Looking back on 2021, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on successes, setbacks and the opportunity to try again, while addressing concerns about the natural turf at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex and plans for private facility management.
As Oyo State flags off the 34.85-km Oyo–Iseyin Road and 3.2-km Ibadan Airport Road, HE Seyi Makinde argues that investing in infrastructure may be less politically expedient than handouts but provides a stronger foundation for sustainable development.
Ahead of another birthday visit to Saki, HE Seyi Makinde explains why experiencing communities first-hand matters for policymaking, while highlighting plans for the Moniya business district and Ibadan Inland Dry Port as part of moving people from poverty to prosperity.
Using the low turnout in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, HE Seyi Makinde identifies voter apathy as politicians’ biggest electoral competitor and argues that innovative politics must educate and persuade disengaged Nigerians to participate in elections.
Following the PDP National Convention, HE Seyi Makinde introduces “Operation Rescue Nigeria”, arguing for innovative approaches to poverty and development, investment in human capital and infrastructure, and greater political participation ahead of the 2023 elections.
Marking a year since his mother’s death and reflecting on lives lost during the EndSARS protests, HE Seyi Makinde defends the right to peaceful protest and argues that democracy requires leaders who can tolerate disagreement while protecting citizens from injustice.
HE Seyi Makinde discusses accountability through Oyo State’s infrastructure challenges, explaining the ₦96.68 billion allocation to infrastructure, the Alternate Project Funding Approach and partnerships with France on agribusiness, rural roads and markets.
Drawing from Richard Hytner’s Consiglieri, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on his progression from Operations Manager to Managing Director at Makon and argues that effective leaders need capable advisers who can challenge them and compensate for their blind spots.
Following controversy over the reopening of the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, HE Seyi Makinde addresses claims that the stadium flooded, explains why the main bowl was commissioned before the entire complex was completed and links the project to sports tourism and 3SC’s return.
As Oyo State approaches the higher-risk “ember” months, HE Seyi Makinde makes the case for state police, examining structural weaknesses in Nigeria’s federal policing system while reminding residents about Oyo State’s 615 emergency line.
