{"id":10179,"date":"2026-11-05T16:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T16:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/2027-makinde-rejects-turn-by-turn-presidency-vows-apm-victory\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T16:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T16:16:55","slug":"2027-makinde-rejects-turn-by-turn-presidency-vows-apm-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/2027-makinde-rejects-turn-by-turn-presidency-vows-apm-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Makinde rejects \u2018turn-by-turn\u2019 presidency, vows APM victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Luminous Jannamike<\/p>\n

ABUJA \u2014 The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has vowed to win the 2027 election, urging Nigerians to reject what he described as \u2018turn-by-turn nepotism\u2019 in choosing the country\u2019s president.<\/p>\n

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Makinde spoke at the party\u2019s South-West town hall meeting, where he argued that the region should not be expected to support President Bola Tinubu solely because he hails from the area.<\/p>\n

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Citing the 1999 presidential election, he said the South-West had presented Olusegun Obasanjo and Olu Falae as competing candidates, allowing Nigerians to choose their preferred leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a matter of fact, what the South-West did was to present two of its finest candidates, two of its best, for Nigerians to choose from. Is there anything wrong with doing that this time around?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

Makinde warned that treating the presidency as a regional entitlement could encourage sectional policies at the expense of national development.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not want turn-by-turn nepotism. We also do not want a situation where someone says, \u2018I will execute projects in my zone because it is my turn,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Oyo governor also accused the Federal Government of frustrating opposition parties, warning that democracy could not thrive under a political system that stifled competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no democracy in a one-party system,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

On the economy, Makinde advocated a shift from dependence on federal allocations to productive economic activities that would create wealth and expand government revenue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they are productive, they become prosperous. When they become prosperous, tax their prosperity. Do not tax poverty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

APM National Leader and Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, described Makinde as a tested politician whose record in Oyo State informed the party\u2019s decision to present him as its presidential candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe understands Nigeria\u2019s problems, particularly in infrastructure and public services. He has demonstrated his capacity to deliver by reducing infrastructure gaps at the sub-national level,\u201d Mohammed said.<\/p>\n

The party\u2019s vice-presidential candidate, Lawal Daura, described the South-West meeting as encouraging, claiming the turnout indicated growing support for Makinde.<\/p>\n

National Chairman Yusuf Dantalle criticised insecurity, rising petroleum prices and what he described as the erosion of electoral accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must reset Nigeria. This is not democracy. It is no longer the votes of the people that determine who wins,\u201d Dantalle said.<\/p>\n

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