3
Total tracked
1
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
1
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Kept
The promise
Implicit in his 1999 election on the Alliance for Democracy platform, as the first civilian governor of a state created only in 1996.
Assessment
Adebayo won the 9 January 1999 election with 72.72% of the vote (300,118 votes) against the PDP's 27.28% (112,606) — the widest South-West AD margin — and governed Ekiti from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003 with Paul Alabi as deputy, completing the term. He later served as Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (2019–2023).
Partial
The promise
To stand up the administration, infrastructure and services of Ekiti from a low base.
Assessment
As the first elected governor of a state created in 1996, Adebayo stood up Ekiti's administration and civil service and left office without a corruption case. No quantified record of infrastructure or service delivery survives, and he lost the 2003 election to Ayodele Fayose.
Broken
The promise
Implicit in seeking re-election in 2003.
Assessment
Adebayo lost the April 2003 election to Ayo Fayose of the PDP, part of the sweep that took every South-West state except Lagos from the AD.