Following ITSOyoState2025, HE Seyi Makinde reports investor engagement around five tourism sites and lessons from urban development in Nairobi, while publishing six-year performance reports that he says are intended to allow citizens to measure government promises against delivery.
Acknowledging earlier failures to deliver promised tourism projects, HE Seyi Makinde presents five investment-ready sites and a 25-year tourism masterplan, arguing that rebuilding investor confidence requires transparent frameworks, clear timelines, visible milestones and dedicated oversight.
Remembering former Oyo State Governor Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on intellect, conviction, strategic political thinking and institution-building, presenting Olunloyo’s modest lifestyle and reputation for integrity as lessons in leadership and public-service legacy.
Re-reading How Democracies Die, HE Seyi Makinde warns that democracies can erode through weakened norms and unfair political conduct, using the PDP’s 2023 crisis and concerns about electoral institutions to argue for fairness, equity, justice and renewed trust in democratic processes.
Marking six years in office, HE Seyi Makinde frames legacy around measurable impact rather than intention, citing growth in internally generated revenue, infrastructure and social investment while asking residents where government should deepen its impact during the remainder of his tenure.
HE Seyi Makinde reflects on finding time for reading amid the demands of office, while reporting cabinet changes, Oyo State’s agribusiness engagement at the World Union of Wholesale Markets conference and approval of ₦4.5 billion in support for victims of the 2024 Bodija explosion.
Two years into his second term, HE Seyi Makinde frames the Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road and Ibadan airport upgrade as long-term economic infrastructure and argues that sustainable development requires systems and private-sector partnerships capable of surviving the administration that created them.
Two years before the 2027 elections, HE Seyi Makinde calls for a political “reset”, arguing for new political ideas that subordinate politics to governance, restore trust in democracy and prioritise fairness, while inviting Oyo residents to assess his administration’s second-term performance.
Against the backdrop of rising fuel and living costs, HE Seyi Makinde combines a message of resilience with Oyo State’s agricultural response, citing lower food inflation and plans for a Rungis-style wholesale farmers’ market and 3,000-ha Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone at Ijaiye.
Following an expanded Oyo State Security Council meeting on threats from criminal herders, illegal miners and bandits, HE Seyi Makinde turns to the Rivers State emergency, opposing the suspension of elected executive and legislative institutions and arguing that democratic principles must be defended irrespective of political loyalties.
