Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun
2023 Gubernatorial Elections (2023)
Seyi Makinde is an engineer-businessman and incumbent Oyo governor who won re-election in 2023 with 563756 votes on the PDP platform.
Born: 25 December 1967 (age 58)
State: Oyo
Party: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Gender: Male
Qualifications: WAEC-GCE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Running Mate: Lawal Adebayo Adeleke
Bio
Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (born 25 December 1967) is a Nigerian engineer, businessman, and politician who has served as governor of Oyo State since 2019. Born in Ibadan, he is an engineer and subject-matter expert in fluid and gas metering, and he serves as Group Managing Director of Makon Group Limited, an indigenous oil and gas company. After working with international oil and gas companies, he founded Makon Engineering and Technical Services (METS) in 1997 at age 29.
Makinde previously contested the 2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform but lost. He is the third child of Pa Olatubosun Makinde, a teacher turned accountant, and Abigail Makinde of Aigbofa Compound in Oja'ba, Ibadan, Oyo State.
He began primary education at St Paul Primary School and completed it at St Michael Primary School, Yemetu, Ibadan. He attended Bishop Phillips Academy, Monatan, Ibadan, for secondary school and gained admission to the University of Lagos in 1985, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. His listed education also includes Pan-Atlantic University.