Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, congratulated Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, on his victory at the just-concluded Osun State governorship election, saying that the power of the people has again triumphed. According to him, Adeleke’s victory was similar to what happened in Oyo State during the 2019 governorship election, when the people exercised…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has called on the new head of Department of State Services (DSS) in the state to assist in investigating the remote cause of the Abolongo jailbreak in Oyo town. The governor made this known while receiving the new head of DSS in the state, Agada Alex, at the Governor’s Office,…
The Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde on Wednesday presented a budget of N294.5 billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2022 fiscal year. While presenting the budget tagged “Budget of Growth and opportunities” Makinde noted that the focus of his administration is to move the state forward from poverty to prosperity.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, and the Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, are set to clash in a battle for the control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the race for the chairmanship of the main opposition party gets tougher, THISDAY has learnt. THISDAY gathered that…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has nominated the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, as the state’s ambassador for the Western Nigeria Security Network better known as Amotekun. The governor also presented a brand new jack Pick-up Van to Adams as a pilot vehicle with three members of the security outfit as part of Adams’…
Following the crisis that erupted between Hausa and Yoruba residents of Sasa Market of Akinyele Local Government, Ibadan, at the weekend, some Northern Governors, on Monday, have visited Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde. Some of the governors who were received at the Government House, Agodi, include Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sanni Bello; Zamfara State Governor,…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, rolled out measures his government is taking to address issues of criminal trespass and damage by Hausa/Fulani pastoralists, kidnapping and banditry and other crimes in Ibarapaland and Oke-Ogun axis of the state. The governor, in a statement he personally signed said that the measures will ensure peaceful…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS’ FORUM WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF MIYETTI-ALLAH CATTLE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (MACBAN) AND THE HEADS OF SECURITY AGENCIES ON EMERGING SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE SOUTH-WEST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE HELD AT THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURE AND EVENT CENTRE (DOME), AKURE, ONDO STATE ON MONDAY, 25TH JANUARY, 2021….
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday, endorsed the governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, as the leader of the party in the South-West. Lagos PDP leaders, who made the declaration after a meeting with Makinde in Ibadan, said they were highly appreciative of the outstanding role the governor…
