As he completes most of his second-term cabinet and begins reading Peter Frankopan’s The Silk Roads, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on learning from history, while responding to the Olodo bridge collapse and signalling further measures to cushion the economic effects of fuel subsidy removal
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.
Amid electricity and fuel shortages, HE Seyi Makinde argues that Nigeria needs restructuring, true federalism and greater political participation, urging citizens to join political parties, build structures from ward level and mobilise millions of Nigerians who do not vote.
Following the deadly robbery attack at Idi-Ape in Ibadan, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on weaknesses exposed in Oyo State’s security architecture, the use of the 615 emergency line and the need to continually adapt security strategies to increasingly sophisticated threats.
As Oyo State approaches the higher-risk “ember” months, HE Seyi Makinde makes the case for state police, examining structural weaknesses in Nigeria’s federal policing system while reminding residents about Oyo State’s 615 emergency line.
Following fresh deaths in Ibadan and allegations involving PMS disciplinary committee chairman Mukaila Lamidi (Auxiliary), HE Seyi Makinde orders an investigation and reflects on the EndSARS experience, due process and the need for justice to be both swift and impartial.
HE Seyi Makinde asks Nigerians to imagine an alternative future for the country, arguing that rewriting Nigeria’s history requires true federalism, restructuring, greater state control of resources and security, electoral reform and citizens willing to participate in creating a different national trajectory.
Following the fire at Agodi Gate Auto Spare Parts Market, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on how poor planning and prioritising financial gain over public safety can destroy livelihoods, arguing that empathy and safety must shape leadership decisions.
Responding to criticism of his handling of Oyo State’s security and ethnic tensions, HE Seyi Makinde explains why he rejects collective blame and insists that competence and character must take precedence over ethnicity, religion and political affiliation.
Recalling how a borehole he initiated for traders after the 2014 Aleshinloye Market fire was stopped by the local government, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on power and justice, connecting the experience to EndSARS and the limits of demanding change without political power.
