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At his May 29, 2019 inauguration, pledged that pensions would no longer be delayed, donated his salary as governor toward pension payments, and promised to clear the backlog of unpaid gratuities inherited from the previous administration.

The administration increased monthly gratuity releases (from roughly ₦250 million under a court order to ₦500 million, later reports cite around ₦1 billion monthly) and cleared substantial arrears over several years. However, a Nigeria Union of Pensioners suit over ₦42.3 billion in unpaid gratuities and pensions for retired teachers and local government staff predated his term and portions of the backlog remained unresolved years into his tenure.

Pledged free education in Oyo State's public schools as part of the administration's four-pillar development roadmap, alongside healthcare, security, and agribusiness.

Tuition-related fees were removed in public schools and the administration reported increased enrolment. However, independent monitors and unions continued to flag inadequate classroom infrastructure, teacher shortages, and uneven quality across the state's 33 local government areas throughout the term.

Promised to reduce Oyo State's dependence on federal allocations by significantly growing the state's own internally generated revenue (IGR).

Oyo State's IGR grew by more than 90% between 2019 and 2022 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and the state's economy was reported to have grown from roughly ₦2.75 trillion in 2019 to ₦4.05 trillion by Q3 2022 — a genuine, independently notable improvement in the state's fiscal base.

Pledged to make quality healthcare affordable and accessible across the state's 33 local government areas, including through a state health insurance scheme.

The Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA) was established and expanded coverage over the term, including paying 2024 premiums for tens of thousands of pensioners and tertiary students and launching community-based insurance pilots, alongside recurring 'Omituntun' free health missions offering surgeries and specialist consultations. Coverage nonetheless remained far short of universal, with most residents still uninsured by the middle of the second term.

Promised to use agribusiness as a driver of economic growth and attract manufacturing and industrial investment to Oyo State.

Between 2019 and 2022, Oyo State attracted its first-ever investment from multinational Shell Nigeria Gas, and Psaltry International expanded to build Africa's first cassava-based sorbitol factory in the state — concrete, verifiable investment wins that supported the administration's economic pillar.

Pledged extensive road construction and rehabilitation across Ibadan and rural Oyo State, funded creatively given the state's constrained finances.

The administration introduced the Alternative Project Funding Approach (APFA), an innovative financing scheme allowing infrastructure projects to proceed despite limited direct budget funds, and delivered numerous urban and rural road projects. Large sections of the state, particularly remote rural roads, remained in poor condition through the term, and some flagship projects faced repeated completion delays.

Promised targeted economic empowerment and social protection programmes for women and vulnerable residents across the state.

Programmes including free health insurance for 10,000 women across the state's local government areas and various skills and micro-grant initiatives were rolled out. Coverage remained limited relative to the scale of need, and the state did not publish comprehensive tracking of outcomes for beneficiaries.

Sought re-election in 2023 on a promise to build on the first term's record under the banner of 'Omituntun 2.0' (renewal 2.0).

Makinde was re-elected in the March 2023 governorship election with the highest vote total, defeating APC's Teslim Folarin, and neither Folarin nor the 2019 runner-up Adebayo Adelabu filed a petition contesting the result — an uncontested mandate that let the administration continue its agenda into a second term without an extended legal dispute.

Beyond establishing Amotekun, promised broader protection of lives and property across the state, including in rural and border communities most exposed to banditry.

Security deteriorated sharply in parts of the state in the administration's later years. On 15 May 2026, gunmen abducted dozens of pupils and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area; one teacher was killed during the raid and another was beheaded in captivity, and the group was not freed until roughly 56 days later, on 10 July 2026, following a security operation rather than negotiation. The scale and duration of the crisis was a severe setback for the administration's core security pledge.