Abiodun Ayobami Oyebanji has been sworn-in as the Governor of Ekiti State.
Oyebanji takes over from Kayode Fayemi whose four-year tenure ended at midnight on Saturday.
Oyebanji was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye at exactly 12:53pm Sunday.
Fayemi had served a first term from 2010 to 2014 and was Minister of Solid Mineral Development in the intervening period.
Also, 64-year-old Chief Monisade Christiana Afuye was sworn in as the Deputy Governor.
Oyebanji, 54, won the governorship election on 18th June on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, the same party with Fayemi.
He had served as Secretary to the state government and Chief of Staff to the Governor.
The inauguration was attended by APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Governors Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), and Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), among others.
Ministers, senators, diplomats, traditional rulers and other dignitaries were also in attendance.
