Seyi Makinde
Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde is a Nigerian engineer, businessman, and politician who has served as the governor of Oyo State since 2019.
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Jun 27, 2026
Far Right
Oyo State Governor said efforts to rescue abducted school children and teachers remain active and coordinated.
APC hardliners see his handling of the kidnapping crisis as a test of governance; so far he has lifted the curfew and kept security efforts visible.
Jun 27, 2026
Lean Left
Oyo State government under Makinde lifted the curfew imposed on 10 LGAs after a kidnapping incident.
PDP hails Makinde's swift action to restore normalcy while criticizing APC states for lax security, reinforcing the PDP as a competent governing party.
Jun 18, 2026
Far Left
Governor Seyi Makinde approved the immediate commencement of the Contributory Pension Scheme for Oyo workers.
LP lauds Makinde's worker-friendly policy as a model of progressive governance that contrasts with APC's anti-labour record.
Jun 17, 2026
Far Right
Governor of Oyo said he would sacrifice himself for abducted pupils and teachers.
APC hardliners see this as a publicity stunt by an opposition governor amid a security failure in his state.
Jun 15, 2026
Lean Left
Oyo State Governor declared Tuesday a work-free day for Hijrah, congratulating Muslims in the state.
PDP celebrates Makinde's inclusive governance that respects religious diversity, in contrast to APC's often sectarian rhetoric.
Jun 12, 2026
Lean Left
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, a PDP figure, is under fire from APC after disclosing that over 200 Amotekun operatives have been lost and bandits abducted about 45 schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire LGA.
While PDP backs Makinde as one of its strongest performing governors, the Oyo APC's attack over Amotekun losses creates a political vulnerability that the opposition is exploiting to undermine his record ahead of future electoral cycles.
Jun 5, 2026
Center
The Oyo State governor signed an executive order restricting motorcycle 'okada' operations in response to the Orire school abduction, framing it as a security measure to curb criminal movement.
Centre observers give Makinde partial credit for visible action but question whether an okada ban addresses the deeper intelligence and policing failures that allowed over 40 pupils and teachers to be abducted in the first place.
Jun 5, 2026
Lean Left
Oyo Governor Makinde hosted a Nigerian Air Force delegation and called for public patience as rescue operations for abducted schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esiele continue, with a Diamond-42 surveillance aircraft deployed.
PDP supporters are watching Makinde closely as a key Southwest governor who must demonstrate that PDP-led states can handle security crises that the APC federal government has allowed to metastasize across the country.
Jun 5, 2026
Far Left
The Oyo State governor received a Nigerian Air Force delegation and called for public patience as surveillance aircraft were deployed to find abducted teachers and pupils in Oriire LGA.
LP-leaning observers give Makinde credit for actively engaging federal security assets, but note that the crisis exposes how even relatively well-governed states are hostage to Tinubu's broader failure to contain rural banditry and kidnapping nationally.
Jun 5, 2026
Far Left
Makinde hosted a Nigerian Air Force delegation and called for public patience as surveillance aircraft are deployed to locate teachers and pupils abducted in Oyo State's Oriire LGA.
LP-aligned observers view Makinde's proactive coordination with the NAF as the kind of competent, hands-on state-level governance that contrasts sharply with the federal government's headline-chasing forest guard announcement.