026, at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion.
