Isaac Samuel
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement.
Makinde made the declaration during a rally held at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, amid ongoing political realignments involving factions of the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“I, Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, Excellency, announce my candidacy for the position of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the governor declared.
Earlier, Makinde led the Taminu Turaki faction of the PDP in Oyo State to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the APM as part of a strategic alliance for the forthcoming elections.
Under the agreement, candidates of the PDP faction seeking governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly seats are expected to contest the 2027 elections on the platform of the APM instead of the PDP.
