Stop Politicizing Security In Nigeria – Seyi Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to say that he will soon expose those politicising security issues in the state.

He recently revealed this while addressing the congregation at the St. Peters Anglican Cathedral Church, Aremo, Ibadan.

According to him, Oyo State is currently experiencing lots of security challenges, however, it is not peculiar to the state alone, as it is a nationwide problem.

He added that anyone politicizing security in the state and country is making a very big mistake because that should not be the case.

His words, “If there’s no Oyo State or Nigeria by 2023 because of the politicisation of security; who and what are they going to govern?”

Do you agree?

Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (born 25 December 1967) is a Nigerian businessman, politician and philanthropist. He is the governor of Oyo State in South-western Nigeria. He is an engineer and a subject matter expert on fluid and gas metering. Until August 2018, he was the Group Managing Director of Makon Group Limited; an indigenous oil and gas company in Nigeria. He established his first oil and gas private business called Makon Engineering and Technical Services, (METS) at the age of 29 in the year 1997, after earning years of work experience with international oil and gas companies.

Makinde contested for the Oyo State 2015 gubernatorial seat on the platform Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Makinde was born to a renowned teacher turned accountant, late Pa Olatubosun Makinde and Madam Abigail Makinde of Aigbofa Compound in Oja’ba, Ibadan. He is the third child of the family.

Makinde did his national service (NYSC) with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria, where he was later engaged as a pupil engineer. He served in different capacities; handling and partaking in several key projects between 1990 and 1992. From 1992 to 1997, he worked as a field Engineer (Eket operations) for Rebold International Limited and in 1995, he was appointed as Field Manager in the same company.