The Senate Leader and Chairman of Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Campaign Council, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that the council will run an inclusive, transparent, credible and a well-coordinated campaign strategy designed to deliver no fewer than 500,000 votes in the forthcoming governorship and presidential elections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates.
Senate Bamidele stated this on Wednesday during the meeting of the campaign council in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
He said the campaign would be driven by a clear structure that prioritises grassroots mobilisation and effective engagement across all strata of the electorate, ensuring that the party’s message resonates widely.
Speaking with journalists shortly after the meeting, the Senate Leader said all the six members of the House of Representatives in the state have been appointed to be federal constituency coordinators in the six federal constituencies in the state.
He added that the council would adopt a focused and issue-based approach, highlighting the achievements of the current administration while presenting a forward-looking agenda to the people of the state.
Stressing that the major campaign would commence soon, he also disclosed that the campaign council has been carefully populated to ensure wide representation across the State and to effectively reach the grassroots.
Senator Bamidele expressed confidence in the performance of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, adding that the administration’s track record would serve as a strong selling point for the campaign.
He said the achievements recorded by the governor would resonate with the electorate and translate into massive support at the poll.
He maintained that the strategies already in place would not only secure victory for Oyebanji but also set a benchmark for campaign organisation and electoral success in the state.
Bamidele said: “We will want to run an inclusive campaign, we will run a political campaign that will not only deliver the governor as the candidate of the party, but a campaign that will prepare the state for the subsequent elections.
“We will not only run a campaign, we are planning to run a fanfare that will also help stimulate the average voters in Ekiti State and the governor has also emphasised on the need to run his campaign in a way that would have also prepare the people for the presidential, National Assembly elections as well as the House of Assembly election.”
In his remarks, Oyebanji said he was satisfied with the progress recorded so far by the campaign council, noting that the efforts of the council and the party’s stakeholders have laid a solid foundation for a successful election.
Commending the strategic planning and grassroots mobilisation already underway, the governor described them as key drivers that would strengthen the party’s outreach and engagement with voters across the state.
Also speaking, the Director General of the Campaign Council, Senator Cyril Fasuyi, said the target is to ensure that the governor wins by a landslide, noting that securing less than 500,000 votes for the governorship and presidential elections would be considered below expectation
Fasuyi emphasised that the campaign machinery has been structured to cover all wards and local government areas, ensuring robust mobilisation and effective voter engagement at the grassroots.
