2027: Makinde predicts APC’s defeat, urges Nigerians to vote out ruling party
By Adejayan Gbenga
Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has expressed confidence that Nigerians will vote out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
Makinde said the forthcoming elections would provide Nigerians with an opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with the APC-led Federal Government through the ballot.
The governor made this declaration on Saturday during the official flag-off of the APM presidential and governorship campaigns in Oyo State, held at Durbar Stadium, Oyo.
Addressing party leaders, stakeholders and supporters from across the state, Makinde urged Nigerians to reject the APC and support the APM, expressing confidence that the party would emerge victorious in the elections.
He also said residents of Oyo State had embraced the party’s candidates and would vote overwhelmingly for them in the January 16 and February 6, 2027 elections.
Furthermore, the governor urged party members and supporters not to be intimidated, insisting that Nigerians were determined to take their destiny into their own hands through the electoral process. He charged them to return to their respective wards and local government areas to intensify mobilisation ahead of the polls.
Makinde also congratulated the party’s governorship candidate, Bimbo Adekanmbi, and other candidates, expressing confidence in their ability to secure victory. In his remarks, Adekanmbi commended Makinde’s administration, saying its achievements in Oyo State had provided a foundation for the governor’s presidential ambition and his own governorship aspiration.
Adekanmbi, however, accused the APC-led Federal Government of failing to address the country’s economic difficulties, insecurity and poverty, expressing hope that Makinde would replicate his achievements in Oyo at the national level. Similarly, APM National Chairman, Yusuf Dantale, expressed confidence in the party’s chances, describing Makinde as a capable presidential candidate. The event featured the presentation of party flags to Adekanmbi, his running mate, senatorial candidates, 14 House of Representatives candidates and 32 House of Assembly candidates.
