Hon. (Barr.) Tajudeen Olutope Ahmed (TOA), the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ekiti East Constituency II in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, joined the people of Eda Ile Ekiti today to celebrate the Egbegun Festival and mark the 2026 Eda Ile Day.
Residents and supporters from across the community turned out to welcome TOA and his team. The leaders of the Tiv and Ebira communities, speaking on behalf of residents from other ethnic communities, pledged their full support for his candidacy.
Hon. Femi Agboola, Hon. Monday Oni and Mr. Awe Gabriel led a large delegation of APC members who received TOA and his entourage.
The traditional ruler of Eda Ile Ekiti, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adeniran Benjamin Omotayo Oso, welcomed TOA and thanked him for joining the festivities. The monarch described the visit as a homecoming for TOA, whom he called a son of the soil.
TOA, who has held the chieftaincy title of Mayegun of Eda Ile Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State since 2011, thanked the monarch and the people of Eda Ile Ekiti for their warm reception. He assured them that, if elected, he would give Eda Ile Ekiti and the other communities of Ekiti East Constituency II a strong voice in the State House of Assembly.
