Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Photo: Oyo State Govt
The opposition Allied People’s Movement has thrown its weight behind Oyo State Governor and its presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, for a possible opposition alliance against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
The party’s position comes ahead of an expected meeting on Monday, August 31, 2026, of the G-100, a political pressure group advocating the emergence of a single opposition presidential candidate capable of challenging Tinubu at the polls.
The APM, through its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, urged other opposition presidential aspirants to put aside their personal ambitions and support Makinde, whom it described as the politician with the strongest prospects of defeating the incumbent.
The development comes amid indications that efforts to produce a single opposition candidate are facing difficulties, with the camps of the African Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress counterpart, Peter Obi, seemingly unwilling to abandon their respective presidential ambitions.
