{"id":1891,"date":"2026-10-27T17:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/2027-apm-in-coalition-talks-says-daura\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T17:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:01:40","slug":"2027-apm-in-coalition-talks-says-daura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/2027-apm-in-coalition-talks-says-daura\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: APM in coalition talks, says Daura"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Juliet Umeh<\/p>\n

Vice-presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Lawal Daura, says the party is involved in coalition discussions ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n

Daura disclosed this on Channels Television\u2019s Sunrise Daily, where he also called for an inclusive approach to governance, saying Nigeria needed a \u201creset\u201d to address what he described as recurring political and social problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are involved right now in the discussion for the coalition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Explaining the APM\u2019s \u201creset agenda,\u201d Daura said Nigeria had been \u201cmoving in cycles without really making much or any progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the agenda would bring Nigerians together to discuss the country\u2019s direction and agree on how it should be governed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reset agenda should be an all-inclusive thing. Let us get together as Nigerians.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, a government formed under the agenda would involve stakeholders beyond those who helped it win an election.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere you make an election or win your election to be the winner-takes-all is not going to help Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Daura, a former Director-General of the Department of State Services, said his decision to enter politics was motivated by his desire to contribute to the country\u2019s development.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt maybe there is a need for me to come out and contribute,\u201d he said, adding that joining the political process would allow him to contribute \u201cmore and better than when it is just maybe by the sidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said his years in public service had given him insights into the country\u2019s challenges, but added: \u201cI play politics, but within the definition given by politicians in Nigeria, I would say I am not a politician.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daura said he initially sought the governorship of Katsina State after senior citizens approached him over insecurity in the state, which he described as an \u201cepicentre\u201d of banditry and kidnapping.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have made myself very clear right from the onset that whatever my people requested me to do, I would do. At my level, I can even become a local government chairman. I wouldn\u2019t mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said his governorship bid through the African Democratic Congress did not proceed as he had hoped, citing the absence of primaries and concerns about compliance with electoral law. He said he declined suggestions that he seek a Senate seat instead.<\/p>\n

Daura said he chose the APM after considering other parties, which he alleged faced internal leadership disputes or court cases. He called the APM \u201cthe only healthy party\u201d at the time he joined and said it was expanding its reach.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, as I speak, APM is a party to beat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asked why he did not seek a Senate seat, Daura said the security situation required urgent action. \u201cThe Senate is not really a fire brigade station. The insecurity situation in Nigeria now or today demands a kind of a fire brigade approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the 2018 incident in which security operatives blocked access to the National Assembly while he headed the DSS, Daura said carrying out his duties did not make him undemocratic. He declined to disclose what he said was behind the action, saying the relevant material remained classified.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the same scenario appeared today, I would do the same,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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