MAKINDE PROMISES FOUR-YEAR PRESIDENCY, VOWS TO RETURN POWER TO NORTH
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By: Muftau Fatimo
The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has promised to serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027, pledging to hand over power to the North at the end of his administration.
Makinde, who is also the governor of Oyo State, made the declaration on Saturday during a North-East town hall meeting organised by the party in Yola, Adamawa State.
The meeting was attended by APM leaders and candidates from the six states in the North-East.
The presidential candidate described his proposed administration as a transitional government of national unity, insisting that it would not remain in office beyond four years.
“I want to assure you that the government we will put in place from May 2027 will be a transitional government of national unity. It will not last beyond four years,” Makinde said.
He added that his administration would prioritise sincerity, inclusiveness and practical solutions to Nigeria’s challenges, stressing that his government would listen to Nigerians irrespective of where their ideas originated.
“My promise to you is we will be sincere in finding solutions to our problems. We will listen to you because solutions can come from anywhere,” he stated.
Also speaking at the event, the party’s national leader and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, described Makinde as one of the brightest minds in the country.
Mohammed expressed confidence in the political strength of the North-East, saying the region had the numbers to influence the outcome of the presidential election.
“We in the North-East have the numbers to influence who becomes president of Nigeria. The North-East will vote massively for you,” he told Makinde.
Similarly, the APM governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Abdulrahman Haske, pledged to work with other governorship candidates across the six North-East states to mobilise support for Makinde and other party candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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