Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos residence of former Governor of the State, Mr Ayodele Fayose.
Oyebanji mentioned that the visit was to extend his courtesies to Fayose as a former governor of the state, who, according to him, demonstrated statesmanship by congratulating him shortly after he was declared winner of the June 18 election.
On his part, Fayose, urged the Governor-elect to be magnanimous in victory and see himself as a servant leader who has a listening ear.
Continuing , fayose advised Oyebanji to accomodate every well meaning Ekiti people regardless of party affiliation.
Oyebanji had earlier gone on a thank you visit to the Governor of the State, Dr Kayode Fayemi in Ado-Ekiti, a day after the incumbent Governor led two other APC governors to visit him at his Ikogosi Ekiti country home.
The Governor-elect has also visited the first civilian Governor of the state, currently Minister of Investments, Trade and Industry, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, at his Iyin-Ekiti country home earlier in the week.
He had earlier also visited Chief Deji Fasuan, the nonagenarian elder statesman who chaired the committee for the creation of Ekiti State, under whom he served as Secretary (to the committee) as well as the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, HRM, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe.
Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, fondly called BAO, is a politician and member of the All Progressives Congress, who was born on December 21, 1967 in Ikogosi-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He is 54.
Biodun Oyebanji is the immediate past Secretary to Ekiti Government.