Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun
Date of Birth: 25 December 1967
State of Origin: Oyo
Gender: Male
Qualifications: WAEC-GCE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Elections Contested: 1
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.