The visit was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by Yinka Oyebode, Special Adviser on Media to Governor Biodun Oyebanji.
According to the statement, Governor Oyebanji and other top government officials will receive the Vice President upon his arrival at the Ekiti Agro Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado Ekiti.
Oyebode said the Vice President, who will represent President Bola Tinubu, is expected to flag off the Ekiti Knowledge Zone project and commission several completed infrastructure projects across the state.
“During the visit, Vice President Shettima, who will be representing President Bola Tinubu, will perform ground breaking for the Ekiti Knowledge Zone. He will also inaugurate the newly built Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission along old Iyin Road, Ado-Ekiti.
“The Vice President will also inaugurate the newly constructed 1.2 kilometres Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Flyover, one of the legacy projects of the Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji administration at Okeyinmi, in Ado Ekiti”.
The upcoming trip will mark Shettima’s second official visit to Ekiti State since assuming office. During a previous visit in May 2024, he inaugurated the Omisanjana–Deeper Life–Ajebandele Road and an MSME clinic in Ado Ekiti, among other engagements.
The state government said extensive preparations have been made to ensure a successful visit.
The statement added, “Strategic collaboration with the Federal Government, other sub-national governments, relevant institutions, local and international development agencies, as well as the private sector, remains a strong point in the Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji administration’s development agenda.”