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.
Returning from a four-week vacation, HE Seyi Makinde signals decisions in response to another fuel-price increase and previews new agribusiness and tourism projects, while beginning George Stephanopoulos’s The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis.
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.
Following the International Tourism Summit Oyo State 2024, HE Seyi Makinde reports meetings with about 15 prospective investors, approves the proposed upgrade of Agodi Gardens into an international-standard botanical garden and says summit recommendations will inform Oyo State’s tourism policy.
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.
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Responding to questions about Trans-Amusement Park, HE Seyi Makinde explains why the obsolete facility will give way to housing and a new amusement park at Ilutuntun, while reaffirming tourism as an Omituntun 2.0 growth sector and updating residents on SAfER.
Responding to feedback that PDP-branded SAfER bags made government relief appear partisan, HE Seyi Makinde orders new packaging, expands mass transit routes and invites public input into the 2024 Budget, while updating residents on the Olodo bridge, Oyo–Iseyin Road and LAUTECH Iseyin Campus.
Following the elevation of 11 Olubadan High Chiefs to Obas, HE Seyi Makinde reflects on how culture evolves, arguing that traditional rulers themselves are best placed to reform traditional institutions, while acknowledging delays in completing his second-term cabinet.
