2027: Presidency afraid of Makinde’s popularity –APM

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja

The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has said that the Presidency is allegedly afraid of the popularity of the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, ahead of the 2027 polls.

The APM, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, said that is the reason the Presidency has resorted to diatribes against Makinde through presidential aide, Daniel Bwala.

The opposition party noted that while it would not be drawn into a war of insults with the Presidency, it remains focused on issues and the 2027 general election. It stated that Nigerians are already gravitating towards Makinde, who is the APM candidate in the 2027 presidential poll, owing to his impressive performance as Oyo State governor since 2019.

“In  any event, the 2027 presidential race would be between Governor Seyi Makinde, standing shoulder to shoulder with millions of Nigerians who are determined for a new beginning, and a failed President Tinubu who only has the feeble support of a handful of sycophantic, corrupt, arrogant and morally depraved minions on his payroll. 

“The APM is therefore not surprised that the Tinubu Presidency is deflated and intimidated because it has no tangible scorecard of achievements to present to the public given its abysmal failures for which Nigerians across board has reached a consensus to replace President Tinubu with Governor Makinde at the 2027 election given Makinde’s outstanding performance as Governor of Oyo State.

“Of course, President Tinubu should be jittery because Governor Makinde is coming into the contest with an intimidating record of performance, including transforming Oyo State to a foremost economically viable state, surpassing the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, according to data from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), a feat Nigerians want him to replicate at the national level,” the party said.

The APM further stated “that Makinde is coming with the full support of over 50 million young Nigerians, whose destinies are being caged by the Tinubu administration and who are now rallying behind our presidential candidate as the face of the new Nigeria they eagerly seek and for which they are ready to vote in 2027 and defend their votes to the very end.

“To suggest that a presidential candidate with such an army of support is ‘inconsequential’  says more about the anxiety within the corridors of power than it does about the candidate. In fact, before noon on election day, the Presidency will know who actually is ‘inconsequential’ in this race.

“We know that when spokespersons of a government resort to name-calling rather than addressing issues, then they have nothing substantial to offer. We, therefore, counsel those speaking for the Presidency to engage Nigerians with issues or advise their principal to withdraw from the race if he has nothing to offer.”