…describe him as best governor so far
Affiliate unions of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Ekiti State have again declared support for Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s re-election bid, pledging to mobilize members to vote for him in the June 20th governorship election.
The pledge was made during a visit by the governor’s campaign team to the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Ado Ekiti.
The governor was accompanied by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Senator Cyril Fasuyi, Head of Service, Dr. Folakemi Olomojobi, and other government functionaries.
At the NLC secretariat, Ekiti State Chairman Comrade Olatunde Kolapo said the union’s decision followed a review of the administration’s relationship with workers since 2022. He pointed to regular salary payments and ongoing dialogue between government and labour as key factors behind the endorsement.
The NLC Chairman said workers had noticed improved attention and welfare under the current administration, saying members across the state would be mobilized to support the governor at the polls.
Comrade Kolapo said all the 35 affiliate unions have met, resolved and adopted Oyebanji as their preferred candidate and would work in favour of his re-election because of the belief that workers’ welfare package would be consolidated during his second term.
Senate Leader and Chairman of the Oyebanji Re-election Campaign Council, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, canvassed the support of NLC and ASUSS for Oyebanji’s re-election which he noted would deliver better welfare package for them.
Senator Bamidele also charged them on the need to deliver massive votes for President Bola Tinubu in the January 2027 presidential poll on the strength of what Ekiti has so far benefited under the APC-led Federal Government.
Governor Oyebanji thanked the unions for their backing and said his government would maintain policies that prioritize workers’ welfare. He urged members to turn their endorsement into votes by engaging their families and communities ahead of election day, reiterating that labour remained a partner in the state’s development agenda.
The Governor said the good relationship built with workers, giving them listening ears, according priority to their welfare and making efforts to boost their standards of living are reasons why there has been no industrial action under his watch. He said his relationship with workers will always get better.
