Shekinat Abubakar
A former Lawmaker representing Ekiti North Federal Constituency I and convener of the BAOWALK , Bimbo Daramola has stated that his ambition is to ensure that the incumbent Governor of the State, Biodun Oyebanji retains the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti and emerge victorious at the 2026 poll.
Speaking with journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Daramola, popularly known as Congressman said he is prepared to give full support to the governor, in order to realize his second term ambition .
He expressed joy that governor Oyebanji”s unique leadership style and impressive performance had made the task easy for the party .
According to him ,Governor Oyebanji’ has everything it takes to defeat any aspirants either the party decides to choose direct or indirect primaries .
Daramola also dismissed the insinuation that the governor was jittery or threatened by the political aspiration of certain individual in the party .
His words, “My interest is Oyebanji, I can give anything for love. Yes, I can give anything for love. People who know me ,know that is one of my strongest points”.
“Oyebanji is not jittery about anybody, he’s not anxious. If in this context you’re talking about my friend and brother, Kayode Ojo, he knows himself. What has he told you he wants to do for Ekiti people?
“A man who has said bring the primary on is afraid? Who is afraid? No! Let me tell you in every society there the capacity to decide varies. We are in a society that has different levels of understanding, people of different kinds.
“But I don’t want to talk too much about Kayode, because he’s my friend. I have tremendous respect for him, we have a charming relationship, so I’m not speaking like someone who doesn’t know him.
“The same way I accorded Governor Biodun Oyebanji respect when he was just an audience on the side, I will accord Kayode Ojo the same respect but I will speak to facts here.
“The fact that I don’t have an appointment, I know why. That doesn’t mean I don’t play in that pool. When I get into that pool, they know when to throw my name with all humility, when you throw my name into the highest pool in this country, a number of people will say, we recognize this name, we know this name’ There’s no doubt about that and you expect me to be thinking like somebody who has never stepped out of Igirigiri”.
He clarified that the BAOWalk initiative, which has pulled over 30,000 residents across seven Local Government Areas in the state, is self-funded with no personal ambition other than to support the second term bid of Biodun Oyebanji.
“Why are they buying Panadol for another person’s headache? If our work is called in, am I in the office? No. Am I in office? Have you seen me collect a contract? No, you’re not. The truth is this: whatever I do, are you honestly saying that I should explain how much I bought my shoe for?”.
