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Promised to open new economic corridors and modernise urban mobility across Ekiti through road construction and transport infrastructure.

New roads including Ikere-Igbara-Odo, Ogotun-Ikogosi, Isinbode-Ara-Ikole, the Ado-Ekiti Ring Road (Phase I), and Omu-Ijelu-Itapa have opened new corridors, while urban projects like the Okeyinmi Flyover improved city mobility. The Ekiti State International Cargo Airport was cleared by the NCAA for commercial operation.

Promised to grow the state's own revenue base through efficiency and enforcement rather than new taxes.

IGR rose from ₦17.03 billion in 2022 to ₦29.82 billion in 2023 — a 75% increase that ranked Ekiti first nationally in the Joint Tax Board's 2023 Annual Growth Rate Ranking — reaching ₦34.7 billion in 2024, with monthly IGR climbing to over ₦2.7 billion by mid-2026, achieved without introducing new taxes.

Promised to secure Ekiti's borders, particularly with Kwara and Kogi states, against rising kidnapping and banditry.

The administration launched forest-combing operations, 24-hour border patrols, and new checkpoints, securing the release of kidnap victims including 14 abducted residents and pupils, and pushing back armed groups along the Kwara/Kogi border. However, attacks continued, including an April 2026 church crusade kidnapping in Eda Oniyo in which a pastor was shot dead and 15 worshippers were held for 67 days, with one elderly victim dying in captivity.

Promised sustained financial support for public schools and students.

The administration paid almost ₦700 million in Running Grants to all public schools for the 2023/2024 session and covered examination fees exceeding ₦1.2 billion for over 150,000 junior and senior secondary school students since 2023.

Implicit obligation to award and execute public contracts transparently.

An investigative report alleged the government awarded two separate contracts for the same Internal Revenue House project (₦1.7bn then ₦2.4bn), which the government denied, saying it was a single contract topped up by ₦731m for additional works; separately, residents publicly condemned a ₦7.3 billion road project as fraudulent and unnecessary while other roads remained abandoned.

Implicit obligation to secure and legally defend a clear electoral mandate.

Oyebanji won the June 2022 election with 187,057 votes, and the Election Petition Tribunal, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court all dismissed SDP candidate Segun Oni's challenge; he went on to win re-election in the 2026 Ekiti governorship election.

Implicit obligation to conduct and support elections free of vote-buying and electoral malpractice.

During the June 2026 Ekiti governorship election, EFCC, Immigration, and Amotekun operatives had to storm Governor Oyebanji's own polling unit amid vote-buying concerns, with party agents on both sides reportedly offering cash (₦10,000 for Oyebanji's party, ₦2,000 for an opposition party) for votes.

Implicit obligation to promptly pay pensions, entitlements, and severance benefits owed to former state officials under Ekiti law.

The National Industrial Court ordered the Ekiti State Government to pay all unpaid entitlements — including monthly stipend, severance allowance, and gratuity — owed to a former Deputy Governor, Alhaji Dr Sikiru Tae Lawal, after finding the withholding illegal and unconstitutional, and awarded him an additional ₦10 million in damages.

Implicit obligation to follow due process when removing appointed officials from statutory positions.

The National Industrial Court voided the removal of the Ekiti State Housing Corporation's General Manager, Barrister Awe, from office, finding the process by which he was removed improper.