Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde on Monday held a strategic meeting with the party’s governorship candidates from the South-West geopolitical zone.
Present at the meeting were Bimbo Adekanmbi (Oyo), Prince Laja Adeoye (Lagos), TPL Rotimi Babajide (Ogun), and their Osun counterparts.
The discussions focused on intensifying preparations and coordinating grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Makinde emerged as the APM’s presidential flagbearer after clinching the party’s ticket at its presidential primary held in Ibadan.
In his acceptance speech, he emphasised the need to restore hope, rebuild public confidence, and pursue practical reforms in key sectors including oil and gas, agriculture, and the broader economy. He had earlier declared his presidential ambition under the APM platform in May 2026, citing internal crises and unresolved legal challenges within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as reasons for the strategic shift of his political structure and candidates to the APM.
At the strategic meeting, emphasis was placed on consolidating APM’s presence and building electoral strength in key South-West states, particularly Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo with the goal of turning these areas into reliable strongholds for the party. Plans also extend to expanding influence in other parts of the country as part of a broader national mobilisation strategy ahead of 2027.
The APM continues to build its campaign structures, with formal nationwide campaigns expected to intensify in the coming weeks in line with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable.