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EKITI 2026: AUSTRALIA-BASED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER, WOLE OLUYEDE DECLARES INTEREST IN GOVERNORSHIP RACE
An Australia-based medical consultant, Dr. Wole Oluyede, has formally declared his intentions to contest for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ticket in the June 20, 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State.
Oluyede, who declared his intentions in
his ward at Ugele Aroku, Ikere Ekiti, Ikere local government area of the state, said he possesses the intellectual prowess, competence and pedigree to function as governor.
Oluyede, who defected to the PDP from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) where he was the party’s governorship candidate in 2022, said that he joined the governorship race because of his desire to improve the lives of Ekiti people and engender socio-economic development.
The PDP chieftain added that he would prioritize industrialization, infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, education, rural development and job creation if elected.
He condemned the weak infrastructural development in the state, promising to leverage on his avalanche of both local and international connections to make Ekiti epicenter of development.
He decried the alleged deplorable states of roads across the state, stating the incumbent government under Governor Biodun Oyebanji has not put any physical structure in place to make transportation easy for its residents.
He said, “Oyebanji has tried, but we’ll send him back to Ikogosi. I’ve always said one thing, the only reason Wole Oluyede will run for office in Ekiti is because nothing works. Can anybody truly say their lives are better today than they were four years ago? I don’t know anybody who can say that.
“Four years ago, the roads were better. People were happier. Their lives were better but what have we had? Four wasted years. That is the only reason I’m running, to make life better for our people.
“This is my homestead. The first time I came here was in 1970. I was about seven years old then and sadly, I can’t see any real change since then. Nobody has even changed their rooftops. That is how bad it is.
“There’s no running water, no tarred roads. Houses are collapsing, is that what we call growth? Is that a sign of progress? That is why I am running and I will keep running until things get better”, he added.
Oluyede called on Governor Oyebanji to start preparing his handover note, saying the PDP is irrevocably ready to dislodge the APC from Oke Ayoba government come 2026.
He urged the party members and Ikere Ekiti residents to get their Voter’s card, describing it as the only weapon to fight against political dispensation in the state and kick them out of power.
“PDP is very much alive in Ekiti state. I remember some people saying a few months ago that PDP is dead. Does it look like a dead party now? I told them, you should be careful of a deep, sitting or moving stream, you don’t know how deep it is.
“Our party in Ekiti has no problem. The people who have left PDP are those who couldn’t find their footing. They are very few and we know them. It doesn’t shake the foundation of PDP”, he added.
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