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Ekiti governor congratulates former opposition candidate at 70

Source: Punch Nigeria · 21 Sep 2026, 12:25 UTC
Ekiti governor congratulates former opposition candidate at 70
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has congratulated Bisi Kolawole, a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, on his 70th birthday. Oyebanji praised Kolawole’s statesmanship, according to Punch Nigeria, which supplied no further details of the message or celebration.

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has congratulated Bisi Kolawole on his 70th birthday, Punch Nigeria reports. Kolawole is a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State. The report says Oyebanji praised him for his statesmanship in the birthday message.

The supplied material does not reproduce the governor’s full statement or explain which aspects of Kolawole’s public career prompted the commendation. It also does not say whether the two men met to mark the occasion or whether a public celebration was held. No details are provided about Kolawole’s political career beyond his previous candidacy, and the report does not identify the election in which he contested.

The source likewise gives no information about his current political role or response to the governor’s message. The item records a birthday greeting from the Ekiti governor to a former opposition candidate and the praise attached to it. Beyond that, the available material does not support additional claims about the relationship between the two politicians, their parties or any wider political significance.

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