Professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka, the immediate past deputy governor of Ekiti State, was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2018 governorship election. During the electioneering period, he ran an intellectually based but robust campaign that endeared him to the masses and stakeholders across party lines. His campaign was boosted by his excellent performance in office as Deputy Governor and Supervisor of the State's Education subsector during that period. Although he was overwhelmingly voted at the polls, the combined forces of federal might and other forces afraid of the development of Ekiti State used the instrumentality of the powers that be to rob him of victory.

Almost four years later, the Professor of Building is again in the race for the state governorship seat that will be vacated by the unpopular APC administration in October 2022. His entrance is due to popular agitation of the people of Ekiti State that are bemoaning the awful performance of the APC administration in the state in the last four years.

Although there are thirteen aspirants in Ekiti State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that has shown interest in the state's gubernatorial seat, including some 'attachments', stakeholders' rank and file members believe that Professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka is the most qualified and best port of call for the party.

The reasons are as follows;

1. Being a Professor of Building, Eleka belongs to the intellectual class of Nigeria. Ekiti state (and Nigeria) is at a time where the demand for intellectuals to take over reins of leadership from the 'career politicians', and Eleka fits that requirement.

2. Professor Eleka is highly experienced and prepared for the job of governance. As Deputy Governor, he handled so well the state's educational subsector and restored Ekiti to its rightful place as a fountain of knowledge - which the current administration has unfortunately eroded. Aside from education, he had been well prepared in other aspects of governance as the former number two political office holder in the state and Deputy Chairman of the State's Executive Council for four years.

3. As an indigene of Ikere-Ekiti of Ekiti South Senatorial zone, Professor Eleka belongs to the area that is yet to taste gubernatorial power since the state's creation in the year 1996. At present, the agitation for a Governor from Ekiti Southern zone is at the optimal level; the Party cannot afford to ignore the sentiment of this zone with the highest number of local government areas in the state.

4. Professor Eleka is a good ambassador of PDP and a loyal party man who the party can trust. He is not a political traveller that moves from party to party. Furthermore, he is the only aspirant that all others are comfortable with. He is also loved and admired by the party's rank and file due to his kindheartedness.

5. Professor Eleka is easily marketable to Ekiti electorates. Should the Peoples Democratic Party field him as its candidate, it will have no challenges in marketing him as the campaign messages of 2018 will simply be reinforced in the minds of the people of the state.

6. Professor Eleka's candidacy is appealing to the youths due to his relatively young age, he appeals to the women of Ekiti state due to his kind-heartedness, he appeals to the elders because he always accords them respect, he appeals to people of all faiths due to his belief in God and respect for other religions, and he appeals to the intellectuals in the state because he is one of them.

Prof is very good but he's too diplomatic. He needs to be very proactive.

Am deeply sorry for una oo.. Make I stop there

Being Professor doesn't mean anything ooo.


Ask Cross river people

Who sabi this one for Ekiti politics? Even Fayose who bring am don dump am

This guy can’t even win Ikere local govt .. Olukere controls Odo-oja and Oke-Ikere.

You need to get home politics right before going global