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.
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 questions about the Ibadan Airport upgrade, HE Seyi Makinde explains Oyo State’s private-sector-driven, public-sector-supported development model: government invests in enabling infrastructure while businesses drive growth, citing Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub and private tractor leasing as examples.
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 federal approval to upgrade Ibadan Airport to international status, HE Seyi Makinde sets out the business case: improving global connectivity, attracting investment in agriculture, tourism and solid minerals, serving neighbouring states and positioning Ibadan as a regional economic hub.
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.
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With investors showing interest in completing the Ikere Gorge Dam power plant, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on difficult choices over scarce public resources, defending development borrowing and arguing that infrastructure must ultimately create an environment capable of attracting private investment.
