Documented cases of fraud, corruption, and financial misconduct by Oyo State government officials and agencies during the 2019–present term. Sources linked on each card.
5
Total cases
0
Convicted
5
Ongoing
0
Dismissed
Govt response:
OngoingPoliticised
Allegation
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) petitioned the EFCC in January 2026 alleging diversion, misapplication, and criminal breach of trust over a ₦30 billion federal intervention fund released to Oyo State following the January 2024 Bodija gas explosion in Ibadan, which killed several people and damaged over 80 houses. HEDA said only around ₦4.5 billion had been applied to victim relief and compensation, with the bulk of the fund unaccounted for.
Outcome / Status
The Oyo State Government said the ₦30 billion had deliberately been left untouched in a dedicated FirstBank account because a further ₦20 billion the Federal Government had promised remained withheld, and that the state had separately spent roughly ₦24.6 billion of its own funds on Bodija reconstruction and victim compensation. As of mid-2026, the EFCC had not announced the outcome of any investigation, and the ₦30 billion federal tranche remained substantially undisbursed.
Administration's response
The state government characterised the petition and related public allegations — including a claim by former Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose that the funds were connected to a school abduction in the state — as politically motivated ahead of the 2027 election cycle, while critics maintained that leaving disaster relief funds unused for over a year, whatever the reason, warranted independent scrutiny.
OngoingStalled
Allegation
A civic group, Oyo Defender, raised concerns in April 2026 over reports that Bimbo Adekanmbi, a former Oyo State Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Planning under the Makinde administration, was being considered as a 2027 governorship contender, citing an unresolved allegation linking him to a ₦30 billion matter under EFCC scrutiny from his time in the ministry.
Outcome / Status
No charges, clearance, or public findings had been announced regarding the underlying allegation as of mid-2026. Oyo Defender called for the matter to be transparently investigated and resolved before Adekanmbi — or anyone else facing similar unresolved allegations — sought elective office.
Administration's response
The state government had not, as of this update, issued its own comprehensive public statement resolving the allegation against a former appointee, leaving the matter open.
OngoingStalled
Allegation
The Concerned Youths Movement petitioned the EFCC in September 2025 alleging that the Oyo State House of Assembly approved a ₦300 billion loan for Governor Makinde's administration without the constitutionally required quorum of members present, arguing the approval was therefore illegal and void.
Outcome / Status
The Assembly leadership disputed the quorum allegation. No independent ruling or EFCC finding on the procedural validity of the approval had been publicly issued as of early 2026, and the loan approval was not reversed.
Administration's response
State officials maintained the loan process had followed proper legislative procedure, while the petitioning group continued to press for an independent review of the Assembly's voting record on the day of approval.
OngoingStalled
Allegation
Amid political fallout from the May-July 2026 Oriire school abduction crisis, the opposition APC in Oyo State demanded that Governor Makinde submit himself for investigation over a reported ₦7.7 billion state contract for surveillance aircraft, questioning the deal's value and effectiveness given the scale of the security failure the abduction exposed.
Outcome / Status
The state government did not publicly release full contract details in response to the demand, and no independent audit or EFCC inquiry into the procurement had been announced as of the update below.
Administration's response
The administration framed the demand as part of a broader pattern of politically timed attacks following the abduction, rather than addressing the specific procurement questions raised.
OngoingStalled
Allegation
The Justice Mandate Group called in June 2025 for an investigation into how the Oyo State Investment Promotion Agency (OYSIPA) came to accept forged documents in connection with an investment-related matter, and urged the EFCC to examine the circumstances.
Outcome / Status
No public findings on how the forged documents were accepted, or whether any OYSIPA official faced disciplinary action, had been released as of the most recent reporting.
Administration's response
The state government had not issued a detailed public accounting of the agency's internal review, if any, into how the forged documents passed its processes.