Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has officially declared his readiness to contest the 2027 presidential poll on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
The governor made this declaration on Thursday 14th of May at Mapo Hill in the presence of his teaming supporters.
The programme apart from being a mega rally, also witnessed the launch of a new national movement as a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APM formed a formidable alliance.
“The time to reset Nigeria is now. Therefore, today, I, Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, announce my candidacy for the position of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said.
Makinde said the country’s situation has “continued to deteriorate, putting the majority of Nigerians on survival mode daily.
Clad in an attire of blue jeans, white T-shirt and blue cap, Makinde said government officials responsible for citizens’ welfare have been compromised.
“This is why, for the past several months, one question has been at the top of my mind: where do we go from here? Is this how we should continue as a nation?
“We have been pushed to the wall with the belief that we will turn against ourselves or worst still, that we will become too weary to survive on a daily basis to fight back.
“They said opposition cannot unite, but I am here today to say that it is a miscalculation. The opposition in Nigeria is not just a political party. The opposition is the everyday Nigerian for whom the country does not work,” Makinde
According to the governor, the alliance between the PDP and APM would allow the former ruling party to field candidates for all positions in the 2027 general election.
“So today in Ibadan, the first grand alliance is formed. The alliance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
“This handshake will allow us to field candidates at all levels. We will field candidates from top to bottom. We will field candidates from the presidency to state assemblies, and everything in between,” Makinde said.
Earlier, Makinde led the Taminu Turaki faction of the PDP in the State to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the APM as part of a strategic alliance for the forthcoming elections.
