Closing out 2024, HE Seyi Makinde reports a redesign of the Adegbayi Junction–Bus Terminal–Iwo Road Interchange to accommodate higher traffic volumes and approval of a free medical mission across all 33 LGAs, before reflecting on family, teamwork and public service.
Following the flag-off of the 3,250-ha Eruwa Agribusiness Industrial Hub, HE Seyi Makinde applies lessons from the Fasola pilot while announcing completion of the first 5MW phase of Oyo State’s 11MW Independent Power Project, intended eventually to power public infrastructure and Light Up Oyo.
Ahead of the Ondo governorship election, HE Seyi Makinde combines a political appeal for the PDP with Oyo governance updates, including recruitment of 14,500 teachers and about 3,300 health workers, while arguing that government’s larger employment role is creating conditions for private-sector job creation.
After 18 months of sensitisation, HE Seyi Makinde announces enforcement of existing traffic, waste-management and street-trading laws under the Rule of Law Authority, while updating readers on ₦1.5 billion in agribusiness enterprise support and talks with the Nigerian Railway Corporation on a proposed Ibadan intra-city rail service.
Marking four years and 100 editions of the newsletter, HE Seyi Makinde describes the platform as an accountability mechanism, saying questions from readers have caused him to scrutinise government decisions and consider more efficient, people-friendly approaches.
HE Seyi Makinde links legacy to institution-building, highlighting a review of Oyo State’s Public Service Rules and new facilities for local-government institutions, and argues that durable systems rather than individual officeholders should sustain government beyond his tenure.
Drawing lessons from George Stephanopoulos’s The Situation Room, HE Seyi Makinde argues for factual documentation of political history and transparent government communication, while reflecting on the human vulnerabilities of leaders and the dangers of misinformation about events inside government.
Returning from a four-week vacation, HE Seyi Makinde signals decisions in response to another fuel-price increase and previews new agribusiness and tourism projects, while beginning George Stephanopoulos’s The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis.
Using a family game of pickleball to illustrate strategy and collaboration, HE Seyi Makinde explains why his administration prioritised major roads connecting Oyo State’s five zones before feeder roads and argues that anticipating future conditions is central to sustainable governance.
Responding to claims about a ₦570 billion Federal Government hardship fund, HE Seyi Makinde explains that NG-CARES payments are World Bank reimbursements for state expenditure rather than federal grants, disclosing Oyo State reimbursements of ₦5.98 billion and ₦822 million before beginning a four-week vacation.
