Some Leaders Don’t Like Me For Being Truthful In Governance -Gov Oyebanji

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has revealed that some people and leaders in the state were not comfortable with his style of governance due to his determination to always tell the truth to the citizens.
Oyebanji, who lamented that the people have been used to the era of their political leaders telling lies to deceive them, added he would remain committed to his campaign promises towards enhancing the socio-economic development of the state.
The Governor spoke in Omuo-Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti East Local Government Area, on Monday while giving an account of his stewardship at a stakeholders’ engagement programme marking his 300 days in office.
He appealed to the Ekiti people not to put undue pressure and demands on the newly appointed commissioners and Special Advisers, stressing that such could prevent them from coming to their constituencies regularly as true representatives of the people.
Oyebanji also declared that his government had expended the sum of N213 million to lift 2,600 indigent citizens from poverty under the social investment component of his administration within his first 100 days in office.
According to him, “I want you to remember me as your leader who does not lie to you.
“I will be dealing with you with all sincerity and truthfulness, but unfortunately, our people don’t like the truth. People confronted me about the fact that politicians don’t always say the truth, but I told them to blame my parents for that because my father thought I should always tell the truth, and it is too late for me to learn how to lie.
“What I can’t do, I will tell you I can’t do it, and because I always say the truth, many people are not happy with it. I am sorry that is how it will be; I have no apology for it.
“I will continue to tell the truth so that when I leave this place, people will remember me as the governor who tells the truth at all times.”
Dispelling the fear being nursed by some concerned citizens that the new appointees could slow down his pace of performance with their politicking, the Governor said the new appointees were coming with additional values to the government, adding that rather than slow down the pace of work, the public should expect a greater level of performance.
“The new commissioners are coming from different backgrounds and diverse levels of expertise. We are still going to do much more than what we have done. If we can do all these in eight months without a full cabinet, we should be able to do twice of these in four years.
“My cabinet members must hear this; our people said I am doing well because my Commissioners, who are politicians, have not been brought on board.