Ekiti in the last 3 years has suffered that leadership vacuum of one person – leader, guardian and/or pathfinder who could interpret the dreams of her founding fathers like the scriptural Joseph did when he told Pharaoh of a time when the thin cows would start to eat the fat cows. The dream could not materialise until Joseph himself became the Prime Minister. And thereon, life, for the hoi polloi – the masses – became expectedly better. The once flotsam and jetsam rung of the society would go on to live like kings and queens they were supposed to be – with improved standard of living. Joseph would go on to lead Egypt through her turbulent period into a life of el dorado across the land.
Ekiti, today requires, more than ever, such an individual who can turn dreams into practicable reality. Pa Adekunle Ajasin and other great past leaders had wished for a prosperous Ekiti. Such lofty dream can actually be brought into reality only through one man – one individual whose life over the years has revolved round building people and institutions. Ekiti needs somebody who will not see the state as an extension of his private estate, or a cash cow for promoting cronyism. That man is no other person than Engr. Kayode Olubunmi Ojo. For over 2 decades, just like President Bola Tinubu had nursed his ambition for over 30 years, Engr. Ojo has envisioned an Ekiti where the son of nobody can become somebody without necessarily knowing anybody.
KAYODE OJO, EKITI’S ESTHERIC DAVID
Engr. Kayode Ojo’s mission is one but simple – to push Ekiti founding fathers’ dream (vision) into measurable reality (milestones). Therefore, Kayode Ojo as the Biblical Ekiti’s ‘Esther’ must be given that one opportunity to go out there, tell and show the state’s Mordecai (the predators that currently occupy the seat of pwoer) that her people, the entire Ekiti citizenry must be free from their clutch, their captivity. The ‘Esther’ who doggedly would rise against the powers that be and retool Ekiti’s Israelites for prosperity is a builder of high repute. For years, the fate of the common man in Ekiti has been left hanging at the mercy of the bourgeois, economic predators as well as the political jackals and hyenas.
Engr. Kayode Ojo remains the ‘Esther’ who will risk his all for the re-engineering of Ekiti landscape – from central to the north of Ekiti, and from north to Ekiti South. Rather than succumb (to threats) in the struggle to put Ekiti on the path of steady progress, the prayers and support of the masses are enough amour for him to navigate the state and her people through the teething challenges and myriad of quagmires, a corollary of the cluelessness of the current leadership which has hitherto run government without clear vision. Regardless of the attacks and maiming in recent times of his supporters, Engr. Kayode Ojo’s David will down Ekiti’s political Goliath. It is only a matter of time and he is poised to bring about the much-needed succour to Ekiti people.
KAYODE OJO, THE UNDOUBTED NEHEMIAH
Engr. Kayode Ojo has never left anyone in doubt about being Ekiti’s Nehemiah. His strong belief that the broken walls of a nation as contained in Nehemiah Chapters 1 and 2 must be built is not controvertible. Engr. Ojo, like the Biblical Nehemiah, understands that Ekiti must unite as a people during the rebuilding process. He understands the fact that it is easier to destroy than to build. The wreck in the last 3 years has, no doubt, left a huge hollow on the entire governance architecture in the state. However, Engr. Ojo believes everyone must roll up their sleeves and confront the common ‘enemies’ who have continued to divert the state’s resources into their private pockets. Ekiti Kete, through their collective resolve, must determine to unseat a government with woeful performance.
Engr. Kayode Ojo knows that while ‘fighting’ against the hawks and building a new Ekiti, he is not oblivious of the fact that such state building must come in record time. This is why he plans to hit the ground running from the word go with a capable and competent team. For a man who has run different successful businesses over the years with efficacious results across many business adventures, Ekiti may have found a dream-liver or achiever in his candidacy. Ojo is determined to re-build the many political ‘walls’ in the education, health, socio-economic and other infrastructures that have collapsed under the current government. Ekiti must and will be re-built. Her Nehemiah is here to re-write the story.
KAYODE OJO, THE DANIEL
Ekiti State is currently at the crossroads and urgently desires a ‘Daniel’ who must have served in various government (capacities) as the Biblical Daniel did serve four (4) Babylonian governments. This enabled him to understand the nitty-gritty of governance with its evil tendencies. Engr. Kayode Ojo, having shown successes managing many business portfolios across different business diverse, and having managed, successfully, not fewer than 3 political appointments, possesses Biblical Daniel’s qualities to understand how Nigeria politics works. From working as a one-time Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Board of two federal universities – Federal University of Oye-Ekiti and Federal University, Lokoja, and now as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Board, University of Nigeria, Nsuka (UNN), he would pass for a reincarnation of the Biblical Daniel.
And just like Joseph of Arimathea, a man with money, influence and access who preserved the body of Christ Jesus from decay, Engr. Kayode Olubunmi Ojo has all the wherewithal to drive Ekiti’s political power and as well all requisite resources sine qua non to preserving the state and her people and propel them to greater heights. Come 2026, Engr. Kayode Ojo has a pact with destiny. His candidacy through the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform and eventual victory will re-write Ekiti’s history and put her on the highway to governance el dorado.
EKITI PROGRESSIVES FRONT (EPF)