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The Allied People’s Movement has declared that the outcome of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election is a warning that President Bola Tinubu could lose the 2027 presidential election to the party’s candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The party said the victory recorded by the opposition in Osun, one…
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde met on Sunday with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, alongside former governors of Ekiti and Osun states, Kayode Fayemi, and former Osun governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The meeting, held behind closed doors, took place at Obasanjo’s Penthouse residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential…
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Governor of Oyo, Seyi Makinde, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election under the platform of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), unveiling the Reset Nigeria Movement and a strategic alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APM. The declaration came during a high-profile Unity…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is expected to formally declare his presidential ambition on Thursday, May 14, at a major political rally scheduled to hold at the historic Mapo Hall in Ibadan. The rally, tagged “Unity Mega Rally Ibadan 2026,” is also expected to witness the formal unveiling of…
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will produce Nigeria’s next president in the 2027 general elections. Makinde made the assertion on Monday while addressing party members and stakeholders at the 103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of a PDP faction held in…
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde yesterday warned that the collapse of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a result of its protracted crisis could spell doom for democracy and pave the way for a one-party state. He alleged a plot by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike to “hold…
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The Osun State caucus in the House of Representatives on Wednesday accused Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, of attempting to interfere in Osun politics by importing “thugs and political jobbers” to conduct a governorship primary in the state. In a statement issued in Abuja, the caucus, all members of the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon Adewale Egbedun, has warned Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde against using Osun State as a ladder for his presidential ambition. Egbedun gave the warning after storming the venue of the primary election of the People Democratic Party…
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The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that the forthcoming national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party must be anchored on fair processes, open debate and inclusivity. Makinde, in a newsletter released on Thursday evening, stressed that this was crucial to repositioning the party and strengthening its chances ahead…
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Former Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has said that he is not aware that Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde is running for the presidency in 2027. Fielding questions from journalists at an event in Abuja, he responded to whether he will back Makinde’s rumoured presidential ambition. He said: “Governor Makinde is…
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