Makinde Loses 3 Top Officials as Resignations Hit Oyo Government

(Governor Seyi Makinde. Photo by The Africa Debate)

Three top officials working for the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, resigned from their jobs on Monday.

They are Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning Ayobami Ojo, his Special Adviser on Budget and Economic Planning Adegbola Oyeleke, and Sunday Falana, a member of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission.

Ojo wrote to the governor through the Secretary to the State Government and gave no reason.

Oyeleke, a former two term state lawmaker and council chairman, said he was no longer comfortable with the working environment and felt he could not properly serve his people.

alana also gave no reason.

All three thanked the governor for the chance to serve.

These exits follow the resignation in October of Chief of Staff Segun Ogunwuyi, who had been in office for more than five years

Former Due Process Director General Tara Adefope also stepped down, and several other officials have left in recent months.

A spokesperson for the APM campaign council in Oyo said the departures will not hurt the party's chances.

He said the election is about the state's 7.9 million people, and he pointed to people joining the party as well as leaving it.

Separately, Ogbomoso North Local Government Chairman Jimoh Idowu quit the APM.

The state Independent Electoral Commission is preparing for local government elections on December 29, 2026.