The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and one time Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo has said that his name should not be dragged into the governorship race of Ekiti State in 2022.
Adebayo, who was elected as governor between 1999 and 2003 in a statement in Abuja on Monday through his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Julius Toba-Jegede dissociated himself from some billboards across Ado Ekiti, the state capital and other strategic locations across the state by some political groups, clamouring on him to join the race in view of what they described as his good leadership traits.
“With every sense of humility and respect, I want to thank them for believing in me. However, I must state clearly that I am not interested in the running for the office of governor of Ekiti State again. “My interest now is to continue playing my leadership role of ensuring that our dear state is peaceful, well governed and to encourage the next generation of leaders to emerge.