Biodun Oyebanji is the Governor of Ekiti State. A political scientist and long-serving official of the state government, he succeeded Kayode Fayemi in 2022 and in June 2026 became the first Ekiti governor to win a second consecutive term.12
Early life and career
Oyebanji was born on 21 December 1967 in Ikogosi. He studied political science at the then Ondo State University and the University of Ibadan. In 1994 he was secretary of the committee that campaigned for the creation of Ekiti State. He later served the state’s first civilian governor, Niyi Adebayo, as an adviser and, from 2003, as Chief of Staff. Under Kayode Fayemi he was a commissioner and, from 2018 to 2021, Secretary to the State Government.1
Governor (2022–present)
Oyebanji won the APC ticket unopposed and the June 2022 election by a wide margin over Segun Oni of the SDP, taking office on 16 October 2022.1 On 20 June 2026 he was re-elected with 319,224 votes, winning all 16 local government areas with about 85% of the vote, a result his supporters read as approval of his first term and his opponents attributed to a weak opposition.23
Personal life
He is married to Olayemi Oyebanji, a professor at the University of Ibadan.1
