Seyi Makinde

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has tested positive for coronavirus. The politician revealed this serious information via his Twitter handle. According to him, he has designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while he recovers. He added ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to say that former office holders in the state should return stolen funds in their possession or be ready to answer to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). He revealed this today as he received the ICPC team ...

There is a master plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to destabilize Governor Seyi Makinde’s government in Oyo State, according to the Special Adviser on Strategy and Political Matters, Babatunde Oduyoye. Oduyoye has said APC in Oyo has made up its mind to put Gov Seyi’s government in crisis ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has said the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami does not have the power to declare “Operation Amotekun” legal or illegal. According to him, the public should disregard any statement from him because he or the other governors involved have said nothing ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has said his government will not pull down any property for road construction in the state without reaching out to the owners and compensating them very well. Seyi Makinde revealed this recently during an assessment tour of the abandoned Benbo-Apata road on the Akala Expressway ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has begged the people to the state to unite with his administration to make the state greater in 2020. He revealed this in a recent statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday by Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor. According to Gov ...

Governor Seyi Makinde has come out to say that he can break some toes if it would help his determination to serve the people of Oyo State. Governor Seyi, who revealed this as he spoke at the thanksgiving service to mark his 52nd birthday, said he would keep fighting for ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has revealed the reason for deciding not to chase traders off the streets of the state, without creating an alternative for them. Gov Makinde said this at the Oja Oba Central Mosque, Ibadan, during a special prayer to commemorate his 52nd birthday. According to the ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has signed the 2020 appropriation bill into law. The 2020 budget signing ceremony, which took place within the State’s Executive Council Chambers, Governor’s Office, Agodi Ibadan, was witnessed by the Deputy Governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan; the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Honorable Adebo ...

Association of Local Governments Chairmen of Nigeria ALGON, Oyo State chapter, has begged Governor Seyi Makinde to be prepared to take constructive criticism because no administration can thrive without a formidable opposition. ALGON also urged him to obey the subsisting judgment of the Oyo State High Court and the Supreme ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State has asked the police and other security agencies to probe the role of Governor Oluseyi Makinde before, during and after the governorship polls in Kogi State. Seyi Makinde had temporarily relocated to Kogi few days to the November 16 until Sunday. The ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde is not happy with the way the recently concluded Kogi governorship election went down. He said this as he began work on the Moniya-Iseyin road project, just 2 months after withdrawing it from the initial contractor. According to Gov Seyi, Nigeria is still nowhere near ...