Presidential Race Heats Up! APM Launches Makinde's 2027 Bid, Slams Tinubu's Governance

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) is poised to formally initiate its campaign for the 2027 presidential election. This significant event will see its presidential candidate, Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, officially inaugurating the party’s presidential campaign office located in Abuja. This newly established Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Office is designated as the national coordination hub for the entire campaign operation.

According to a statement released by Abubakar Yusuf, the National Publicity Secretary of the APM, the campaign will be firmly rooted in an issue-based and people-driven agenda. The party has articulated its primary objective as securing a resounding victory for its presidential ticket in the forthcoming 2027 election. The APM intends to concentrate its efforts on presenting tangible solutions to the nation’s challenges, while simultaneously showcasing Governor Makinde’s established policy choices and his impressive record of governance to the electorate.

The APM has expressed its profound confidence, humility, and unwavering commitment as it embarks on this campaign journey. The party aims to present Nigerians with a credible alternative and a leadership team capable of restoring crucial elements such as hope, security, prosperity, and national pride. Since the emergence of Engr. Seyi Makinde and Alhaji Lawan Daura as its presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively, the APM has reportedly experienced a notable surge in membership and support across the entirety of the country.

This growth in support is attributed by the APM to a growing confidence among the populace in the duo’s impeccable records of integrity and performance within public service. The party characterizes Makinde’s candidacy as a powerful combination of competence, youthful energy, extensive administrative experience, and broad public acceptance. These qualities, the APM asserts, are precisely what is required to forge a safer, more prosperous, united, and truly functional Nigeria.

In preparation for the extensive campaign, Engr. Makinde undertook a series of comprehensive consultations. These engagements involved discussions with various political leaders, key stakeholders, and diverse communities throughout the country. The explicit aim of these consultations was to gain a profound understanding of the aspirations and concerns held by Nigerians, thereby facilitating the development of a comprehensive national agenda specifically designed to address the nation’s most pressing challenges.

The APM has also announced its intention to unveil, in due course, a comprehensive policy blueprint. This blueprint is expected to contain a range of practical and measurable solutions to the myriad challenges currently confronting Nigerians, alongside a detailed outline of Makinde’s overarching vision for a more effectively governed Nigeria. In conjunction with the launch of its presidential campaign, the APM seized the opportunity to vocalize its strong criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s current administration, unequivocally describing its record in office as a failure.

The party posits that the 2027 election offers Nigerians a critical juncture to make a pivotal choice: between what it terms the “renewed hopelessness” represented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “failed administration,” and an agenda specifically designed to reset Nigeria towards becoming a truly functional nation under the leadership of Engr. Makinde. The APM conveyed its firm belief that Nigerians will not reward the perceived poor performance of the Tinubu administration with another mandate at the polls. Instead, the party is confident that citizens will utilize their democratic power to elect a competent, accountable, and responsive leadership, under the banner of the APM.

The Allied Peoples Movement earnestly urged all Nigerians to lend their support to its presidential ticket. The party emphasized that the 2027 election represents a monumental opportunity to fundamentally alter the country’s current trajectory and usher in a transformative new era of effective and progressive governance.