2027: APM Flags Off Makinde’s Presidential Campaign Monday, Knocks Tinubu’s Record

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) will on Monday formally commence its campaign for the 2027 presidential election, with its presidential candidate, Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, expected to officially commission the party’s presidential campaign office in Abuja.

The Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Office will serve as the national coordinating hub for the campaign, which the party said would be centred on an issue-based and people-driven agenda aimed at securing victory for its presidential ticket in the 2027 election.

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, the APM said the campaign would focus on solutions while presenting Makinde’s policy choices and record of governance to the electorate.

The party said it was commencing the campaign with “confidence, humility and an unwavering commitment” to present Nigerians with a credible alternative and leadership capable of restoring hope, security, prosperity and national pride.

According to the party, since Makinde and Alhaji Lawan Daura emerged as its presidential and vice-presidential candidates respectively, the APM has witnessed a surge in membership and support across the country.

It attributed the development to what it described as growing confidence in the duo’s records of integrity and performance in public service.

The party described Makinde’s candidacy as a combination of competence, youthful energy, administrative experience and broad public acceptance, which it said were required to build a safer, more prosperous, united and functional Nigeria.

“In preparation for the campaign, our candidate embarked on extensive consultations with political leaders, stakeholders and communities across the country.

“These engagements aimed to understand the aspirations and concerns of Nigerians and develop a comprehensive national agenda capable of addressing the country’s most pressing challenges,” the statement said.

The APM said it would in due course unveil a comprehensive policy blueprint containing what it described as practical and measurable solutions to the challenges confronting Nigerians, as well as outlining Makinde’s vision for a better-governed Nigeria.

The party also used the commencement of its presidential campaign to criticise the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing its record in office as a failure.

“The 2027 election therefore presents Nigerians with an opportunity to choose between renewed hopelessness represented by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu failed administration and an agenda aimed at resetting Nigeria to a nation that works under Engr. Makinde,” the party said.

It expressed confidence that Nigerians would reject what it described as the Tinubu administration’s poor performance at the polls.

“It is clear that Nigerians will not reward failure with another mandate. Instead, they will use their democratic power to vote in a competent, accountable and responsive leadership on the platform of the APM,” the party said.

The APM urged Nigerians to support its presidential ticket, saying the 2027 election represented an opportunity to change the country’s direction and usher in a new era of effective governance.