Independence Day 2024 Broadcast

HE Seyi Makinde, FNSE, delivering the Independence Day broadcast

Being the text of the Independence Day 2024 Broadcast by His Excellency Seyi Makinde, FNSE, the Executive Governor of Oyo State, to Mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day Celebration on Tuesday, 1 October 2024 Full text of Independence Day 2024 Broadcast My good people of Oyo State, Today, we celebrate another milestone in Nigeria’s history as […]

Newsletter 98: Some Thoughts on Leadership

The Business of Governance Newsletter No 98 | September 2024 Hello Friend, How are you doing? As we head into the last quarter of the year, it is a great time to reflect on our decisions so far and think of ways to consolidate the good so that we finish the year strong. Those of […]

Newsletter 97: Back on the Grind

The Business of Governance Newsletter No 97 | September 2024 Hello Friend, How are you? My four-week vacation ends this Friday, so I’m back on the grind on Monday. Let me start this email by thanking our Acting Governor, His Excellency Barrister Bayo Lawal, for holding the fort in my absence and ensuring that the […]

Newsletter 96: Lessons from a Game of Pickleball

The Business of Governance Newsletter No 96 | August 2024 Hello Friend, How are you? I have just about two weeks left of my vacation, and I am trying to make the most of this rest period. Just the other day, I spent the day with my daughter Feyi, my son Tayo, and his friend […]

Newsletter 95: Taking a Break from the Norm

The Business of Governance Newsletter No 95 | August 2024 Hello Friend, How are you? Each day seems to come with anxieties that make things a little more difficult for us, but I am confident that this is the darkness before the light. The recent protests against food inflation and general hardship reflect the broader […]

Newsletter 94: Modelling a Way Out of Our Economic Doldrums

The Business of Governance Newsletter No 94 | July 2024 Hello Friend, How are you doing? We are certainly grateful to God for seeing us through thus far in the year 2024. Where would we really be without His grace? In the past weeks, I have received many responses to my newsletter titled “An International […]