Ekiti 2022: Who is Hon. Makinde Araoye, MKD ?

Mákindé Araoye, popularly, known as MKD was born into the family of Emeritus Professor Akinyemi Araoye and Mrs. Funmilayo Araoye of Ile-Aro Family of Ilawe-Ekiti in Ekiti State. As a typical Ekiti man, it was from his parents that he learnt the values of diligence, integrity, and service.

He attended the University of Ilorin Primary and Secondary Schools, and subsequently Georgia State University in the United States of America, where he bagged a bachelors’ degree in Accounting and Computer Information Systems, and a master’s in business administration (MBA) degree in Finance and Public Administration.

Over the course of about a decade, Makinde Araoye worked for many multinational companies like KPMG, Accenture, CSC Consulting, Protiviti Consulting in the United States of America and in the United Kingdom. He also worked as a Project Delivery Executive on the SAP projects at the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG). He subsequently established Drudge Group of Companies with interests in Consulting, Energy and Construction.

As a strong adherent of progressive ideals and values, he is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and has served the party meritoriously at the grassroots, state, and federal levels. In Ekiti state, he was the Finance Director of the 2018 Kayode Fayemi Gubernatorial Campaign Organization. He was a member of the 2020 Akeredolu Gubernatorial Campaign Council in Ondo state serving on the Election Management and Security committees. He was also a member of the 2019 Kogi Gubernatorial Election Management Committee. At the national level, he served as a member of the 2015 Ekiti Buhari/Osinbajo Campaign Committee and served on the finance committee of the 2019 Buhari/Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Organisation. Makinde Araoye is currently serving as the Special Adviser on Federal Matters to Governor Kayode Fayemi, a position he has held since October 2018. He previously served as Special Adviser on Revenue Mobilization to the Honorable Minister of Mines and Steel, Governor Kayode Fayemi between 2015 and 2018.

He is an avid humanitarian with a deep sense of empathy for vulnerable people in society, and a desire to help young people on their path to self-reliance and prosperity. He is the President of the MKD Araoye Foundation, an organization with interventions modeled after the progressive social welfare programs of his mentors, including the provision of social security stipends for the elderly, provision of scholarships to thousands of students, provision of grants to small business owners, and help for those facing health challenges.

As a humble and respectful model young person with an extensive network across generations, his vision is to achieve a society where charity is needless because the young and old can live with dignity in a functional and empathetic society that supports everyone to reach their full potentials and leaves no one behind. Hon. Makinde Araoye is Happily married to Mrs Alimah Araoye.

EKITI kété, the time is now, we must collectively support the promotion of our core values and the man who has consistently identified with both the young and old, the common and elite individuals of Ekiti.

MKD is here, 

God bless our land✨

Happy weekend everyone💫

SIGNED: MKD YOUTHS AND STUDENTS MOVEMENT.