Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
The governor disclosed this at a rally held at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the state capital on Thursday, amid a growing political realignment in the state following the factionalissrion of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election.
“I, Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, Excellency, announce my candidacy for the position of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said.
Recall that Makinde had earlier led the Taminu Turaki faction of the PDP in Oyo State to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the APM as part of a strategic alliance for the forthcoming elections.
Under the agreement, candidates of the PDP faction loyal to him and contesting for governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly seats were expected to run on the platform of the APM rather than the PDP in the 2027 elections.
