Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, has formally declared his
intention to contest the 2027 presidential election.
Makinde announced his presidential bid on Thursday at the
joint mega-rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples
Movement (APM) in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo.
“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,” Makinde said.
The governor said the country’s situation has “continued to
deteriorate, putting the majority of Nigerians on survival mode on a daily
basis”, adding that government officials responsible for citizens’ welfare have
abdicated their duties.
“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,” Makinde said.
“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 said the alliance between the PDP and APM would
enable 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.
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