Four more political appointees have resigned from public positions in Oyo State, bringing the reported number of recent departures from Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration to 12 and drawing attention to changes across several state institutions.

The latest resignations were communicated in separate letters dated October 19, 2026, with all four officials indicating that their decisions would take immediate effect. The departures follow the resignation of Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi as Chief of Staff to the governor exactly one week earlier.

Those who have stepped down are Afolabi Olusola Joshua, a member of the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission; Agbejimi Oladoja Rebecca, who served on the State Universal Basic Education Board; Adeyanju Noah Olusola, a member of the governing council of Michael Adeniyi Koleosho Polytechnic in Saki; and Adegbola Suleiman Abiodun, a supervisory councillor in Ogbomosho South Local Government Area.

The departures affect institutions involved in different aspects of public service, particularly education administration and local government. While the three board and council members submitted their letters through the governor’s office, the supervisory councillor addressed his resignation to the local government chairman.

In their letters, Joshua and Rebecca expressed appreciation to Governor Makinde for the opportunity to serve and acknowledged the experience gained during their respective tenures. Adeyanju also thanked the government for allowing him to contribute to the development of Koleosho Polytechnic. None of the three disclosed a specific reason for leaving.

The latest exits add to a list of recent departures that includes former Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni, who served as Special Adviser on Security; former Chief of Staff Ogunwuyi; Funmi Arulogun, a Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters; and Tara Adefope, formerly Director-General of the Due Process Office. Other reported departures include Dr Amusan Damilare Gideon, former chairman of the College of Agriculture, Igboora, and former lawmaker Peter Oyetunji.

With the latest resignations, attention turns to how the state government will manage the resulting vacancies and maintain continuity across the affected institutions. However, the letters provided no explanation for the broader pattern of departures, and there was no indication in the information available that the resignations were connected by a common cause.