The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, will on Saturday lead the party’s campaign team to Yola, Adamawa State, as it steps up efforts to woo voters in the North-East ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Makinde will be accompanied by his running mate, Lawal Musa Daura; the party’s National Leader and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed; and other APM chieftains for the party’s North-East zonal town hall meeting.
In a statement on Friday, Richard Ihediwa, Director of Strategic Communication of the Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation (MDPCO), said the meeting would provide an opportunity for the candidates to engage party leaders, members, stakeholders, opinion leaders and representatives of interest groups across the region.
He said the engagement was part of efforts to promote Makinde’s RESET NIGERIA Agenda, which the campaign said was designed to address insecurity, promote political stability and peace, boost productivity and drive economic prosperity.
The campaign organisation said the meeting would also provide a platform for discussions on the challenges facing the North-East and the country, as well as the need for a new direction ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The Yola meeting follows previous zonal town halls held in Katsina, Katsina State, on September 22, and Lafia, Nasarawa State, on September 28.
The campaign claimed that its engagements in the two locations had generated growing public acceptance and support for Makinde’s presidential ambition.
It also described the Makinde-Daura campaign as the largest and fastest-growing opposition movement ahead of the 2027 elections, although it did not provide figures to support the claim.
According to the organisation, Nigerians across political and social divides are increasingly identifying with Makinde because of his record as governor of Oyo State.
It cited his administration’s interventions in infrastructure, education, healthcare, agriculture, transportation, commerce and industry as areas of experience he intends to bring to national governance.
The campaign expressed hope that Makinde would replicate what it described as his development achievements in Oyo State at the national level if elected president.
It said the RESET NIGERIA Agenda seeks to unite Nigerians around a vision of improved security, economic opportunities, sustainable development and better living conditions.
The campaign also expressed confidence in Makinde’s chances in the 2027 presidential election, urging Nigerians seeking a change in the country’s direction to support the APM candidate.
The Adamawa engagement is expected to form part of the party’s continuing consultations with political stakeholders and interest groups as it seeks to expand its presence across the country ahead of the elections.
