President Bola Tinubu cautions politicians in Ekiti State against declaring interest in the 2030 governorship election while Governor Biodun Oyebanji is beginning his second term. Multiple outlets report Tinubu frames such early politicking as a potential distraction from governance and says it could weaken the administration’s performance.
Tinubu’s remarks are described as a warning to “succession hopefuls” and other would-be contenders who may want to position themselves early. The reports emphasize that the president argues timing matters, because focusing on election ambitions too soon can take attention away from the work of the sitting governor.
While the outlets use slightly different phrasing—such as “enemy of progress” or “don’t distract Oyebanji with 2030 politics”—they converge on the same core message: early announcements for the 2030 race are discouraged during Oyebanji’s second-term start.
