* Otunba Olugbenga Peter Obafemi
By Stephen Adeyinka, Ado Ekiti
Wednesday October 22, 2025
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A leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Otunba Olugbenga Peter Obafemi (OPO), has promised to bring meaningful development to the state if he is elected as governor in the June 20, 2026, Ekiti Governorship Election.
Speaking during an engagement with key stakeholders in Ado-Ekiti, Obafemi said Ekiti’s future lies in pragmatic collaboration and people-centered governance, promising to employ his God-given talent and the experience he has acquired as a successful businessman to transform the state from a dependent economy to a self-reliant economy.
Otunba Obafemi, an aviation expert, said Ekiti was naturally endowed with suitable land for agricultural purposes and will fully utilize it to ban hunger and poverty in the state.
He said, “Development cannot thrive in isolation. Ekiti must work hand in hand with neighboring states to create economic corridors that expand trade, improve infrastructure, and strengthen our shared prosperity,” he stated.
“My administration will collaborate with the governors in the Southwest to tap the opportunities in the DAWN Commission and the newly established Southwest Development Commission to develop Ekiti.
I will also build productive partnerships across Nigeria through the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) to accelerate progress in the state.”
The PDP chieftain said that he would use his connections to bring investors to establish small-scale industries. “The priority of my administration will be to bring in investors; I will provide the enabling environment for private investment to thrive.”
He pledged to prioritize the transformation of Ekiti’s long-touted Knowledge Zone into a functional, innovation-driven hub that attracts global investment and creates high-value jobs. According to him, “The Knowledge Zone will no longer be a concept on paper but a working reality that will redefine our economy, providing opportunities for research, technology, and industrial growth.”
Otunba Obafemi also outlined his plans to open Ekiti to the world by developing it into a major tourism destination. He said his administration would harness the state’s natural beauty, rich culture, and historical sites to drive tourism and attract both local and foreign visitors.
“Our goal is to make Ekiti not just a land of honor, but a land of enterprise and opportunities, a place where ideas meet action and people truly thrive,” he said.
Otunba Obafemi is an intelligent, responsible, hardworking, and reliable administrator with no blemish that can be entrusted with the commonwealth of the Ekiti people and would utilize it judiciously to develop the state.
He said, “I am a man of integrity and an accomplished businessman. I will bring Ekiti to the next level with their natural endowment and commonwealth.
Obafemi stated further, “I am a man of peace and lover of peace. I will promote peace and unity in the state and also foster unity in Ekiti PDP. I am going to be a governor and father of everybody in the state. My administration can achieve much if there is peace and a secure environment.
Therefore, I will place a high premium on security so that people in the state can live and work in peace.”
The PDP governorship primary election comes up on November 8, 2025.
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