Seyi Makinde

The Oyo State government has come out to reveal that it is ready to fully back the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) towards effective management of disaster in the state as the rainy season begins. Governor Seyi Makinde revealed this today while hosting the agency during an advocacy visit to ...

The All Progressives Congress Professionals in Oyo State (APC-P) has urged Governor Seyi Makinde to stop wasting the state’s resources on the People’s Democratic Party for his plans to contest for the position of the Vice President in 2020. APC revealed this at a recent meeting on Friday, September 11, ...

Ex-Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala has urged Governor Seyi Makinde to avoid disrespecting his predecessors. Adebayo Alao-Akala revealed this recently during an interview with reporters at the empowerment programme of Senator Fatai Buhari in Iseyin. According to him, it is unstatesmanly for Makinde to describe his predecessors as charlatans ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to beg well-meaning sons and daughters of the state in the Diaspora to return home and invest in Oyo. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Bisi Ilaka revealed this in Ibadan while receiving the leader of the Yoruba community in ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has come out to say that the South West Security Network, Amotekun, would not be under any federal establishment. The governor revealed this recently during a meeting with chairmen of local government areas (LGs) and local council development areas (LCDAs), at state Secretariat, Ibadan. ...

Oyo State Government has come out to announce an adjustment to its recently released school reopening schedule. Mr. Olaleye Olasunkanmi, the state Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, revealed this in a recent statement on Friday in Ibadan. According to him, the date for the commencement of the WASSCE is ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to say that his government would remain steadfast as it tries to improve the state’s economy via agribusiness venture. He recently revealed that he would do everything possible to prevent the rural and urban migration of youths from the state. According to ...

The Oyo State Executive Council, headed by Governor Seyi Makinde has scrapped the 3rd term of the 2019/2020 session for primary and secondary school students. The council recently approved a new academic calendar to guide the resumption of schools and other associated educational activities at a recent meeting. According to ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to say that a hygienic environment is important in his state. He recently set up a new environmental task force to curb environmental nuisance and indiscriminate dumping of refuse in Oyo. According to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Dr. Bashir Bello, ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to confirm that the state has recorded 2,106 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections. He recently revealed that 1,080 have tested negative and have since been discharged. According to him, 22 people have died so far in the state, so residents should continue ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to sympathize with the victims of flooding in Ibadan. The governor simply revealed that the menace would be curbed once the ongoing projects in the state are completed in the next 18 months. According to him, his government has started the channelization ...

Governor Seyi Makinde has come out to say that his government had nothing to do with the delay in the burial of his predecessor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. The allegation was recently refuted by Oyo State Government Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa. According to him, Governor Seyi Makinde allowed the late ...

Wife of the late Governor of Oyo State, Chief Mrs. Florence Ajayi has come out to say that Engr Seyi Makinde has not called or paid her a visit since her husband’s death. She revealed this when Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum led by its Chairman, Dr. Kayode Fayemi paid a condolence ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to say that his government has been under pressure to deliver since they took over. This is coming as Governor Seyi recently marked one year in office. According to him, Oyo residents need to exercise patience because the first year for every ...

Oyo State Government has come out to say that it has not lifted the ban on public gathering. Mr. Jide Ajani, the Special Adviser to Gov. Seyi Makinde on Media revealed this to newsmen in Ibadan today. According to him, the statement saying Gov. Makinde has finally decided to allow ...

The Oyo State House of Assembly has warned Governor Seyi Makinde to focus on the porous nature of the state’s boundaries and extend testing to those border areas. The assembly revealed this amid reports of the continued entry of foreign nationals into the state via boundaries in Oke-Ogun and Ogbomoso ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to say that the state government has decided on making the use of face mask compulsory because it is the best way to prevent, contain and control the spread of coronavirus. Speaking at a recent press briefing today, Seyi disclosed that the ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to say that the conditional cash transfer initiative of the Federal Government is very faulty. Recall the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk recently revealed that the ministry has started cash transfer to the poorest households in ...

The Oyo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned APC members to not play petty politics with the COVID-19 test result of Governor Seyi Makinde. PDP believes APC is seeking to gain lost political relevance in the state amid the current situation in the country. Speaking via its ...

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa has come out to say that his boss, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde did not contact the coronavirus at the recent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) unification rally. Seyi’s spokesman, who spoke to Silverbird Television today, revealed that there was no ...