By Kingston Magare 21.10.2026
Oyo State governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate in the 2027 elections, Seyi Makinde has vowed to make the lives of the people living in the Niger Delta region more meaningful.
Makinde who was speaking during a Town Hall meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State said he would tackle environmental disasters, stop gas flaring, more oil revenue to oil producing States and mitigate against youth unemployment and agitations.
He noted that he will reverse President Bola Tinubu’s taxes aimed at the poor and tackle economic decline.
“The economy would not grow without the middle class and entrepreneurs to drive the economy as government alone would not grow the economy.
“We will reset our economy. We will no longer keep waiting for handouts that they call federal allocation,” Makinde said.
APM national leader and Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed, called on the South South region to support the party and vote for Makinde
But it seems APM South-south chairmen are not buying Mr Bala Mohammed’s appeal. They boycotted the Town Hall meeting and passed a vote of no confidence on Mr Makinde.
“We, the State Chairmen of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria have met to deliberate on the state of affairs within our great party and the relationship between the party’s leadership structures and its Presidential candidate.
“We have realised that our Presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde lacks substance, the political will and focus to lead us aright as a Presidential candidate. He came to the party with a promise of lies and has been wallowing in an ocean of dishonesty, political compromise and incompetence. If he cannot be honest to his party men, how can he be honest to Nigerians he aspires to lead?” The South-south chairmen said in a statement.
It was signed by the APM chairmen in Rivers State, Dagogo Whyte; Bayelsa State, Peace Oruama; Akwa Ibom State, Uduak Edet; Edo State, Ugiagbe Ogieriakhi; Delta State, Henry Eze and Cross River State; Ntami Nkanu Esege.