Following the deaths of Olubadan Oba Saliu Adetunji and former Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on loss and remembers Alao-Akala’s service to Oyo State and planned involvement in the Iseyin–Ogbomoso Road project.
Looking back on 2021, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on successes, setbacks and the opportunity to try again, while addressing concerns about the natural turf at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex and plans for private facility management.
Ahead of another birthday visit to Saki, HE Seyi Makinde explains why experiencing communities first-hand matters for policymaking, while highlighting plans for the Moniya business district and Ibadan Inland Dry Port as part of moving people from poverty to prosperity.
Following the PDP National Convention, HE Seyi Makinde introduces “Operation Rescue Nigeria”, arguing for innovative approaches to poverty and development, investment in human capital and infrastructure, and greater political participation ahead of the 2023 elections.
Marking a year since his mother’s death and reflecting on lives lost during the EndSARS protests, HE Seyi Makinde defends the right to peaceful protest and argues that democracy requires leaders who can tolerate disagreement while protecting citizens from injustice.
HE Seyi Makinde discusses accountability through Oyo State’s infrastructure challenges, explaining the ₦96.68 billion allocation to infrastructure, the Alternate Project Funding Approach and partnerships with France on agribusiness, rural roads and markets.
Drawing from Richard Hytner’s Consiglieri, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on his progression from Operations Manager to Managing Director at Makon and argues that effective leaders need capable advisers who can challenge them and compensate for their blind spots.
HE Seyi Makinde uses his decision not to ban commercial motorcycles and his dispute with the World Bank over the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project to illustrate leadership that balances competing interests while insisting on value for the people.
HE Seyi Makinde reflects on an activity-packed week commissioning projects and meeting residents across Saki, Ogbomoso, Ibarapa and Ibadan, and on the sense of purpose that continues to drive his public service.
Drawing lessons from Yuval Noah Harari’s Homo Deus, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on how knowledge changes priorities and perspectives, questioning why societies continue to accept problems that development and better decision-making should enable them to overcome.
