The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) Caucus within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State has endorsed former Secretary to the State Government, Dare Bejide, as gubernatorial aspirant for the forthcoming 2026 election in the state.
This was announced on Thursday during a meeting held in Ado-Ekiti with ward members, which brought together hundreds of supporters across the 16 local government areas of the state.
Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Bejide explained that his endorsement by the PDM does not reflect automatic candidacy, as the party would still conduct a primary election to officially select its candidate.
He described the PDM as a coalition of like-minded individuals who recently joined the ADC, noting that similar political blocs also exist within the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), among others.
Bejide decried the deplorable state of road infrastructure across the state, promising to implement strategic interventions to ensure improved accessibility to all parts of Ekiti.
Bejide added, “My vision is to reduce poverty by promoting economic development through job creation and retention, self-employment and also create an enabling environment where every resident of Ekiti has the opportunity to achieve his or her full potentials, contribute to and participate in a new government of the people by the people for the people.
“My 7-point agenda include: Improved Funding for Education, More attention to Agriculture, Improved access to quality and affordable Health Care Services, Provision of Infrastructure and Integrated Rural Development.
“Others are prompt Payment of Salaries, allowances and Pensions, Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation, Youth and Women Empowerment.
“It saddens my heart whenever I look at the road network in Ekiti, we are going to bring in proper mechanisms to fix those lapses and make Ekiti a subnational to be proud of”.
A former Commissioner of Ekiti Local Government Service Commission, Ajibola Oyedele exuded confidence in the capacity of Bejide to bring growth and development to Ekiti as a result of his homegrown tentacles spread across the state.
Also, Chief Segun Akinwunmi urged party members not to despair people from other political parties but to befriend them, so that it would be easy to convince them into the progressive train of ADC.
The meeting also had in attendance of personalities such as a former State Chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Dele Ekunola, Hon Moka Tomiwa, Prince Michael InuIbile, Victoria Ojo, Adenike Ojo, among others.
