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.
Following his re-election with 563,756 votes and a 307,071-vote margin, HE Seyi Makinde thanks Oyo State voters, rejects religious division and political godfatherism, and declares the election a mandate to begin the Omituntun 2.0 era of sustainable development.
Looking back on 2022 and the books that shaped his thinking, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on patriotism and nation-building, arguing that political leaders bear a particular responsibility to advance equity, fairness and restructuring as Nigeria enters the 2023 election year.
Following town halls across Oyo State’s geopolitical zones, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on feedback from residents and volunteers and announces that the Roadmap to Sustainable Development 2023–2027, the blueprint for Omituntun 2.0, will be presented at Igboora in January.
With 100 days to the governorship election, HE Seyi Makinde discusses fuel scarcity and Nigeria’s subsidy regime, draws lessons from Akinwumi Adesina’s use of technology to reform fertiliser subsidies, and links leadership choices to Oyo State’s agricultural interventions and Omituntun 2.0.
Drawing lessons from Akinwumi Adesina’s reforms and his own efforts to digitise government processes, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on the difficulty of institutional reform, arguing that development requires governance to take precedence over politics.
Drawing from Tim Marshall’s Worth Dying For, HE Seyi Makinde asks what the Nigerian flag means to citizens, before inviting Oyo residents to help identify priorities for a possible second term as the 2023 campaign approaches.
Against the backdrop of the PDP’s internal crisis, HE Seyi Makinde examines the tension between competence and regional fairness in choosing Nigeria’s leaders, arguing that restructuring and genuine federalism must also be reflected within political parties.
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Ahead of the 2023 elections, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on loyalty to people and political parties, the absence of strong party ideologies in Nigeria and the political realignments that follow primaries, while making his case for the PDP’s economic record.
