In this post, platinumtimes ng chronicles the biography, career, education, family, life story of Oluseyi Makinde.
Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde is an engineer, businessman and politician who is the current Governor of Oyo State. He is the Managing Director of Makon Group Ltd.
Profile Summary
Name: Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde
Born: 25th December, 1967
Place of birth: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Education: University of Lagos
Spouse: Tamunominini Makinde
Political party: Peoples Democratic Party
Career: Politician, Businessman
Early life
Seyi Makinde hails from Oja’ba, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. He was born on 25th December, 1967.
Education
Makinde began his education at St Paul Primary School and completed at St Michael Primary School, Yemetu, Ibadan.
He received his secondary education at Bishop Phillips Academy, Monatan, Ibadan.
In 1985, he gained admission to the University of Lagos (Unilag) where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Seyi was trained as a Safety Shutdown System expert in 1998 from Industrial Control Services in Houston, Texas, and in the Development of Analytical Competence for Managing Operations in 1999 from Lagos Business School (now Pan-Atlantic University).
In 2000, he had training in automation. In 2002, he studied Fundamentals of Crude Sampling at Jiskoot Auto Control Training Centre, Kent, England. Also, in 2005, he studied Understanding and Solving Complex Business Problems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.
Career
Makinde did his national service (NYSC) with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria, where he was later engaged as a pupil engineer.
He served in different capacities; handling and partaking in several key projects between 1990 and 1992.
From 1992 to 1997, he worked as a field Engineer (Eket operations) for Rebold International Limited and in 1995, he was appointed as Field Manager in the same company.
In 1997, Makinde established his first business, Makon Engineering and Technical Services Limited (METS), after working with various international oil and gas companies (IOCs), as the Engineering Manager.
He is now the group managing director of Makon Group of Companies.
Makinde is a member of national and international professional bodies including the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Council for Regulations of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Oil and Gas Design Engineers of Nigeria (OGDEN), International Society of Automation (ISA), Institute of Measurement and Control UK; and American Measurement Institute (AMI).
Political history
In 2007 he ventured into politics when he contested to represent Oyo South Senatorial district at the National Assembly under the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) but lost to Kamoru Adedibu of the People’s Democratic Party.
He contested the second time for the Oyo South Senatorial seat but still lost.
He remained firm in his Political ambition and switched to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2015 and contested for the governorship of the state but was unsuccessful.
In 2017, he returned to the People’s Democratic Party and emerged as the party’s flagbearer ahead of the 2019 gubernatorial election.
He emerged winner of the state’s gubernatorial election after defeating his opponent from the All Progressives Congress and was sworn in as Governor of the state.
In 2022, he opted for a rerun for another four-year term.
Makinde contested in the 2023 general election in his bid for reelection as the governor of Oyo state in March 18. He polled the highest number of votes and was winner and Governor elect for Oyo State on March 19 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) having met and satisfied all the requirements by the law.
Awards
Merit Award by Nigerian Union of Journalists (Oyo State Council).
Merit award by National Association of Oke-Ogun Students (Ibadan).
Merit award by Fiditi Grammar School (Oyo State)-Old Student.
Enterpreneural excellence award Junior Chamber International (JCI) University of Calabar Chapter.
Gold merit award by Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (Oyo State Chapter).
Merit award by Nigerian Association of Social Workers Merit Awards (Oyo State Chapter).
National Merit award by CCII.
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (Ibadan) – awarded Seyi “Astute Politician of the Year 2018” for his resilience with which he had continued to assist the less privileged in the society.
Personal life
Makinde’s parents are Pa Olatubosun Makinde and Abigail Makinde.
He is married to Tamunominini Makinde, a Southern Nigerian by birth, and they have children together.
Net Worth
Seyi Makinde has a net wealth of over $5 Million.