2027: Makinde Vows Single-Term Presidency, Inclusive Govt If Elected

Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has pledged to serve only one four-year term if elected in 2027, promising a transitional government of national unity.

Makinde made the pledge on Saturday at the APM North-East town hall meeting in Yola, Adamawa State, where he also challenged President Bola Tinubu to publish the Federal Government’s petroleum pricing template.

He said Nigerians deserved relief from economic hardship and the right to know how fuel prices are determined, accusing the Tinubu administration of failing to deliver on key promises including electricity supply and alternative fuel policies.

“The fact that you are in government or the Presidential Villa does not make you the only Nigerians with sense. We have other citizens who can dissect issues and proffer solutions,” Makinde said.

He faulted the administration’s policies on Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, electric vehicles and the naira-for-crude initiative, saying they had failed to deliver expected results. He also recalled Tinubu’s pledge to fix electricity within four years.

Makinde said the 2027 election should mark a break from what he described as a culture of political deception.

“2027 will mark the end of the politics of lies and deceit. It is a time when we will all come together to establish a reset agenda and tell Nigerians the whole truth,” he said.

On concerns about concentration of political power, Makinde pledged an inclusive administration.

“I stand before you today to tell you that the government you will put in place from May 29, 2027, will be a transitional government of national unity. Our government will not last beyond four years. And it will be an all-inclusive government,” he said.

Earlier, APM National Leader and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, declared that the party had become a force in the opposition, warning that “whoever does not reckon with us is going to do so at his or her peril.”

The party’s vice-presidential candidate, Lawal Daura, said Nigeria needed a fundamental reset, adding that APM was a platform for patriotic citizens determined to change the country’s direction.