Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday warned 'detractors' against discrediting the federal government on the state of federal roads in the state, noting that all its challenges cannot be surmounted overnight.

Speaking at the 2025 Udiroko Festival in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Mr Oyebanji expressed displeasure at the narrative that the federal government had abandoned Ekiti State because of the deplorable state of the Ado-Aramoko-Itawure road.

The governor said detractors are aware that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu- led federal government has awarded the construction of Ado- Ikere- Akure road, Ado-Ijan-Iluomoba road, which are currently under construction, but are on the mission to discredit the pre...