Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate Engr. Seyi Makinde says he will defeat incumbent President Bola Tinubu in Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election. Makinde, currently governor of Oyo State, made the declaration on Monday during a political event in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Sources also report that Makinde links his election prospects to support from God and backing from the people in Oyo State and across Nigeria. He made the remarks while receiving members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who said they were joining the APM from different parts of the state.

One outlet adds that Makinde advised the APC gubernatorial candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, to focus on contesting APM rather than criticising Makinde’s administration, and specifically urged him to channel efforts toward competing against APM’s gubernatorial candidate, Bimbo Adekanmbi. The outlets present Makinde’s statements as campaign messaging ahead of 2027.