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OY · South West · Capital: Ibadan
Oyo
Seyi Makinde
APM · in office since 2019 · born Ibadan, 1967
Party affiliation source: Voice of Nigeria, 29 September 2026 · reviewed 2026-10-11 ↗Education: University of Lagos (Electrical Engineering).
Career: Founder, Makon Group (oilfield services).
Budget (recorded)
₦1.10T (2026)
Total Debt
₦83.2B
Active Projects
211
Transparency
64/100
📰 Oyo in the news
All news →⚡ Key challenges on record
- Bodija explosion intervention fund dispute · 2025
- NUT teachers' strike over abducted teachers/pupils in Oriire LGA · 2026
- Airport funding dispute with FCT Minister Wike · 2026
🏗️ Projects in Oyo
211 tracked projects — completed, ongoing and abandoned.
Progress since taking office
- Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport upgrade: flagged off September 2024 at ₦41bn initial cost (100% state-funded); domestic terminal completed October 2025 and Phase 1 done September 2025 — airport can now receive wide-bodied aircraft (source: Our People's FM, seyimakinde.com)
- 110km Ibadan Circular Road: state-funded orbital road around Ibadan; first 32km phase targeted for commissioning before end of 2025 (source: WorldStage News)
- Roads: 341.55km of roads completed in first three years of second term (465.66km total since 2019), with 533.34km more under construction — incl. 65km Moniya–Iseyin, 78km Iseyin–Ogbomoso Alao Akala Memorial Expressway, Saki–Ogbooro–Igboho road (source: Ogbomoso Insight)
- Education: recruited 14,000 teaching and non-teaching staff; 105 classrooms upgraded (36 more ongoing); released ₦8.77bn first tranche of ₦23bn textbooks programme under UBEC/World Bank results-based financing (source: WorldStage News; The Conclave NG)
- Health: 264 primary healthcare centres upgraded; ₦5.9bn approved for the 2026 SAfER health-insurance and food-security work plan (source: WorldStage News; The Conclave NG)
- Transport: completed Ibadan Central Bus Terminals 1 & 2 (Iwo Road, New Ife Road) — four modern bus terminals total — with state-subsidised buses operating since 2023 (source: seyimakinde.com)
- FAAC: ₦139.10bn net, Jan–Jun 2026 (NBS-sourced)
- IGR: ₦103.25bn in 2025 (NBS) — among top 10 states
- 2026 budget raised to ₦1.102trn via June 2026 supplementary to complete ongoing projects
- Defected from PDP to APM in 2026 (reported by SilverbirdTV/Stone Reporters)
Controversies & allegations
- Source: The Sun Nigeria ↗allegedBodija explosion intervention fund dispute2025
- Source: DriveTv News ↗allegedNUT teachers' strike over abducted teachers/pupils in Oriire LGA2026
- Source: Westafrica Business News ↗allegedAirport funding dispute with FCT Minister Wike2026
Court cases on record
No active criminal/civil cases on the public record.
Data sources
- OkayNews — Makinde signs ₦892bn 2026 budget into law ↗
- Oodua Bulletin — Oyo supplementary budget 2026 raises total to ₦1.102trn ↗
- DMO — States/FCT domestic debt stock as at June 30, 2025 ↗
- Newsivic — FAAC allocations by state, Jan–Jun 2026 (NBS-sourced) ↗
- ThisDay — NBS 2025 state-level IGR report ↗
- SilverbirdTV — Makinde defects from PDP to APM ↗
Figures verified 10 Oct 2026
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