As the 2027 general elections draw closer, campaign posters of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, have surfaced in various parts of Kano, sparking speculation about his potential presidential ambition. The posters, bearing the logo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the slogan “To Move Nigeria Forward 2027”, were prominently displayed at key locations across…
The Governors of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke; Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang; Oyo State, Seyi Makinde; and Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri have arrived at the venue for the crucial Peoples Democratic Party stakeholders meeting. Additional governors who have arrived at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja for the meeting include the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has carried out a cabinet reshuffle. The governor, in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, made this disclosure on Monday. According to the letter, the reshuffle will see the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Barr. Seun Ashamu, move to the…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that he will never support local government autonomy, insisting that enhancing productivity at the grassroots level should take precedence over administrative independence. The governor made the remark on Wednesday while speaking at the 2025 edition of the Oyo Youth Summit held at the University of Ibadan Conference…
Former Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose has stated that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde will not be contesting for the presidency in the 2027 general elections. Governor Makinde, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had earlier expressed confidence in his capacity to occupy the highest political office in the country. Speaking on…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday said he has the capacity to become Nigeria’s president. “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,” Makinde said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The Oyo governor, whose tenure will elapse…
In order to accommodate the increasing beneficiaries of the almost too-good-to-be-true services of the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Services; an additional commuting schedule of 5pm every FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, and SUNDAYS have been included to the schedule of the Ibadan-Lagos interstate service. However, Hon. Salami Dikko has assured the commuters to be encouraged as always to…
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has condemned the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State. He also stated Governors elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will be challenging the declaration in court. According to Makinde, the decision to seek legal redress was taken at an emergency meeting of the PDP…
A group of investigative journalists in Oyo state have bravely taken a boldly step to verify a number of false claims, including the absence of a legal framework governing the activities of Pacesetter Transport Services, in response to the ongoing coordinated attacks on Hon. Dikko Salami regarding the company’s operations. The group equally investigated a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he will disclose his preferred successor in January 2026. Makinde spoke on Monday during the 11th Omituntun Ramadan lecture, which took place at the government house arcade in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The lecture titled ‘Benefits of Being a Good Neighbour: An Islamic Perspective’,…