SPEECH AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE OYO STATE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
It is my belief that with this inauguration, members of the commission will get straight to these tasks so that we can get our judicial system working faster. I am also hoping that working with the Legislature, we can domesticate the Nigerian Correctional Service Act 2019, and begin to implement the provisions of that Act, especially regarding the number of inmates kept in correctional facilities and the conditions under which they are kept.
Press Briefing by the Head of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force (April 25, 2020)
Good evening and thank you for joining me. The State Secretariat will be reopened on Monday April 27th 2020. Only civil servants at level 13 and above with separate offices will resume. The following guidelines are in place to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 within the secretariat: • There will be new security […]
PRESS BRIEFING BY THE HEAD OF THE OYO STATE COVID-19 TASK FORCE ON APRIL 17, 2020
It has been our aspiration to test a lot more people and we think as we do this mass testing, we can see the pattern of the virus within our environment and from those results, we can implement appropriate measures designed to deal with the situation.
Press Briefing by the Head, Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force (April 08, 2020)
Yesterday, the COVID-19 confirmation test for two suspected cases came back positive. One of the new cases is a 28-year-old woman who returned to the country from the United Arab Emirates on March 22, 2020. The second case is a 42-year-old man who is a contact of an earlier confirmed COVID-19 case.
FIRST OYO STATE COVID-19 TASK FORCE PRESS BRIEFING (MARCH 20, 2020)
The Ministry of Health also started running enlightenment campaigns about coronavirus in markets, schools and for people in the hospitality industry, to maintain the hand washing culture and give a safe distance if anyone is sneezing or coughing around them. But with the identified case that reportedly transited through Ibadan to Ekiti State, we are stepping up those measures.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE OYO STATE TAX STAKEHOLDERS “POVERTY TO PROSPERITY” SUMMIT
Attracting direct investments will take a collective effort. Our administration will continue to invest in security and take other measures to ensure that we create an enabling environment for the growth of investments. On your part, you should be ready to extend the traditional hospitality to strangers, making them feel welcome in our midst.
Governor Seyi Makinde’s 2022 Budget Presentation
Last year, we presented to you our Budget of Continued Consolidation. I had a chance to present to you a report of our accomplishments over the previous budgetary cycle and our plans for 2021. Mr Speaker Sir, Honourable Members of the House, it gives me great pleasure to be with you again this year for the presentation of the 2022 Fiscal Budget which we have tagged a Budget of Growth and Opportunities.
Newsletter 141: Security, Service and Progress
Legacy in Motion 6 Years of Re-Engineering a Modern Oyo State Legacy in Motion 6 Years of Re-Engineering a Modern Oyo State The Business of Governance Newsletter No 141 | June 2026 How are you doing? I have spent the past several weeks preoccupied with the safety and wellbeing of the people of Oyo State, […]
Newsletter No 140: They Have Not Been Forgotten
The Business of Governance Newsletter No 140 | June 2026 It is extremely difficult for me to even ask how you are doing. It has been 27 days since our children and teachers were forcefully taken from their schools in the Yawota and Ahoro-Esinle communities of Oriire Local Government Area. For 27 days, families have […]
Governor Seyi Makinde’s Remarks During the Signing of Executive Order No 2 of 2026
Being the Remarks by His Excellency Seyi Makinde, FNSE, at the Signing of Executive Order No. 2 on the Regulation and Enforcement of Vehicle Registration and Traffic Management in Oyo State on Friday, 5 June 2026.