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.
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.
Following the signing of the Electricity Act 2023, which opened the way for an Oyo State electricity regulatory framework, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on political trade-offs, arguing that cooperation and political alignments should be guided by principles — for him, equity, fairness and justice — rather than hostility.
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.
Following INEC’s postponement of the governorship election to 18 March, HE Seyi Makinde restates key Omituntun 2.0 commitments, including free public education, higher internally generated revenue and measurable manifesto promises, while asking voters to renew his mandate.
As campaigning ends after visiting all 33 LGAs, HE Seyi Makinde contrasts theoretical and experiential knowledge, reports 70% implementation of his first-term roadmap and presents Omituntun 2.0 as an upgrade built on lessons and public feedback from his first term.
Following protests over the naira and fuel scarcity, HE Seyi Makinde pauses campaigning to address security and introduces the Omituntun Free Bus Service and other palliatives, before announcing that campaigning will resume once the security situation stabilises.
HE Seyi Makinde highlights a €55 million French facility for upgrading hospitals and primary healthcare infrastructure, explaining its 40-year tenor, 15-year grace period and potential conversion to a grant as an example of his approach to financing sustainable development.
Campaigning across Oyo State’s 33 LGAs, HE Seyi Makinde explains why smaller stakeholder meetings with farmers, traders, students, workers and businesses matter as much as rallies, providing local feedback that can shape the 2023–2027 Roadmap to Sustainable Development.
