A wave of resignations has continued to hit the administration of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, with two more officials stepping down on Monday, November 2, 2026, hours after the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Hon. Ayobami Oluwaseun Ojo, resigned.
The latest departures involve the Governor’s Special Adviser on Budget and Economic Planning, Hon. Simeon Adegbola Oyeleke, and a member of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Sunday Olugbenga Falana.
Ojo, who hails from Ago-Are in Atisbo Local Government Area, announced his resignation in a letter dated November 2, 2026, addressed to the governor through the Secretary to the State Government.
In his resignation letter, Ojo expressed appreciation to Makinde for the opportunity to serve in his administration.
He wrote: “I want to express my sincere appreciation for the opportunity to serve our dear State under the administration of Your Excellency. Serving the Government and the good people of Oyo State has been a great honour that I do not take lightly.”
Similarly, Oyeleke submitted his resignation letter on Monday, announcing that his decision to step down as Special Adviser on Budget and Economic Planning would take effect from November 2, 2026.
Oyeleke, a two-term member of the Oyo State House of Assembly and former local government chairman, addressed his resignation letter to Governor Makinde.
His letter partly reads: “I write to formally tender my resignation from my appointment as Special Adviser on Budget and Economic Planning with effect from 2nd November, 2026.
“I wish to express my profound gratitude to Your Excellency for the confidence reposed in me and the privilege and opportunity given to me to serve in this capacity. It has been a great honour to contribute in my own little way, to the administration’s vision, policies and developmental programmes for the good people of Oyo State.”
In the same vein, Falana, who hails from Ogbomoso, also resigned as a member of OYSIEC in a separate letter dated November 2, 2026, and addressed to the governor through the Chief of Staff.
He stated that his resignation would take immediate effect and expressed appreciation to Makinde for the opportunity to serve on the state electoral commission.
The latest resignations come amid a series of exits of political appointees and other officials from the Makinde administration in recent months and political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections in Oyo State.