“WHERE IS EKITI GOVERNOR? UNKNOWN, CAN’T GET BACK TO NIGERIA TWO WEEKS AFTER VISITING US?”

Babatunji Wusu –

Over two weeks have passed since Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji departed for a four-day conference in Texas, USA, and it is reported that he has not returned.
According to information obtained, Governor Oyebanji departed Nigeria on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in order to participate in the 16th US-Africa Business Summit, which the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is hosting in Dallas, Texas, from May 6–9, 2024.

The Special Advisor to the Governor on Media, Yinka Oyebode, signed an official press release announcing the US trip as well.

According to the statement, the summit’s topic, “US-Africa Business: Partnering for Sustainable Success,” provides a forum for heads of national and subnational governments, financial institutions, investors, agencies, and other organizations to collaborate on trade, investment, and innovation.

The statement said, “Governor Oyebanji will also participate in the nineteenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), holding at the UN Headquarters in New York.

“The Governor will take part in the Forum’s policy sessions on implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests (UNSPF) alongside other invited Heads of state, senior officials of government, private sectors and stakeholders.

“Before returning to Nigeria, the Governor will also hold discussions with critical stakeholders and business leaders in the US in furtherance of the shared prosperity agenda of the administration.”