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Seyi Makinde
Governor of Oyo State
This term: 29 May 2023–present
THE PERSON- State
- Oyo
- Country
- Nigeria
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Seyi Makinde (Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde) is the Governor of Oyo State, in office since 29 May 2019, and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate for the election of 16 January 2027, with former State Security Service Director-General Musa Lawal Daura as running mate. He was born in Ibadan on 25 December 1967, attended St Paul's and St Michael's primary schools in Yemetu and Bishop Phillips Academy, Ibadan (1985),…
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Seyi Makinde (Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde) is the Governor of Oyo State, in office since 29 May 2019, and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate for the election of 16 January 2027, with former State Security Service Director-General Musa Lawal Daura as running mate. He was born in Ibadan on 25 December 1967, attended St Paul's and St Michael's primary schools in Yemetu and Bishop Phillips Academy, Ibadan (1985), and graduated in electrical engineering from the University of Lagos in 1990. After national service and two years as a pupil engineer at Shell (1990-1992) and five at Rebold International (1992-1997), he founded Makon Engineering and Technical Services in 1997; it grew into the Makon Group, of which he is still described as Group Managing Director. His 2019 asset declaration valued his companies at about N48.15 billion. He entered politics in 2007 as the ANPP candidate for the Oyo South Senate seat and lost. He then joined the PDP but did not get its 2011 senatorial ticket, pulled out of its 2014 governorship primary, and ran for governor on the SDP ticket in 2015, finishing fifth. Back in the PDP from 2017, he won the governorship in March 2019 with 515,621 votes; the Supreme Court upheld his election on 18 December 2019. He was re-elected in March 2023 with 63.37% of the vote. On his first day in office he dissolved the elected local councils; on 7 May 2021 the Supreme Court held the dissolution unlawful and ordered the officials' pay restored, and his government paid in instalments after garnishee proceedings. As governor he has been sued in several chieftaincy disputes. In July 2026 a Federal High Court set aside, on his government's suit, a blanket EFCC request for Oyo contract records; allegations, including a petition to the EFCC, that the Bodija explosion relief fund was misused are denied by his government, and no charge has been found. As a sitting governor he has immunity from prosecution, though not from investigation. In the PDP he was one of the "G5" governors who refused to campaign for Atiku Abubakar in 2023, and in 2025-2026 he led the faction behind Kabiru Turaki. On 14 May 2026 he moved to the APM, which affirmed him as its presidential candidate on 30 May 2026. He won both governor terms on the PDP ticket; his current term is recorded under his current party, the APM.
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1967
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEarly lifeProfile record
Born
Seyi Makinde was born on 25 Dec 1967.
1985
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Bishop Phillips Academy
Qualification not recorded
- Location
- Monatan, Iwo Road, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Institution
- Secondary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
University of Lagos
B.Sc. (Hons) in Electrical Engineering · Electrical Engineering
- Location
- Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
- Institution
- University
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1990
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
NYSC corps member, then pupil engineer
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)
- Industry
- Oil and gas
- Employment
- Employee
After graduating from the University of Lagos in 1990 he did his national youth service (NYSC) with Shell Petroleum Development Company, which then kept him on as a pupil engineer until 1992. The months and the station were not found.
1992
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Field Engineer, later Assistant Manager (Eket operations)
Rebold International Limited
- Industry
- Oil and gas services (instrumentation)
- Employment
- Employee
Field engineer and later assistant manager on Rebold International's Eket operations (Akwa Ibom State), designing, installing and commissioning instrumentation projects, 1992-1997 (Wikipedia dates his promotion to field manager to 1995). He has said he worked as a field engineer by day while running his own company by night. His official profile's alternative line, that he…
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Field engineer and later assistant manager on Rebold International's Eket operations (Akwa Ibom State), designing, installing and commissioning instrumentation projects, 1992-1997 (Wikipedia dates his promotion to field manager to 1995). He has said he worked as a field engineer by day while running his own company by night. His official profile's alternative line, that he spent 1992-1997 as "Engineering Manager" for various international oil companies, is not used.
1997
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Founder
Makon Engineering and Technical Services Limited (METS)
- Industry
- Oil and gas
- Employment
- Founder
His first business, an instrumentation, automation and control-systems company that began operating in 1997, after he had worked as an NYSC member and pupil engineer at Shell (1990-1992) and as a field engineer, later assistant manager, at Rebold International (1992-1997). He says its first contract, worth US$1 million, came from Mobil in 1997, when he was 29. The Corporate…
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His first business, an instrumentation, automation and control-systems company that began operating in 1997, after he had worked as an NYSC member and pupil engineer at Shell (1990-1992) and as a field engineer, later assistant manager, at Rebold International (1992-1997). He says its first contract, worth US$1 million, came from Mobil in 1997, when he was 29. The Corporate Affairs Commission records its incorporation on 8 June 1995 (RC 273613). It grew into the Makon Group (separate record), was among the companies in his 2019 asset declaration, and the CAC beneficial-ownership register still lists him as a person with significant control; no divestment was found.
1998
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Industrial Control Services
Training course: safety shutdown systems (non-degree)
- Location
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Institution
- Professional
Whether the qualification was completed is not recorded.
1999
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Lagos Business School (Pan-Atlantic University)
Executive course: Development of Analytical Competence for Managing Operations
- Location
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Institution
- Program
Whether the qualification was completed is not recorded.
Working lifeReviewed record
Owner (declared company)
Makon Construction Limited
- Industry
- Construction
- Employment
- Owner
Incorporated on 13 January 1999 (RC 349123) and listed in his 2019 asset declaration. The CAC register now shows it as struck off (the date is not given) and has no person with significant control on file; his exact role is not stated.
Working lifeReviewed record
Owner (person with significant control)
Makon Oil and Gas Limited
- Industry
- Oil and gas
- Employment
- Owner
Incorporated on 3 March 1999 (RC 351671; CAC status inactive, a filing status). Listed in his 2019 asset declaration, and the CAC beneficial-ownership register lists him as a person with significant control. No holding percentage is recorded (the register's filing history is unreliable on percentages).
2000
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Owner (declared company)
Makon Power Systems Limited
- Industry
- Power
- Employment
- Owner
Incorporated on 8 December 2000 (RC 397316; CAC status inactive). Listed as "Makon Power System Limited" in his 2019 asset declaration. CAC has no person with significant control on file, so the link rests on the declaration; his exact role is not stated.
2001
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Group Managing Director
Makon Group Limited
- Industry
- Oil and gas engineering, power
- Employment
- Founder
Group Managing Director of Makon Group Limited, the holding company of his Makon businesses (incorporated 11 April 2001, RC 408244). Through the group he says he did work for Shell, ExxonMobil (Chad-Cameroon pipeline), Chevron and ABB (West African Gas Pipeline). No statement that he stepped down on becoming governor in 2019 was found; CAC filings of 2021-2023 still list him as…
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Group Managing Director of Makon Group Limited, the holding company of his Makon businesses (incorporated 11 April 2001, RC 408244). Through the group he says he did work for Shell, ExxonMobil (Chad-Cameroon pipeline), Chevron and ABB (West African Gas Pipeline). No statement that he stepped down on becoming governor in 2019 was found; CAC filings of 2021-2023 still list him as a person with significant control of group companies, but a day-to-day management role since 29 May 2019 is unconfirmed.
2002
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Jiskoot Auto Control Training Centre
Short course: Fundamentals of Crude Sampling (non-degree)
- Location
- Kent, England, UK
- Institution
- Professional
Whether the qualification was completed is not recorded.
2005
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Executive course (non-degree): Understanding and Solving Complex Business Problems
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Institution
- Program
Whether the qualification was completed is not recorded.
2007
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2007 Senate election
Oyo South · Oyo
- Result
- Lost
- Recorded winner
- Kamorudeen Adekunle Adedibu (PDP)
His first run for office: candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP, since merged into the APC and defunct; it has no party record here) for the Oyo South senatorial seat at the National Assembly election of 21 April 2007. He lost to Kamorudeen (Kamoru) Adedibu of the PDP. No vote count for Makinde was found, nor how he became the ANPP candidate.
2011
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2011 Senate primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Oyo South · Oyo
- Primary result
- Lost
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
Having joined the then-ruling PDP around 2010, he sought its Oyo South senatorial ticket for 2011 and did not get it. His official profiles say he lost the primary, reportedly to the sitting senator (Kamorudeen Adedibu); The Nation (2015) says he never received a nomination form, which suggests he was screened out rather than beaten in a vote. No primary date, venue or vote…
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Having joined the then-ruling PDP around 2010, he sought its Oyo South senatorial ticket for 2011 and did not get it. His official profiles say he lost the primary, reportedly to the sitting senator (Kamorudeen Adedibu); The Nation (2015) says he never received a nomination form, which suggests he was screened out rather than beaten in a vote. No primary date, venue or vote count was found, so no date is stored. He was not a Labour Party candidate in 2011 (a claim no source supports).
2014
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Majority owner (person with significant control)
Energy Traders and Technical Services Limited
- Industry
- Energy trading and technical services
- Employment
- Owner
Incorporated on 24 March 2014 (RC 1179730) and listed in his 2019 asset declaration. A November 2022 CAC beneficial-ownership filing records him as an active person with significant control holding 51%.
Party primaryReviewed record
2015 Governorship primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Oyo
- Primary result
- Withdrawn
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Teslim Folarin (167 votes)
PDP Oyo governorship primary for the 2015 election, held on Monday 8 December 2014 at Liberty Stadium, Ibadan (Wikipedia's 4 December is not used). Makinde pulled out, as did Adebayo Alao-Akala and others, saying the vote defied an Abuja High Court judgment of 5 December 2014 that only elected ward delegates could vote; Teslim Folarin won with 167 votes. Makinde rejected the…
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PDP Oyo governorship primary for the 2015 election, held on Monday 8 December 2014 at Liberty Stadium, Ibadan (Wikipedia's 4 December is not used). Makinde pulled out, as did Adebayo Alao-Akala and others, saying the vote defied an Abuja High Court judgment of 5 December 2014 that only elected ward delegates could vote; Teslim Folarin won with 167 votes. Makinde rejected the result on 10 December and joined the SDP on 15 December 2014. His official profiles say he "was denied" the ticket; the contemporary reports show he boycotted the vote.
Party membershipReviewed record
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Monday 15 December 2014, saying the PDP had used illegal delegates at its governorship primary, and was cleared at once as its 2015 Oyo governorship candidate (he came fifth). He returned to the PDP on 4 September 2017 with his "Omituntun" campaign structure.
2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2015 Governorship election
Social Democratic Party · Oyo
- Result
- Lost
- Votes
- 54,740
- Recorded winner
- Abiola Ajimobi (APC, 327,310 votes)
Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate; the party adopted him when he joined on 15 December 2014 (no SDP primary was reported). He finished fifth with 54,740 votes, behind Abiola Ajimobi (APC, 327,310), Rashidi Ladoja (Accord, 254,520), Adebayo Alao-Akala (LP, 184,111) and Teslim Folarin (PDP, 79,019); results reported on 12 April 2015. His campaign site's "came out 3rd" is…
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Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate; the party adopted him when he joined on 15 December 2014 (no SDP primary was reported). He finished fifth with 54,740 votes, behind Abiola Ajimobi (APC, 327,310), Rashidi Ladoja (Accord, 254,520), Adebayo Alao-Akala (LP, 184,111) and Teslim Folarin (PDP, 79,019); results reported on 12 April 2015. His campaign site's "came out 3rd" is wrong. No vote share is stored because total valid votes were not found.
2017
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Second stint in the Peoples Democratic Party, from 4 September 2017, when he returned from the SDP with his "Omituntun" campaign structure, to 14 May 2026. He was its governorship candidate and won in 2019 and 2023. In 2022-23 he was one of the five "G5" (Integrity Group) PDP governors who refused to campaign for the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. In the 2025-26 leadership split he backed the Kabiru Turaki-led faction, whose November 2025 Ibadan convention…
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Second stint in the Peoples Democratic Party, from 4 September 2017, when he returned from the SDP with his "Omituntun" campaign structure, to 14 May 2026. He was its governorship candidate and won in 2019 and 2023. In 2022-23 he was one of the five "G5" (Integrity Group) PDP governors who refused to campaign for the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. In the 2025-26 leadership split he backed the Kabiru Turaki-led faction, whose November 2025 Ibadan convention the courts later voided; the rival Wike-backed NEC announced his "expulsion" on 18 November 2025, which his camp disputed. He became chairman of the PDP Governors' Forum on about 6 May 2026. The end date is his public move to the APM at the PDP-APM rally at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, on 14 May 2026, not a verified ward resignation; a PDP spokesman said on 5 June 2026 that he had not formally announced a defection.
2018
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
CCII Most Patriotic Ibadan Indigene Award
Presented during the Ibadan cultural festival in March 2018 (reported 8 March 2018), with Governor Abiola Ajimobi presenting the awards; the ceremony day was not stated.
- Awarded by
- Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII)
- Category
- Community award
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Party primaryReviewed record
2019 Governorship primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Oyo
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 2,772
- Recorded winner
- Seyi Makinde
Won the PDP governorship primary for 2019 on Sunday 30 September 2018 at Obafemi Awolowo (formerly Liberty) Stadium, Ibadan, with 2,772 votes to 21 for Senator Hamzat Ayoade Adeseun, who had asked for the vote to be cancelled over the delegates' list (his suit against the PDP and INEC was dismissed on 19 March 2019; Makinde was not a party to it). Wikipedia's 29 September is…
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Won the PDP governorship primary for 2019 on Sunday 30 September 2018 at Obafemi Awolowo (formerly Liberty) Stadium, Ibadan, with 2,772 votes to 21 for Senator Hamzat Ayoade Adeseun, who had asked for the vote to be cancelled over the delegates' list (his suit against the PDP and INEC was dismissed on 19 March 2019; Makinde was not a party to it). Wikipedia's 29 September is not used. No share is stored because accredited delegates were not reported. He named Rauf Olaniyan as running mate on 14 December 2018.
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Aare Jagunmolu of Ibadanland
Announced, not installed. In December 2019 (reported 15 December) the Olubadan announced at an Ibadan Progressive Union reception at Government House, Ibadan, that he was conferring the title on the governor and that the formal installation would take place later. No installation was found; the Olubadan died in January 2022.
- Awarded by
- Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso I, Olubadan of Ibadanland
- Category
- Traditional title
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Africa Sustainable Development Award (Good Governance)
Named winner of the Good Governance category for his multi-sectoral interventions as governor; the ceremony was scheduled for Accra, Ghana, on 20 December 2019. No report confirming the presentation was found.
- Awarded by
- Africa Sustainable Development Awards organising committee
- Category
- Governance award
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Assets & financial disclosuresReviewed record
Company shares · 2019
Seyi Makinde's 2019 asset declaration (CCB form marked OYSE/2019/001, in the name Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, sworn at the High Court of Oyo State on 28 May 2019 and made public on 15 July 2019): the declared current value of his companies stood at N48,150,736,889 with 33,730,000 units of shares as at 28 May 2019. Companies listed: Makon Engineering and Technical Services Ltd, Makon Oil and Gas Ltd, Makon Power System Ltd, Makon Group Ltd, Makon Construction Ltd and Energy…
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Seyi Makinde's 2019 asset declaration (CCB form marked OYSE/2019/001, in the name Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, sworn at the High Court of Oyo State on 28 May 2019 and made public on 15 July 2019): the declared current value of his companies stood at N48,150,736,889 with 33,730,000 units of shares as at 28 May 2019. Companies listed: Makon Engineering and Technical Services Ltd, Makon Oil and Gas Ltd, Makon Power System Ltd, Makon Group Ltd, Makon Construction Ltd and Energy Traders and Technical Services Ltd. The same declaration also listed cash at hand and in bank of N234,742,296.01 plus US$30,056.99; landed properties (developed and undeveloped) and household items of N2,624,800,500 / US$4,400,000, covering nine buildings in Nigeria, two in the USA and one in South Africa; Eurobonds of US$3,793,500; shares, debentures and other securities of N120,500,000; and N3.389bn of company loan notes.
- Reported to
- Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Oyo State office, Ibadan
- Asset class
- Company shares
- Recorded component value
- ₦48,150,736,889
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Election participationReviewed record
2019 Governorship election
Peoples Democratic Party · Oyo
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 515,621
- Vote share
- 56.24%
- Recorded winner
- Seyi Makinde (PDP)
Won as the PDP candidate, with Rauf Olaniyan as running mate, polling 515,621 votes to 357,982 for Adebayo Adelabu (APC); the 56.24% share is from Wikipedia (the INEC sheet was not opened). The ADC, ZLP and SDP had adopted him as their consensus candidate on 4 March 2019. Returning officer Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe declared the result on 10 March 2019. Adelabu's petition…
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Won as the PDP candidate, with Rauf Olaniyan as running mate, polling 515,621 votes to 357,982 for Adebayo Adelabu (APC); the 56.24% share is from Wikipedia (the INEC sheet was not opened). The ADC, ZLP and SDP had adopted him as their consensus candidate on 4 March 2019. Returning officer Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe declared the result on 10 March 2019. Adelabu's petition failed, finally at the Supreme Court on 18 December 2019 (see legal records). Sworn in on 29 May 2019.
ElectedProfile record
Governor
Oyo
Took office
Oyo Governorship Cycle 2023-2027
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- PDP → APM
- Term
- Oyo Governorship Cycle 2023-2027
Recorded periods in this office: 29 May 2019 – 29 May 2023 (PDP); 29 May 2023 – end date not recorded (APM).
Electoral caseDismissed
The record
Adebayo Adelabu & APC v. INEC, Seyi Makinde & PDP - Oyo State Governorship Election Petition (2019)
- Role in this matter
- Respondent
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Ibadan; Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division; Supreme Court of Nigeria
Being named in a court record does not by itself establish wrongdoing. A claimant, respondent and legal representative have different roles.
Response on record
No separate response is linked. Read the court outcome and the original sources for the full account.
Last documented outcome
Dismissed
Petition challenging Makinde's election as Oyo State Governor dismissed by the Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Ibadan (16 September 2019); on 18 December 2019 the Supreme Court set aside the Court of Appeal's majority judgment and restored the tribunal's dismissal, affirming Makinde's election.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Outcome recorded · Dismissed
Petition challenging Makinde's election as Oyo State Governor dismissed by the Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Ibadan (16 September 2019); on 18 December 2019 the Supreme Court set aside the Court of Appeal's majority judgment and restored the tribunal's dismissal, affirming Makinde's election.
2020
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD Civil caseProceedings reported
The record
Abiola Ajimobi v. Governor of Oyo State (Seyi Makinde), Attorney-General & 2 others - revocation of Agodi GRA land
- Role in this matter
- Defendant
- Record type
- Listing
- Court / authority
- High Court of Oyo State, Ibadan (Chief Judge Munta Abimbola)
- Court file
- I/183/2020, I/184/2020, I/185/2020, I/186/2020
- Filed
- 12 Feb 2020
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Response on record
No separate response is linked. Read the court outcome and the original sources for the full account.
Last documented outcome
Proceedings reported
He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. Pending as far as found: no final judgment was found. Former governor Abiola Ajimobi sued his successor, the Attorney-General, the Commissioner for Lands and the Lands Ministry over the revocation of his Agodi GRA property. The notice of intention to revoke was dated 31 January 2020 and the revocation order 10 February 2020. He sought a perpetual injunction and N15m costs, and alleged a forcible entry on 17 October 2019. The government said the plots were revoked for…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. Pending as far as found: no final judgment was found. Former governor Abiola Ajimobi sued his successor, the Attorney-General, the Commissioner for Lands and the Lands Ministry over the revocation of his Agodi GRA property. The notice of intention to revoke was dated 31 January 2020 and the revocation order 10 February 2020. He sought a perpetual injunction and N15m costs, and alleged a forcible entry on 17 October 2019. The government said the plots were revoked for 'alteration of land use' and in the overriding public interest. On 2 March 2020 the Chief Judge ordered both sides to keep off the land pending the motion. No final judgment was found. Ajimobi died on 25 June 2020, and whether the suits were continued, abated or withdrawn was not found.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Filing / appearance recorded · Proceedings reported
He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. Pending as far as found: no final judgment was found. Former governor Abiola Ajimobi sued his successor, the Attorney-General, the Commissioner for Lands and the Lands Ministry over the revocation of his Agodi GRA property. The notice of intention to revoke was dated 31 January 2020 and the revocation order 10 February 2020. He sought a perpetual injunction and N15m costs, and alleged a forcible entry on 17…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. Pending as far as found: no final judgment was found. Former governor Abiola Ajimobi sued his successor, the Attorney-General, the Commissioner for Lands and the Lands Ministry over the revocation of his Agodi GRA property. The notice of intention to revoke was dated 31 January 2020 and the revocation order 10 February 2020. He sought a perpetual injunction and N15m costs, and alleged a forcible entry on 17 October 2019. The government said the plots were revoked for 'alteration of land use' and in the overriding public interest. On 2 March 2020 the Chief Judge ordered both sides to keep off the land pending the motion. No final judgment was found. Ajimobi died on 25 June 2020, and whether the suits were continued, abated or withdrawn was not found.
2021
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Governor of the Year 2021 (Security and Youth Empowerment)
Received for him by his Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi (reported 3 November 2021). The organiser is not the LEADERSHIP newspaper.
- Awarded by
- Leadership Excellence Awards
- Category
- Governance award
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Publications & ideasReviewed record
Thinking It Out
- Publication type
- Book
Civil caseClosed
The record
Civil court proceedings
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Sacked Oyo local government chairmen and councillors (ALGON Oyo; later led by Bashorun Majeed Ajuwon) v. Governor of Oyo State (Seyi Makinde) & 6 others - dissolution of elected councils
- Role in this matter
- Defendant
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- High Court of Oyo State, Ibadan; Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division; Supreme Court of Nigeria
- Court file
- SC/CV/556/2020
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Response on record
No separate response is linked. Read the court outcome and the original sources for the full account.
Last documented outcome
Closed
He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. He lost. Before Makinde took office, the APC-elected council chairmen and councillors (elected by OYSIEC in 2018 for three years) sued at the Oyo State High Court to challenge Sections 11 and 12 of the Oyo State Local Government Law 2001, which let the governor and House of Assembly dissolve councils. On 6 May 2019 the High Court declared the sections unconstitutional. On 29 May 2019, hours after his inauguration, Makinde dissolved the councils anyway and later appointed…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. He lost. Before Makinde took office, the APC-elected council chairmen and councillors (elected by OYSIEC in 2018 for three years) sued at the Oyo State High Court to challenge Sections 11 and 12 of the Oyo State Local Government Law 2001, which let the governor and House of Assembly dissolve councils. On 6 May 2019 the High Court declared the sections unconstitutional. On 29 May 2019, hours after his inauguration, Makinde dissolved the councils anyway and later appointed PDP caretaker committees; the state appealed. ALGON filed a contempt application (heard in June 2019). On 15 July 2020 the Court of Appeal, Ibadan (Haruna Tsammani reading) ruled for the governor. On 7 May 2021 a five-member Supreme Court panel (lead judgment by Ejembi Eko) allowed the officials' appeal, held the dissolution unlawful, condemned it as 'executive lawlessness', awarded N20 million costs against Makinde, and ordered payment of their salaries and allowances from 29 May 2019 to 11 May 2021. Makinde lost. On 10 May 2021 he said he would obey and pay; enforcement continued in a separate garnishee case. Suit numbers at the High Court and Court of Appeal were not found; Punch prints the Supreme Court number as SC.CV/556/2021.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Outcome recorded · Closed
He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. He lost. Before Makinde took office, the APC-elected council chairmen and councillors (elected by OYSIEC in 2018 for three years) sued at the Oyo State High Court to challenge Sections 11 and 12 of the Oyo State Local Government Law 2001, which let the governor and House of Assembly dissolve councils. On 6 May 2019 the High Court declared the sections unconstitutional. On 29 May 2019, hours after his inauguration,…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. He lost. Before Makinde took office, the APC-elected council chairmen and councillors (elected by OYSIEC in 2018 for three years) sued at the Oyo State High Court to challenge Sections 11 and 12 of the Oyo State Local Government Law 2001, which let the governor and House of Assembly dissolve councils. On 6 May 2019 the High Court declared the sections unconstitutional. On 29 May 2019, hours after his inauguration, Makinde dissolved the councils anyway and later appointed PDP caretaker committees; the state appealed. ALGON filed a contempt application (heard in June 2019). On 15 July 2020 the Court of Appeal, Ibadan (Haruna Tsammani reading) ruled for the governor. On 7 May 2021 a five-member Supreme Court panel (lead judgment by Ejembi Eko) allowed the officials' appeal, held the dissolution unlawful, condemned it as 'executive lawlessness', awarded N20 million costs against Makinde, and ordered payment of their salaries and allowances from 29 May 2019 to 11 May 2021. Makinde lost. On 10 May 2021 he said he would obey and pay; enforcement continued in a separate garnishee case. Suit numbers at the High Court and Court of Appeal were not found; Punch prints the Supreme Court number as SC.CV/556/2021.
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Doctor of Science in Engineering (Honoris Causa)
Conferred at the university's 14th convocation on 9 December 2022, alongside Governors Nyesom Wike and Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The only honorary doctorate found.
- Awarded by
- Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo
- Category
- Honorary doctorate
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Outstanding Performance Award in Humanitarian Services
Presented at a gala at Premier Hotel, Ibadan, on the evening of Friday 9 December 2022; retired Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu received it on his behalf. One source.
- Awarded by
- Community Chest Council (CCC), Oyo State
- Category
- Humanitarian award
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Silverbird Man of the Year 2022
Announced on 31 December 2022 after a public vote; he received the notification letter in Ibadan in January 2023.
- Awarded by
- Silverbird Group (Silverbird Communications)
- Category
- Media award
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Working lifeReviewed record
Member and spokesman
PDP "Integrity Group" (G5 governors)
- Industry
- Party politics
One of the five "G5" PDP governors (with Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Okezie Ikpeazu) who broke with the party leadership after Atiku Abubakar won the May 2022 presidential primary; they met Bola Tinubu in London on 23 August 2022 and demanded the resignation of National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu. Named Vice Chairman (South) of the Atiku campaign council on 15…
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One of the five "G5" PDP governors (with Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Okezie Ikpeazu) who broke with the party leadership after Atiku Abubakar won the May 2022 presidential primary; they met Bola Tinubu in London on 23 August 2022 and demanded the resignation of National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu. Named Vice Chairman (South) of the Atiku campaign council on 15 September 2022, he boycotted its inauguration on 28 September 2022 and did not serve. On 20 November 2022 he announced the group's "Integrity Group" name as its spokesman. The bloc had no founding or dissolution date; it was still acting together in 2024, and his alliance with Wike had broken down by November 2025, when the Wike-backed NEC announced his expulsion (the end year used here).
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2023 Governorship primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Oyo
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 1,040
- Vote share
- 99.2%
- Recorded winner
- Seyi Makinde
Won the PDP governorship primary for a second term on Wednesday 25 May 2022 at Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan: 1,040 delegate votes to 2 for Hazeem Gbolarumi, with 6 void of 1,048 cast (the 99.2% share is computed). After Deputy Governor Rauf Olaniyan defected to the APC, Bayo Lawal was announced as running mate on 7 June 2022.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Vanguard Governor of the Year 2022
Conferred on Friday 27 January 2023 at the 2022 Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards, Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, with Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Ifeanyi Okowa and Emmanuel Udom.
- Awarded by
- Vanguard Media Limited
- Category
- Media award
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2023 Governorship election
Peoples Democratic Party · Oyo
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 563,756
- Vote share
- 63.37%
- Recorded winner
- Seyi Makinde (PDP)
Re-elected as the PDP candidate, with Bayo Lawal as running mate: 563,756 votes (63.37%) to 256,685 for Teslim Folarin (APC) and 38,357 for Adebayo Adelabu (Accord), winning 31 of 33 LGAs. The poll had been moved from 11 to 18 March 2023; returning officer Olusola Kehinde declared the result on Sunday 19 March 2023. Petitions by the APM and the Action Alliance were dismissed…
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Re-elected as the PDP candidate, with Bayo Lawal as running mate: 563,756 votes (63.37%) to 256,685 for Teslim Folarin (APC) and 38,357 for Adebayo Adelabu (Accord), winning 31 of 33 LGAs. The poll had been moved from 11 to 18 March 2023; returning officer Olusola Kehinde declared the result on Sunday 19 March 2023. Petitions by the APM and the Action Alliance were dismissed (see legal records). Sworn in on 29 May 2023. He won this term on the PDP ticket and moved to the APM mid-term, on 14 May 2026; the term record carries his current party, APM.
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Allied Peoples Movement (APM) v. INEC, Seyi Makinde & PDP - Oyo State Governorship Election Petition (2023)
- Role in this matter
- Respondent
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Ibadan (Justice Ejiro Emudainohwo, chair)
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Last documented outcome
Dismissed
The APM (the party Makinde later joined, and whose 2027 presidential candidate he now is) petitioned against his 18 March 2023 re-election. It claimed its votes were not recorded in many polling units. Its candidate, Adeniran Oluwaseyi, who polled 303 votes, was not a petitioner and had congratulated Makinde. APM counsel Henry Bello applied to withdraw. Makinde's counsel Kunle Kalejaye asked for dismissal and N10m punitive costs. On 13 July 2023 the tribunal unanimously dismissed the petition as frivolous and awarded N1m costs each to…
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The APM (the party Makinde later joined, and whose 2027 presidential candidate he now is) petitioned against his 18 March 2023 re-election. It claimed its votes were not recorded in many polling units. Its candidate, Adeniran Oluwaseyi, who polled 303 votes, was not a petitioner and had congratulated Makinde. APM counsel Henry Bello applied to withdraw. Makinde's counsel Kunle Kalejaye asked for dismissal and N10m punitive costs. On 13 July 2023 the tribunal unanimously dismissed the petition as frivolous and awarded N1m costs each to Makinde and the PDP against the APM. Makinde won.
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The APM (the party Makinde later joined, and whose 2027 presidential candidate he now is) petitioned against his 18 March 2023 re-election. It claimed its votes were not recorded in many polling units. Its candidate, Adeniran Oluwaseyi, who polled 303 votes, was not a petitioner and had congratulated Makinde. APM counsel Henry Bello applied to withdraw. Makinde's counsel Kunle Kalejaye asked for dismissal and N10m punitive costs. On 13 July 2023 the tribunal unanimously…
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The APM (the party Makinde later joined, and whose 2027 presidential candidate he now is) petitioned against his 18 March 2023 re-election. It claimed its votes were not recorded in many polling units. Its candidate, Adeniran Oluwaseyi, who polled 303 votes, was not a petitioner and had congratulated Makinde. APM counsel Henry Bello applied to withdraw. Makinde's counsel Kunle Kalejaye asked for dismissal and N10m punitive costs. On 13 July 2023 the tribunal unanimously dismissed the petition as frivolous and awarded N1m costs each to Makinde and the PDP against the APM. Makinde won.
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Enforcement of the Supreme Court LG judgment: Bashorun Majeed Ajuwon & ors (ex-Oyo council officials) v. Governor of Oyo State (Makinde), Attorney-General & 5 others - garnishee proceedings and Makinde's appeal
- Role in this matter
- Defendant
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Bwari (Justice A. O. Ebong); Court of Appeal, Abuja Division
- Court file
- FCT/HC/BW/M/238/2023; BW/M/85/2023
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Response on record
No separate response is linked. Read the court outcome and the original sources for the full account.
Last documented outcome
Closed
Enforcement of the 2021 Supreme Court judgment on the council dissolution; the Governor of Oyo State was the judgment debtor and, on appeal, an appellant (official capacity). He lost the appeal. After the 7 May 2021 Supreme Court judgment, Oyo State computed the ex-officials' entitlement at N4,874,889,425.60, promised in a 13 December 2021 Attorney-General's letter to pay within six months, and paid N1.5 billion in 2022. That left N3,374,889,425.60. The ex-officials, through Musibau Adetunbi SAN, obtained a garnishee order nisi from…
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Enforcement of the 2021 Supreme Court judgment on the council dissolution; the Governor of Oyo State was the judgment debtor and, on appeal, an appellant (official capacity). He lost the appeal. After the 7 May 2021 Supreme Court judgment, Oyo State computed the ex-officials' entitlement at N4,874,889,425.60, promised in a 13 December 2021 Attorney-General's letter to pay within six months, and paid N1.5 billion in 2022. That left N3,374,889,425.60. The ex-officials, through Musibau Adetunbi SAN, obtained a garnishee order nisi from the FCT High Court (ruling 2 March 2023) against four banks. On 27 April 2023 the judge made it absolute: N1.37bn to be paid at once and N2bn in N500m instalments from 31 July 2023. Makinde and six state officials appealed and sought a stay, arguing that the state could not pay as ordered. On 9 June 2023 the Court of Appeal referred the parties to its mediation (ADR) centre. At the hearing on 23 October 2023 the panel led by Haruna Tsammani questioned the appeal's competence. On 8 December 2023 the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal with N50m costs against Makinde and others. On 15 December 2023 the FCT High Court attached state funds in 10 banks (N300,000 costs). Makinde said on 22-23 December 2023 that the ex-chairmen 'will not get a dime till the Supreme Court asks us to pay'. He announced a further N2bn payment on 12 April 2024, saying 'we are no longer fighting'. Makinde lost the appeal. Whether the balance was then fully settled was not found. Filed in March 2023; the day was not found.
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- Outcome recorded · Closed
Enforcement of the 2021 Supreme Court judgment on the council dissolution; the Governor of Oyo State was the judgment debtor and, on appeal, an appellant (official capacity). He lost the appeal. After the 7 May 2021 Supreme Court judgment, Oyo State computed the ex-officials' entitlement at N4,874,889,425.60, promised in a 13 December 2021 Attorney-General's letter to pay within six months, and paid N1.5 billion in 2022. That left N3,374,889,425.60. The ex-officials, through…
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Enforcement of the 2021 Supreme Court judgment on the council dissolution; the Governor of Oyo State was the judgment debtor and, on appeal, an appellant (official capacity). He lost the appeal. After the 7 May 2021 Supreme Court judgment, Oyo State computed the ex-officials' entitlement at N4,874,889,425.60, promised in a 13 December 2021 Attorney-General's letter to pay within six months, and paid N1.5 billion in 2022. That left N3,374,889,425.60. The ex-officials, through Musibau Adetunbi SAN, obtained a garnishee order nisi from the FCT High Court (ruling 2 March 2023) against four banks. On 27 April 2023 the judge made it absolute: N1.37bn to be paid at once and N2bn in N500m instalments from 31 July 2023. Makinde and six state officials appealed and sought a stay, arguing that the state could not pay as ordered. On 9 June 2023 the Court of Appeal referred the parties to its mediation (ADR) centre. At the hearing on 23 October 2023 the panel led by Haruna Tsammani questioned the appeal's competence. On 8 December 2023 the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal with N50m costs against Makinde and others. On 15 December 2023 the FCT High Court attached state funds in 10 banks (N300,000 costs). Makinde said on 22-23 December 2023 that the ex-chairmen 'will not get a dime till the Supreme Court asks us to pay'. He announced a further N2bn payment on 12 April 2024, saying 'we are no longer fighting'. Makinde lost the appeal. Whether the balance was then fully settled was not found. Filed in March 2023; the day was not found.
2024
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Independent Newspaper (Daily Independent) Man of the Year 2024
Named the Independent Newspaper's 2024 Man of the Year in recognition of his outstanding contributions to governance, democracy and infrastructure development as Governor of Oyo State. The award was presented at the 14th annual Independent Newspapers awards ceremony held at the Expo Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on 15 March 2025; the governor was represented by his Chief of Staff, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi.
- Awarded by
- Independent Newspapers Limited (Daily Independent)
- Category
- Man of the Year
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
International Eminent Peace Ambassador Award (IAWPA Peace Award)
For sustaining religious coexistence in Oyo State; presented on Thursday 26 September 2024 at the House of Chiefs, Agodi, Ibadan. The announcement called it the International Eminent Peace Ambassador Award, the presentation report a Peace Award.
- Awarded by
- International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA)
- Category
- Peace award
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
LEADERSHIP Governor of the Year 2023
Announced on 11 December 2023 and presented by Kingsley Moghalu at the LEADERSHIP Conference and Awards on 5 March 2024, for infrastructure development and good governance in Oyo State.
- Awarded by
- LEADERSHIP Group (LEADERSHIP Newspapers)
- Category
- Media award
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Basorun of Oyo (High Chief Yusuf Ayoola Layinka) & 4 other Oyomesi kingmakers v. Governor of Oyo State (Seyi Makinde), Attorney-General & Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters - selection of the Alaafin of Oyo
- Role in this matter
- Defendant
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- High Court of Oyo State, Oyo/Awe (Justice Ladiran Akintola); appeal to the Court of Appeal
- Court file
- HOY/38/2023 (withdrawn); HOY/41/2023
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Response on record
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Last documented outcome
Closed
He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; struck out on a preliminary objection, not decided on the merits. Five of the seven Oyomesi said that at a meeting on 30 September (2022, per Premium Times' later report that the name was forwarded 'since last year') they had selected Prince Lukman Gbadegesin (Agunloye ruling house) as Alaafin. They sued to stop Makinde from aborting their process, recognising another candidate, or dissolving the Oyomesi. They withdrew suit HOY/38/2023 on 2 November…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; struck out on a preliminary objection, not decided on the merits. Five of the seven Oyomesi said that at a meeting on 30 September (2022, per Premium Times' later report that the name was forwarded 'since last year') they had selected Prince Lukman Gbadegesin (Agunloye ruling house) as Alaafin. They sued to stop Makinde from aborting their process, recognising another candidate, or dissolving the Oyomesi. They withdrew suit HOY/38/2023 on 2 November 2023 and refiled. On 16 April 2024 Justice Ladiran Akintola upheld the defendants' preliminary objection: there was no proof that the governor had been notified of the selection, a condition precedent. He struck out the suit without hearing the merits. The kingmakers' counsel, Kunle Sobaloju SAN, filed a notice of appeal. Makinde appointed Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as Alaafin on 10 January 2025. The appeal's outcome was not found. Punch prints the substitute suit number as HOY/14/2023. Filed in October 2023; the day was not found.
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- Outcome recorded · Closed
He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; struck out on a preliminary objection, not decided on the merits. Five of the seven Oyomesi said that at a meeting on 30 September (2022, per Premium Times' later report that the name was forwarded 'since last year') they had selected Prince Lukman Gbadegesin (Agunloye ruling house) as Alaafin. They sued to stop Makinde from aborting their process, recognising another candidate, or…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; struck out on a preliminary objection, not decided on the merits. Five of the seven Oyomesi said that at a meeting on 30 September (2022, per Premium Times' later report that the name was forwarded 'since last year') they had selected Prince Lukman Gbadegesin (Agunloye ruling house) as Alaafin. They sued to stop Makinde from aborting their process, recognising another candidate, or dissolving the Oyomesi. They withdrew suit HOY/38/2023 on 2 November 2023 and refiled. On 16 April 2024 Justice Ladiran Akintola upheld the defendants' preliminary objection: there was no proof that the governor had been notified of the selection, a condition precedent. He struck out the suit without hearing the merits. The kingmakers' counsel, Kunle Sobaloju SAN, filed a notice of appeal. Makinde appointed Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as Alaafin on 10 January 2025. The appeal's outcome was not found. Punch prints the substitute suit number as HOY/14/2023. Filed in October 2023; the day was not found.
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High Chief Rashidi Ladoja (Otun Olubadan) v. Olubadan of Ibadanland (Oba Lekan Balogun), 10 elevated Ibadan Obas & Governor of Oyo State (Seyi Makinde) - elevation of Ibadan high chiefs to beaded-crown Obas
- Role in this matter
- Defendant
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- High Court of Oyo State, Ibadan
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Response on record
No separate response is linked. Read the court outcome and the original sources for the full account.
Last documented outcome
Settled
He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; the claimant withdrew. Makinde approved the Olubadan's recommendation to elevate 10 Ibadan high chiefs to crowned Obas and presented staffs of office on 7 July 2023. Former governor Ladoja, next in line on the Otun line, sued the Olubadan, the 10 new Obas and Makinde (12th defendant). He sought declarations that the judicial commission of inquiry reviewing the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration, and any report on the beaded crowns, were…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; the claimant withdrew. Makinde approved the Olubadan's recommendation to elevate 10 Ibadan high chiefs to crowned Obas and presented staffs of office on 7 July 2023. Former governor Ladoja, next in line on the Otun line, sued the Olubadan, the 10 new Obas and Makinde (12th defendant). He sought declarations that the judicial commission of inquiry reviewing the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration, and any report on the beaded crowns, were unconstitutional and void. After Oba Balogun died and an out-of-court understanding was reached, Ladoja withdrew the suit on 7 May 2024, clearing the way for Oba Owolabi Olakulehin's enthronement as 43rd Olubadan. Filed in July 2023; the day was not found.
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- Outcome recorded · Settled
He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; the claimant withdrew. Makinde approved the Olubadan's recommendation to elevate 10 Ibadan high chiefs to crowned Obas and presented staffs of office on 7 July 2023. Former governor Ladoja, next in line on the Otun line, sued the Olubadan, the 10 new Obas and Makinde (12th defendant). He sought declarations that the judicial commission of inquiry reviewing the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; the claimant withdrew. Makinde approved the Olubadan's recommendation to elevate 10 Ibadan high chiefs to crowned Obas and presented staffs of office on 7 July 2023. Former governor Ladoja, next in line on the Otun line, sued the Olubadan, the 10 new Obas and Makinde (12th defendant). He sought declarations that the judicial commission of inquiry reviewing the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration, and any report on the beaded crowns, were unconstitutional and void. After Oba Balogun died and an out-of-court understanding was reached, Ladoja withdrew the suit on 7 May 2024, clearing the way for Oba Owolabi Olakulehin's enthronement as 43rd Olubadan. Filed in July 2023; the day was not found.
2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Aare Omoluabi of Akure Kingdom
Installed on Friday 18 July 2025 during the Deji's 10th coronation anniversary; his wife was installed as Yeye Aare Omoluabi. On 2 June 2025 he had said he had decided on principle not to receive awards or chieftaincy titles until his tenure ends (his own statement); he said he accepted this one out of respect for the Deji and his maternal link to Akure. Media awards were received on his behalf both before and after that statement.
- Awarded by
- Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II, Deji of Akure
- Category
- Traditional title
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
LAWAN Award for Contributions to Labour Development and Poverty Alleviation
For job creation and workers' welfare; presented at LAWAN's 2025 Annual Workshop and Award Ceremony in Ibadan (reported 20 November 2025) and received by his Chief Press Secretary. One source.
- Awarded by
- Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN)
- Category
- Other award
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Leader and chief backer
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Turaki-led faction
- Industry
- Party politics
Hosted the faction's national convention in Ibadan on 15-16 November 2025, which elected Kabiru Tanimu Turaki national chairman. The Federal High Court (30 January 2026), the Court of Appeal (9 March 2026) and, on 30 April 2026, the Supreme Court (3-2) set the convention aside; he was not found to be a named party to those suits. His camp named a Turaki-led caretaker committee…
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Hosted the faction's national convention in Ibadan on 15-16 November 2025, which elected Kabiru Tanimu Turaki national chairman. The Federal High Court (30 January 2026), the Court of Appeal (9 March 2026) and, on 30 April 2026, the Supreme Court (3-2) set the convention aside; he was not found to be a named party to those suits. His camp named a Turaki-led caretaker committee on 4 May 2026, and on 14 May 2026 he took the faction into an alliance with the APM.
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Prince Muhammed Kabir Olaoye v. Soun of Ogbomoso kingmakers, Governor of Oyo State (Seyi Makinde), Attorney-General & ors - selection of Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye as Soun of Ogbomoso
- Role in this matter
- Defendant
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- High Court of Oyo State, Ogbomoso; Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division
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Response on record
No separate response is linked. Read the court outcome and the original sources for the full account.
Last documented outcome
Closed
He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; he was a defendant at trial and a respondent on appeal. A contender for the Soun stool challenged the nomination of Afolabi (Ghandi) Olaoye. Makinde approved Olaoye on 2 September 2023 and the kingmakers installed him on 8 September 2023. On 25 October 2023 the Ogbomoso High Court nullified the selection and installation, ordered a fresh process, and restrained Makinde, the Attorney-General and the Chieftaincy Commissioner from presenting an…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; he was a defendant at trial and a respondent on appeal. A contender for the Soun stool challenged the nomination of Afolabi (Ghandi) Olaoye. Makinde approved Olaoye on 2 September 2023 and the kingmakers installed him on 8 September 2023. On 25 October 2023 the Ogbomoso High Court nullified the selection and installation, ordered a fresh process, and restrained Makinde, the Attorney-General and the Chieftaincy Commissioner from presenting an instrument of office. The state appealed and obtained a stay of execution, and Makinde presented the staff of office on 20 December 2023. The kingmakers and Olaoye appealed (notice dated 30 November 2023), with Makinde listed among the respondents. On 18 February 2025 the Court of Appeal, Ibadan (Justice Yargata Nimpar) held that the trial court lacked jurisdiction because the claimant had not first referred the dispute to the governor. It set the judgment aside and affirmed Olaoye. Kabir Olaoye announced an appeal to the Supreme Court. The Makinde-approved outcome prevailed; the Supreme Court appeal is pending or unknown. Filed in 2022; the day was not found.
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; he was a defendant at trial and a respondent on appeal. A contender for the Soun stool challenged the nomination of Afolabi (Ghandi) Olaoye. Makinde approved Olaoye on 2 September 2023 and the kingmakers installed him on 8 September 2023. On 25 October 2023 the Ogbomoso High Court nullified the selection and installation, ordered a fresh process, and restrained Makinde, the Attorney-General…
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He was sued in his official capacity as Governor of Oyo State. A chieftaincy dispute; he was a defendant at trial and a respondent on appeal. A contender for the Soun stool challenged the nomination of Afolabi (Ghandi) Olaoye. Makinde approved Olaoye on 2 September 2023 and the kingmakers installed him on 8 September 2023. On 25 October 2023 the Ogbomoso High Court nullified the selection and installation, ordered a fresh process, and restrained Makinde, the Attorney-General and the Chieftaincy Commissioner from presenting an instrument of office. The state appealed and obtained a stay of execution, and Makinde presented the staff of office on 20 December 2023. The kingmakers and Olaoye appealed (notice dated 30 November 2023), with Makinde listed among the respondents. On 18 February 2025 the Court of Appeal, Ibadan (Justice Yargata Nimpar) held that the trial court lacked jurisdiction because the claimant had not first referred the dispute to the governor. It set the judgment aside and affirmed Olaoye. Kabir Olaoye announced an appeal to the Supreme Court. The Makinde-approved outcome prevailed; the Supreme Court appeal is pending or unknown. Filed in 2022; the day was not found.
Legislation & decisionsReviewed record
Oyo State 2026 Appropriation Bill
Governor-initiated executive bill appropriating funds for Oyo State's 2026 fiscal year, tagged 'Budget of Economic Expansion'. Presented by Governor Seyi Makinde to the Oyo State House of Assembly on 24 November 2025 at a proposed outlay of N891,985,074,480.27 (N389.34bn recurrent, N502.65bn capital) against the N684bn approved for 2025. Passed by the Assembly on 18 December 2025 at a total of N892,085,074,480.79 and signed into law by Makinde on 22 December 2025 at the…
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Governor-initiated executive bill appropriating funds for Oyo State's 2026 fiscal year, tagged 'Budget of Economic Expansion'. Presented by Governor Seyi Makinde to the Oyo State House of Assembly on 24 November 2025 at a proposed outlay of N891,985,074,480.27 (N389.34bn recurrent, N502.65bn capital) against the N684bn approved for 2025. Passed by the Assembly on 18 December 2025 at a total of N892,085,074,480.79 and signed into law by Makinde on 22 December 2025 at the Executive Chambers, Governor's Office, Secretariat, Ibadan.
- Role
- Sponsor
- Stage recorded
- Signed into law
- Chamber
- State assembly
- Stage date
- 22 Dec 2025
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2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Aare Asoludero of Ibarapaland
Conferred at Eruwa, Ibarapa East LGA, on Saturday 5 September 2026, during the monarch's first anniversary and the commissioning of the rebuilt Eleruwa palace; his wife received the title Yeye Aare Asoludero. It came during his APM presidential campaign.
- Awarded by
- Oba Samuel Adegbola Ajobo Olurin I, Eleruwa of Eruwa, with Ibarapa traditional rulers
- Category
- Traditional title
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Working lifeReviewed record
Chairman
PDP Governors' Forum
- Industry
- Party politics
Named chairman of the PDP Governors' Forum on about 6 May 2026, after Bauchi's Bala Mohammed left the PDP; by then he was effectively the party's only governor. Eight days later, on 14 May 2026, he moved to the APM platform. No handover or dissolution of the forum was found.
Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Oyo State at 50 Merit Award
Listed by ThisDay among former administrators and governors given merit awards at the Oyo State golden-jubilee award night at Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, on Tuesday 3 February 2026. The honours were conferred by his own state government, which he led; Punch presents him as the host who conferred them.
- Awarded by
- Oyo State Government (golden jubilee committee)
- Category
- State award
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
The Sun Political Personality of the Year 2025
Chosen by The Sun's Board of Editors; presented at The Sun Awards in Lagos on Saturday 31 January 2026 and received by his Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi.
- Awarded by
- The Sun Publishing Limited
- Category
- Media award
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Civil caseProceedings reported
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Civil court proceedings
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Alaafin of Oyo v. Governor of Oyo State & Attorney-General of Oyo State (Baale/Oloja of Ago-Oja chieftaincy) - motion for injunction in Supreme Court Appeal No. SC/404/2018
- Role in this matter
- Respondent
- Record type
- Listing
- Court / authority
- Supreme Court of Nigeria
- Court file
- SC/404/2018 (earlier HOY/46/2006; CA/I/90/2008)
- Filed
- 30 Jan 2026
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Response on record
No separate response is linked. Read the court outcome and the original sources for the full account.
Last documented outcome
Proceedings reported
A chieftaincy appeal begun long before he took office; the 2026 motion seeks orders against the Governor of Oyo State (official capacity) over his own elevation of the Ago-Oja stool. The filed date is the date of the motion. The litigation was begun by the late Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, long before Makinde took office. The High Court (31 July 2007) and the Court of Appeal (8 December 2017) declared that the Baale of Ago-Oja title did not exist. In a motion dated 30 January 2026, filed in the pending Supreme Court appeal, the…
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A chieftaincy appeal begun long before he took office; the 2026 motion seeks orders against the Governor of Oyo State (official capacity) over his own elevation of the Ago-Oja stool. The filed date is the date of the motion. The litigation was begun by the late Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, long before Makinde took office. The High Court (31 July 2007) and the Court of Appeal (8 December 2017) declared that the Baale of Ago-Oja title did not exist. In a motion dated 30 January 2026, filed in the pending Supreme Court appeal, the Alaafin asked the court to restrain the Governor and Attorney-General from recreating or elevating the Ago-Oja stool and from crowning Alhaji Ganiyu Busari. The motion also sought to set aside Oyo State Gazette No. 01, Vol. 50 of 17 January 2025 as it relates to that stool. The Alaafin's counsel wrote to Makinde on 8 February 2026 warning of contempt. The state, through Information Commissioner Dotun Oyelade, said it had done due diligence and would proceed. Makinde elevated 14 Oyo chiefs, including the Oloja of Ago-Oja, on 13 February 2026. No hearing date or ruling was found.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
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A chieftaincy appeal begun long before he took office; the 2026 motion seeks orders against the Governor of Oyo State (official capacity) over his own elevation of the Ago-Oja stool. The filed date is the date of the motion. The litigation was begun by the late Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, long before Makinde took office. The High Court (31 July 2007) and the Court of Appeal (8 December 2017) declared that the Baale of Ago-Oja title did not exist. In a motion dated 30 January…
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A chieftaincy appeal begun long before he took office; the 2026 motion seeks orders against the Governor of Oyo State (official capacity) over his own elevation of the Ago-Oja stool. The filed date is the date of the motion. The litigation was begun by the late Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, long before Makinde took office. The High Court (31 July 2007) and the Court of Appeal (8 December 2017) declared that the Baale of Ago-Oja title did not exist. In a motion dated 30 January 2026, filed in the pending Supreme Court appeal, the Alaafin asked the court to restrain the Governor and Attorney-General from recreating or elevating the Ago-Oja stool and from crowning Alhaji Ganiyu Busari. The motion also sought to set aside Oyo State Gazette No. 01, Vol. 50 of 17 January 2025 as it relates to that stool. The Alaafin's counsel wrote to Makinde on 8 February 2026 warning of contempt. The state, through Information Commissioner Dotun Oyelade, said it had done due diligence and would proceed. Makinde elevated 14 Oyo chiefs, including the Oloja of Ago-Oja, on 13 February 2026. No hearing date or ruling was found.
Party membershipReviewed record
Allied Peoples Movement (APM)
Joined the Allied Peoples Movement (APM): he announced on 14 May 2026, at the PDP-APM "Unity Mega Rally" at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, after his PDP faction and APM chairman Yusuf Dantalle signed an alliance agreement that day, that he had joined the APM and would seek its presidential ticket. INEC's 2026 guideline required defectors to be on a new party's register by about 9 May 2026 to contest its primary, so his registration may be a few days earlier; the day was not found. He was…
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Joined the Allied Peoples Movement (APM): he announced on 14 May 2026, at the PDP-APM "Unity Mega Rally" at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, after his PDP faction and APM chairman Yusuf Dantalle signed an alliance agreement that day, that he had joined the APM and would seek its presidential ticket. INEC's 2026 guideline required defectors to be on a new party's register by about 9 May 2026 to contest its primary, so his registration may be a few days earlier; the day was not found. He was affirmed APM presidential candidate on 30 May 2026 and ratified at the Bauchi convention on 13 August 2026.
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Party primaryReviewed record
2027 Presidential primary
Allied Peoples Movement
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Seyi Makinde
also listed as: Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun · INEC final list of candidates (Presidential), published 2026-09-12 — SN 7; INEC name: MAKINDE OLUSEYI ABIODUN; age 58; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): BISHOP PHILIPS ACADEMY IBADAN UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA Affirmed by voice vote as the APM's consensus presidential candidate at its presidential primary and unveiling at…
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also listed as: Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun · INEC final list of candidates (Presidential), published 2026-09-12 — SN 7; INEC name: MAKINDE OLUSEYI ABIODUN; age 58; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): BISHOP PHILIPS ACADEMY IBADAN UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA Affirmed by voice vote as the APM's consensus presidential candidate at its presidential primary and unveiling at Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall, Ibadan, on Saturday 30 May 2026 (INEC's deadline for primaries), where National Chairman Yusuf Dantalle presented his certificate of return and the party flag. No vote count exists. The APM elective national convention in Bauchi ratified him on Thursday 13 August 2026.
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Governor of Oyo State, Attorney-General of Oyo State & Accountant-General of Oyo State v. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) - request for Oyo contract and payment records
- Role in this matter
- Plaintiff
- Record type
- Adjudicated
- Court / authority
- Federal High Court, Ibadan (Justice Nkeonye Maha)
- Court file
- FHC/IB/CS/61/2025
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Response on record
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Last documented outcome
Closed
Brought by his government, with the Governor of Oyo State as 1st plaintiff (official capacity). It won. On 2 June 2025 the EFCC wrote to the Oyo Accountant-General asking for copies of all state contracts and details of payments to contractors from 2021. The state asked the EFCC to name the contractors or companies under investigation; when there was no response, it sued. On 22 July 2026 the court held that Section 38 of the EFCC Act does not allow speculative, blanket demands, called the request a 'fishing expedition', and set aside…
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Brought by his government, with the Governor of Oyo State as 1st plaintiff (official capacity). It won. On 2 June 2025 the EFCC wrote to the Oyo Accountant-General asking for copies of all state contracts and details of payments to contractors from 2021. The state asked the EFCC to name the contractors or companies under investigation; when there was no response, it sued. On 22 July 2026 the court held that Section 38 of the EFCC Act does not allow speculative, blanket demands, called the request a 'fishing expedition', and set aside the 2 June 2025 letter. It declared that any request must be reasonable and tied to specific allegations. Makinde won. The Oyo APC accused him of shielding records; he said the judgment was 'not a victory against the EFCC but a victory for the rule of law'. No EFCC appeal was found as of 29 September 2026. Filed in 2025; the day was not found.
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- Outcome recorded · Closed
Brought by his government, with the Governor of Oyo State as 1st plaintiff (official capacity). It won. On 2 June 2025 the EFCC wrote to the Oyo Accountant-General asking for copies of all state contracts and details of payments to contractors from 2021. The state asked the EFCC to name the contractors or companies under investigation; when there was no response, it sued. On 22 July 2026 the court held that Section 38 of the EFCC Act does not allow speculative, blanket…
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Brought by his government, with the Governor of Oyo State as 1st plaintiff (official capacity). It won. On 2 June 2025 the EFCC wrote to the Oyo Accountant-General asking for copies of all state contracts and details of payments to contractors from 2021. The state asked the EFCC to name the contractors or companies under investigation; when there was no response, it sued. On 22 July 2026 the court held that Section 38 of the EFCC Act does not allow speculative, blanket demands, called the request a 'fishing expedition', and set aside the 2 June 2025 letter. It declared that any request must be reasonable and tied to specific allegations. Makinde won. The Oyo APC accused him of shielding records; he said the judgment was 'not a victory against the EFCC but a victory for the rule of law'. No EFCC appeal was found as of 29 September 2026. Filed in 2025; the day was not found.
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Seyi Makinde & Allied Peoples Movement v. Governor of Abia State (Alex Otti), Attorney-General of Abia State, Abia State Signage and Advertisement Agency & Abia State House of Assembly - N200m presidential campaign billboard fee
- Role in this matter
- Plaintiff
- Record type
- Listing
- Court / authority
- High Court of Abia State, Umuahia Judicial Division
- Court file
- HU/214/2026
- Filed
- 17 Sept 2026
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Response on record
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Last documented outcome
Proceedings reported
Brought by him as APM presidential candidate, with the party. Pending. As APM presidential candidate, Makinde and the party challenge a N200m fee imposed by the Abia signage agency on presidential candidates who want to display campaign materials. They argue it breaches the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2026 (sections 92, 99(1) and 99(2)) and ask for the regulations to be set aside and for an injunction against removing their billboards. Counsel is Musibau Adetunbi SAN. No ruling was found as of 29 September 2026.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Filing / appearance recorded · Proceedings reported
Brought by him as APM presidential candidate, with the party. Pending. As APM presidential candidate, Makinde and the party challenge a N200m fee imposed by the Abia signage agency on presidential candidates who want to display campaign materials. They argue it breaches the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2026 (sections 92, 99(1) and 99(2)) and ask for the regulations to be set aside and for an injunction against removing their billboards. Counsel is Musibau Adetunbi SAN.…
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Brought by him as APM presidential candidate, with the party. Pending. As APM presidential candidate, Makinde and the party challenge a N200m fee imposed by the Abia signage agency on presidential candidates who want to display campaign materials. They argue it breaches the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2026 (sections 92, 99(1) and 99(2)) and ask for the regulations to be set aside and for an injunction against removing their billboards. Counsel is Musibau Adetunbi SAN. No ruling was found as of 29 September 2026.
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2027 Presidential election
Allied Peoples Movement
- Result
- Pending
APM presidential candidate for the election of 16 January 2027. The APM first filed Ibrahim Adamu Bala of Bauchi as running mate (on INEC's nomination portal by 13 July 2026); Bala withdrew by a letter dated 5 August 2026, and on 13 August 2026, at the APM national convention in Bauchi, Makinde named former SSS Director-General Musa Lawal Daura. INEC's final list of 12…
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APM presidential candidate for the election of 16 January 2027. The APM first filed Ibrahim Adamu Bala of Bauchi as running mate (on INEC's nomination portal by 13 July 2026); Bala withdrew by a letter dated 5 August 2026, and on 13 August 2026, at the APM national convention in Bauchi, Makinde named former SSS Director-General Musa Lawal Daura. INEC's final list of 12 September 2026 lists the ticket at SN 7: "MAKINDE OLUSEYI ABIODUN" (58, M) and "MUSA LAWAL DAURA" (73, M). The day INEC recorded the substitution was not found.
Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE)
He uses the post-nominal FNSE in official statements, including his 14 May 2026 presidential declaration. The conferment date was not found. His official profile also lists memberships of COREN, OGDEN, the International Society of Automation, the Institute of Measurement and Control (UK) and the American Measurement Institute.
- Awarded by
- Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)
- Category
- Professional fellowship
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Working lifeReviewed record
Founder and sponsor
Omituntun Foundation
- Industry
- Philanthropy
Before he became governor he ran his philanthropy under the "Omituntun" brand: the Omituntun Foundation, its Mega Praise event for Christians and an annual Ramadan lecture for Muslims. He also funded the Seyi Makinde Bursary Scheme (N50 million for 2,500 tertiary students in 2017/2018). His official profile dates his youth-empowerment and community programmes to 2006-2017; the…
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Before he became governor he ran his philanthropy under the "Omituntun" brand: the Omituntun Foundation, its Mega Praise event for Christians and an annual Ramadan lecture for Muslims. He also funded the Seyi Makinde Bursary Scheme (N50 million for 2,500 tertiary students in 2017/2018). His official profile dates his youth-empowerment and community programmes to 2006-2017; the foundation's founding date was not found. "Omituntun" later became the name of his administration's agenda.
Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
First stint in the Peoples Democratic Party, from about 2010 (only the year is published, so no start date is stored). Before that he was in the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP, since merged into the APC and defunct; it has no party record here), on whose platform he entered politics and ran for the Oyo South Senate seat in 2007. In the PDP he sought the 2011 Oyo South senatorial ticket and the 2015 governorship ticket, pulling out of the 8 December 2014 primary; he announced…
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First stint in the Peoples Democratic Party, from about 2010 (only the year is published, so no start date is stored). Before that he was in the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP, since merged into the APC and defunct; it has no party record here), on whose platform he entered politics and ran for the Oyo South Senate seat in 2007. In the PDP he sought the 2011 Oyo South senatorial ticket and the 2015 governorship ticket, pulling out of the 8 December 2014 primary; he announced his move to the SDP in Ibadan on Monday 15 December 2014.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
St Michael's Primary School, Yemetu
Qualification not recorded
- Location
- Yemetu, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Institution
- Primary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
St Paul's Primary School, Yemetu
Qualification not recorded
- Location
- Yemetu, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Institution
- Primary
Attendance recorded; qualification not completed.
Public family connectionReviewed record
Tamunominini Olufunke Makinde
Spouse
- Context
- A family relationship alone does not establish influence or wrongdoing
Wife of Seyi Makinde and First Lady of Oyo State since 29 May 2019. Born on 9 June 1972 in Buguma, Asari-Toru LGA, Rivers State, into the Kalabari (Ijaw) Batubo family, and raised in Port Harcourt, where they met around his NYSC year; they married on 1 March 1998 and she took the Yoruba name Olufunke. A petrochemical engineer (B.Eng., Rivers State University of Science and…
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Wife of Seyi Makinde and First Lady of Oyo State since 29 May 2019. Born on 9 June 1972 in Buguma, Asari-Toru LGA, Rivers State, into the Kalabari (Ijaw) Batubo family, and raised in Port Harcourt, where they met around his NYSC year; they married on 1 March 1998 and she took the Yoruba name Olufunke. A petrochemical engineer (B.Eng., Rivers State University of Science and Technology; BBA and MBA 2017, St. Thomas University, Houston) and businesswoman who worked in the Makon Group; founder of the Omituntun For Life Foundation. Installed as Yeye Aare Omoluabi of Akure (18 July 2025) and Yeye Aare Asoludero of Ibarapaland (5 September 2026).
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As Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde presides over Oyo State's public finances.
Oyo State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦892,000,000,000 (about ₦892B).
Oyo State budget 2026Oyo State received ₦168,491,677,701 (about ₦168.5B) in FAAC federal allocations between January and July 2026.
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