The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential campaign council has expressed confidence that its candidate, Seyi Makinde, can defeat President Bola Tinubu in 12 states during the January 2027 presidential election.
The council said Makinde’s RESET NIGERIA agenda was gaining support across the country and could challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC) in key battleground states.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the council’s Director of Strategic Communications, Richard Ihediwa, listed 12 states where the APC had scheduled campaign rallies for Tinubu, describing them as areas where the APM candidate expects to make significant gains.
The states are Oyo, Kaduna, Rivers, Plateau, Borno, Enugu, Bauchi, Sokoto, Delta, Kano, Adamawa and Lagos.
APM Expresses Confidence in Makinde’s 2027 Chances
Ihediwa said the campaign council believed Makinde could defeat Tinubu in the 12 states and other parts of the country.
“We are confident that Engr. Seyi Makinde will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 12 battleground states identified by the President, as well as in other states across the federation, in the January 2027 presidential election,” the statement read.
The APM spokesperson also criticised the Tinubu administration, alleging that political manoeuvring and the use of incumbency would not stop the growing support for Makinde and his RESET NIGERIA agenda.
He challenged Tinubu to travel by road to Plateau, Kaduna, Kano and other states to assess the condition of federal highways and the challenges facing Nigerians.
According to Ihediwa, the state of the roads, economic hardship and infrastructure concerns should be central issues in the election campaign.
APM Criticises Tinubu’s Economic Policies
The campaign council also accused the federal government of spending public funds on projects and programmes it described as wasteful, while Nigerians continue to face economic difficulties.
The allegations were made as part of the APM’s argument for a change in the country’s governance approach ahead of the 2027 election.
However, the council’s claims about Makinde’s prospects in the 12 states represent the party’s political position and are not evidence of established voter preferences or election outcomes.
What Is Makinde’s RESET NIGERIA Agenda?
According to Ihediwa, Makinde’s RESET NIGERIA programme proposes an inclusive, four-year transitional government of national unity, with four major priorities: education, the economy, security and socio-political reforms.
The campaign council said the economic component would focus on increasing production as a way to tackle poverty.
On security, the programme would combine intelligence gathering with social reorientation and both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to addressing insecurity.
The education plan, according to Ihediwa, would seek to expand access to quality and functional education, while the proposed institutional reforms would promote inclusive governance and responsible leadership.
The APM campaign council said the agenda would provide an alternative approach to governance as political activities gather momentum ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
