There May Be Disappointments In Governance – Gov Oyebanji

By Ayodele Oni

Ekiti state Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has reminded the church that there is no perfection in Governance as mistakes are bound to occur at any point.

The Governor, while addressing a synod of Ekiti Anglican Communion at Ise, explained that there was no smooth sail in the journey of life as there would always be days of disappointment, turbulence and fears stressing the need to join hands together in faith to save a bad situation rather than aggravate it.

“I have personally reflected on the theme of this synod and its central significance to the Christian faith, “Peace, be still” illustrates the agility of a man in the face of danger and desperation that often sprout therefrom.

“This shows that all of us freight and troubled in the face of dangers to our lives to the extent we forgot that God is always around us, we often forget to exercise faith or to remember the goodness of God in the past.

“Finally, people of God, I want to reiterate before you that I am committed to the development of our dear state, we are doing everything possible to ensure life is made abundant for all our people and that Ekiti becomes the land of opportunity and prosperity as conceived by the founding fathers. I therefore crave for your support, cooperation and prayers.

“Nonetheless, I know inspite of our best intentions, there will still be situations where our best may proof insufficient, even then, we should not become paralytic in faith nor desperate in our reactions.

“At that moment of our disappointment, when it seems our best is not scratching the surface of your expectation, I say to you peace, be still.”

The Governor commended Ekiti Diocese for its historical leading roles in the Christian missionary works in the state, as well as the invaluable contribution of the church to the development of Education and the promotion of the Ekiti pastor-hood, which today was being honoured for its integrity, self-esteem, independence and contentment.

He promised residents of the state that no one would be allowed to suffer any undue harm as government would always ensure it takes the best decision in general interest of the people adding that he was committed to working assiduously for the development of the state that would bring the desired result of shared prosperity to all and sundry.

Oyebanji urged Nigerians to always have total faith in God in their moment of crisis and seek the face of God adding that everyone should understand that God is so powerful to deliver them from any problem or challenges they may be facing at any point in time.

President of the Synod and Bishop of Ekiti diocese, Rev Andrew Olusola, lauded the administration’s giant strides in the areas of infrastructure and human capital development of the state.

The leadership of the Hutch in Ekiti State said at the 19th Synod of the church that Oyebanji’s efforts are aimed at repositioning the state through prompt payment of salaries and pensions, comprehensive renovation of schools and hospitals, as well as rehabilitation and construction of roads in the state.

Bishop Olusola pointed out that the  administration had started on a positive note by focusing on infrastructure and human capital development which had become evident in the improvement in the quality of life of the average citizen.

He, however, urged the government to enforce stoppage of hawkers from the streets of Ado Ekiti.

Rev. Olusola, who appealed to the Governor to expedite action on the completion of the International Cargo Airport to give residents the opportunity to fly from Ado Ekiti to all parts of the world, urged government to take full charge of the Internal Revenue Service and allow residents’ ability to pay online directly to government coffers in order to reduce the hardship people go through to pay taxes.