Seyi Makinde

Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde born 25 December 1967 is a Nigerian engineer, businessman, and politician who has served as the governor of Oyo State since 2019.

Quotes

• I promised 'omituntun', it is time to experience 'omituntun'. I will not rest until good jobs, thriving businesses and quality education are the standard in Oyo State. Together we can do this!
  • Seyi makinde talks about omituntun

• Gone are the days when roads are built for show off and political cheap points. All our infrastructural development will be targeted at economic revitalisation.
  • Seyi Makinde spoke on roads for economic reason

• I don’t want to be remembered for constructing roads, but for the institutions we have created that will bring good governance.
  • Seyi Makinde speaks on road construction
• The circumstances surrounding this incident are sufficiently grave and unusual to warrant independent scrutiny beyond our domestic institutions,
  • Makinde seeks UN probe into Oyo school abduction
• “This is not about politics. “It is about justice for the victims, reassurance for our people and restoring public confidence that every Nigerian child can go to school without fear.
  • Makinde seeks UN probe into Oyo school abduction
• I don’t have any doubt that I have the capacity to occupy the highest office in this land, and I have what it takes, but what I want to do right now is this: Is this what Nigerians are asking for? Is this what my party will say we should do? We don’t know; we still have a long time to go.
• I wanted to be a senator, but now, not only have I achieved more than that by being governor of my state, I have also cherished the opportunity that people have given to me to make my own little difference

• Let me start by thanking the good people of Oyo State who gave me the opportunity to serve them. Just like four years ago, the election is going to be a one-day event, but the ramification and effects will stay with us for another four years.
• . I want to urge our people to come out and not be afraid. Come out and make your choice. Vote for me again. What we have enjoyed for over three years in the state was the result of the step you took by voting for me on March 9, 2019.
• To be honest, I am not sure what it was about how we were governing the state that made people refer to our policies and projects as populist. Mind you, we have not changed the way we govern.

• I went into politics to make a difference. So, our administration’s focus is to do the right thing that benefits the good people of Oyo State.
• In security, we provided critical infrastructure: security vehicles, security posts and communication gadgets for the security agencies. Of course, a major achievement is operationalising Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, after South-West governors agreed to set up the agency.
• We renovated and upgraded over 200 PHCs across the state, which we have already started equipping. We also upgraded and equipped secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities. We have increased enrollees on the Oyo State Health Insurance Scheme from 45,000 to over 300,000, and this includes pensioners who need the service the most.

• We have adopted a multi-campus approach for the university and are currently constructing the Iseyin Campus, which houses the College of Agriculture and Renewable Natural Resources.
• The big one is the sole ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). This was a campaign promise that we were able to achieve within our first two years in office.
• As I often say, where roads go, development follows. Even before we completed the reconstruction of the 65km Moniya-Ijaiye-Iseyin Road, agribusinesses started springing up along the route. Another example is the 7.2km Idi Ape-Basorun-Akobo-Odogbo Barracks Road dualisation project.
• Upon reelection, we will activate a lot of projects, including the Ilutuntun Business District in Akinyele, which will have a digital technology hub for the youths. Even for big businesses, we have several examples of businesses expanding their operations and remaining within a zone of the state because of the linkages we have created.
• The salaries of civil servants, primary school teachers and local government workers are paid on the 25th day of every month, now known as the ‘GSM day’.
• Regarding pensions and gratuities, we inherited a backlog of about N56 billion in unpaid pensions and gratuities dating back to 2011. The first thing we did was to ensure that we paid pensions in full from May 2019.
• Data from the Oyo State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning shows that our economy grew from N2.75 trillion in 2019 to N4.05 trillion in 2022. As I said earlier, one of the reasons this has happened is that by creating an enabling environment, we attracted big businesses to Oyo State.
• Of course, sports development benefits our youths as well. As stated earlier, we reconstructed and upgraded the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba.
• Our youths are being supported through training and enterprise support. We are collaborating with international organisations to carry out some of our programmes for youths. For instance, the Start Them Early Programme (STEP), which is a collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture