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Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has hailed the strides and progress the state has made 30 years after it was created by the administration of the late former military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha.

Oyebanji, in a statewide broadcast to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the state, said that although the state encountered many challenges and unpleasant experiences within the period, its people have reasons to celebrate the three-decade milestone because of the remarkable progress recorded in all indices of development.

The governor noted that despite being among the last set of states to be created in the country and receiving one of the lowest allocations from the Federation Account, “Ekiti leads its contemporaries and many before it, including far richer states, in critical metrics of human development.”

Oyebanji, who recalled that many people did not give Ekiti a chance of being created as a state as it stood against “more formidable contenders from the South-West geopolitical zone,” ascribed glory to God for making the creation of the state possible against all odds.

According to him, the creation of the state 30 years ago and 120 years after the Kiriji War completed an epic struggle for independence started by Ekiti forebears in the liberation war of 1877 to 1893.

The governor also paid tribute to members of the Committee for the Creation of Ekiti State, led by their Chairman, Oladeji Fasuan; legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola; Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, and other monarchs whom he described as “incubators of the state creation struggle.”

Oyebanji restated the commitment of his administration to the ideals of the founding fathers that inspired the creation of the state, stressing that “the vision of the founding fathers was to have a state where Ekiti people can utilise their God-given natural and human resources in the most efficient, effective and inclusive manner for prosperity.”

Meanwhile, the governor, while unveiling the theme of the anniversary, “Ekiti at 30: Celebrating the Past and Creating the Future,” disclosed that his administration had decided to use the 30th anniversary as the launchpad for a 30-year transformation agenda.