Eminent personalities from all walks of life converged on Ikogosi Ekiti on 15th July, 2023 to celebrate Pa. Ezekiel Olukunle Oyebanji, the father of the governor of Ekiti state who turned ninety years.
Pa. Ezekiel has been described as a humble man, diligent, resourceful, loving, caring whose integrity cannot be questioned, lives his life to serve God and humanities.
Dignitaries who spoke with Precise news about the celebrant include: The governor of Ekiti state, Mr Biodun Oyebanji who described his father as a disciplinarian, educationist, a devout Christian,
a community leader who lives his life to serve God and humanities. He added that his father enjoyed the grace of God to be agile, intellectually sound and relate well with people at 90, saying it was uncommon grace of God bestowed on him.
The wife of the Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji described his father-in-law as a disciplinarian, principled and a typical Ekiti man who cherish his integrity. She added that Pa. Ezekiel was strong, hale and hearty at 90 without given his children unnecessary stress about his health. She prayed God to spare him .
The speaker of Ekiti state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye felicitated the first family and Ekiti state as Pa. Oyebanji clocks 90. According to the speaker, ” The father of our Governor enjoins the grace of God to be 90, not only that , baba is agile, sound in mind when the expectancy age is put at 50″
Aribasoye further described the celebrant as a builder of nation who had impacted many lives positively. Saying, Baba’s virtues were glaring in the services of Governor Oyebanji. He wished him many happy returns of the day.
Also, the MDC, Opinion Trust Bank, Mr Emmanuel Emefiele described Pa. Ezekiel as an achiever whose good deeds are feasibly seen in the way his son, Governor Oyebanji is running the affairs of Ekiti state to the administration of all and sundries.
Speaking in the same vein, the leader of the tenth senate, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele thanked God that Pa. Oyebanji is alive to witness the day, he described baba as an epitome of virtues, a nation builder and a factual man.
Politicians, captains of industries, traditional rulers, Union leaders, clergymen, market men and women and well wishers thronged Baptist Church, Ikogosi and the reception of the birthday ceremony where all dined and wined with the first family.