Like several prominent Nigerians who had humble beginnings, Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, used to be a bread seller.
the likes of asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Mike Adenuga and Ayo Fayose have told stories of tough beginnings, with the three having particularly been cab drivers at some points in their lives.
Relating his story during the 80th thanksgiving service of his mother, Mrs Abigael Makinde, at St Paul Anglican Church in Yemetu on Sunday November 10, he said it was education that made the difference in his life.
He said:
“For the first 13 years of my life, where we lived was not more than five minutes to where we are now. My mum was a telephone operator in the state secretariat. At Adeoyo State Hospital here, I and my brother Muyiwa also used to help her sell bread by the gate of Adeoyo State Hospital.
“What can propel a child who used to live some five minutes away from here [Yemetu] to become a Governor of Oyo state is education. And that is why we have declared that free and qualitative education has come to stay in Oyo State.”
