Oyo commissioner, special adviser, OYSIEC member resign

Oyo State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Ayobami Oluwaseun Ojo, and a member of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Sunday Olugbenga Falana, yesterday, resigned their appointments in the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde.
Their exit marks the latest in a series of departures by political appointees and government officials from Makinde’s administration in recent weeks, raising fresh questions about the political calculations and alignments taking shape ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Ojo, in a letter dated November 2, 2026, and addressed to the governor through the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), said that his resignation from the cabinet would take immediate effect.
The former commissioner, who hails from Ago-Are in Atisbo Local Council, expressed gratitude to Makinde for the opportunity to serve in his administration.
In a separate development, Falana also tendered his resignation from OYSIEC.

Falana, in his letter, equally dated November 2, 2026, and addressed to the governor through the Chief of Staff, announced his decision to lresign with immediate effect.
He expressed appreciation to the governor for appointing him to serve on the electoral body, describing the experience as worthwhile.
Although both officials acknowledged the opportunity offered by the governor, neither offered any explanation for their decisions to resign from their respective positions.
However, the governor’s Special Adviser on Budget, Simeon Adegbola Oyeleke, has also submitted his resignation letter, further swelling the number of officials who have recently disengaged from the Makinde administration.

Meanwhile, a chieftain of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State, Bisi Olopoeyan, has urged residents to look beyond the immediate circumstances surrounding the recent resignations from Makinde’s cabinet, particularly the departure of appointees who are neither politicians nor seeking elective offices.
Olopoeyan alleged that some of the officials leaving the administration were apprehensive about possible investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after Makinde leaves office next year.

He claimed that there were financial issues in the state government that could attract the attention of the anti-graft agency after the governor’s tenure.

Olopoeyan, who played a significant role in Makinde’s emergence as governor in 2019 before their political relationship deteriorated, said his political support in the 2027 elections was firmly behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, not Makinde, who is not seeking re-election as governor.

The APM chieftain, who dismissed the possibility that Makinde’s presidential ambition could undermine Tinubu’s electoral prospects in Oyo State, said that the governor lacked the political influence to stop the incumbent President from securing victory in the state.