Following the removal of fuel subsidy, HE Seyi Makinde introduces Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery (SAfER): food relief for 200,000 vulnerable households, support for smallholder farmers and ₦1 billion in low-interest financing for youth agropreneurs and small businesses.
As he completes most of his second-term cabinet and begins reading Peter Frankopan’s The Silk Roads, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on learning from history, while responding to the Olodo bridge collapse and signalling further measures to cushion the economic effects of fuel subsidy removal
Following the elevation of 11 Olubadan High Chiefs to Obas, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on how culture evolves, arguing that traditional rulers themselves are best placed to reform traditional institutions, while acknowledging delays in completing his second-term cabinet.
HE Seyi Makinde provides updates on constituting his second-term cabinet and restoring streetlights, announces plans to power them ultimately through the 11MW Independent Power Project and separates Culture and Tourism from Information to sharpen Oyo State’s tourism drive.
Following the signing of the Electricity Act 2023, which opened the way for an Oyo State electricity regulatory framework, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on political trade-offs, arguing that cooperation and political alignments should be guided by principles — for him, equity, fairness and justice — rather than hostility.
As Omituntun 2.0 begins, HE Seyi Makinde announces plans for OMASED to enforce street-trading, waste and traffic laws, moves to constitute his cabinet and highlights new private investments by Africorp Consortium and Karma Agric.
Drawing lessons from The Plot to Save South Africa, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on firmness in crises, putting public interest above personal interest and resisting uninformed public pressure, as Oyo State prepares to host investors at OYSIBS 2023.
Ahead of his second inauguration, HE Seyi Makinde previews the Oyo State International Business Summit in London, positioning Oyo as a destination for sustainable investment and pledging an aggressive drive to attract capital and reduce unemployment.
With elections over and preparations underway for Omituntun 2.0, HE Seyi Makinde returns to reading with Justice Malala’s The Plot to Save South Africa, reflecting on Nelson Mandela’s conviction, selfless leadership and willingness to take difficult decisions to avert civil war.
HE Seyi Makinde announces an Oyo State investment summit in London focused on agribusiness, tourism, solid minerals and sustainable energy, as part of plans to attract investment and progressively double monthly IGR to ₦7.5 billion without raising taxes.
