HE Seyi Makinde reports 335.77 km of state road projects completed since 2019 and monthly IGR growth from about ₦2 billion to ₦5 billion without raising taxes, arguing for wider tax-net expansion, stronger institutions and agricultural innovation rather than quick fixes.
Following his State of the State address to the Oyo State House of Assembly, HE Seyi Makinde reviews first-year Omituntun 2.0 commitments, says strategies will be adjusted where necessary and points to rising internally generated revenue without higher taxes as evidence of progress.
At the fifth anniversary of his administration, HE Seyi Makinde invites residents to assess its performance, highlighting the newly completed 76.67-km Iseyin–Fapote–Ogbomoso Road, private investment and plans for Agodi Gardens and Ibadan Airport while acknowledging that more remains to be done.
Marking 25 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria, HE Seyi Makinde begins reading How Democracies Die and links political stability to economic prosperity, while presenting the new 76.67-km Iseyin–Fapote–Ogbomoso Road as infrastructure intended to spread investment beyond Ibadan.
Following Oyo State’s final investment agreement with Shell Nigeria Gas for gas distribution infrastructure, HE Seyi Makinde argues for interventions with short-, medium- and long-term effects and announces a review of first-year delivery against the Roadmap for Sustainable Development 2023–2027.
HE Seyi Makinde argues against comparing Nigeria’s relatively young uninterrupted democracy with centuries-old democracies, while making the case for consistent law enforcement, incentives and consequences as Oyo State works towards fuller implementation of the rule-of-law component of its development roadmap.
Following the Super Eagles’ AFCON semi-final victory over South Africa, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on national unity and uses football to argue that leadership depends not only on the person at the top but on selecting capable people willing and able to work as a team.
Following the Bodija explosion, HE Seyi Makinde updates residents on structural, radiation and seismic investigations, promises prosecution of those responsible for storing explosives in a residential area and urges citizens to report security concerns while government determines support for affected residents.
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Reviewing an election year and the books that influenced him, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on firmness in difficult decisions, using the dispute over compensation for former local-government chairmen to illustrate why leaders cannot satisfy everyone while pursuing what they consider the public interest.
