Politics
2027: Makinde meets South-West APM governorship candidates
Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has held strategic talks with the party’s South-West governorship candidates.
The APM governorship candidate in Lagos State, Prince Laja Adeoye, made this known in a statement on Monday.
Adeoye said the meeting focused on strengthening the party’s structures and coordinating grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He said the meeting was attended by Bimbo Adekanmbi, the APM governorship candidate in Oyo, Prince Laja Adeoye of Lagos and Rotimi Babajide of Ogun.
He added that the APM governorship candidate from Osun State also participated in the strategic meeting.
According to him, discussions centred on intensifying preparations and consolidating the party’s presence across the South-West geopolitical zone.
Adeoye said the party was particularly focused on Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo States as strategic areas for building electoral strength.
He said the objective was to transform the states into “reliable strongholds” for the APM ahead of the 2027 elections.
The Lagos candidate said the party also planned to expand its influence beyond the South-West as part of its broader national mobilisation strategy.
Makinde emerged as the APM presidential candidate after securing the party’s ticket at its presidential primary held in Ibadan.
In his acceptance speech, Makinde emphasised the need to ‘restore hope and rebuild public confidence’ in the country.
He also pledged to pursue practical reforms in key sectors, including oil and gas, agriculture and the broader economy.
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Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar and a delegation of political associates on Monday, stormed Osogbo the Osun State capital to rally support for the party’s governorship candidate, Dr Najeem Folasayo Salaam.
DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is set to conduct a governorship election in Osun State on Saturday.
ADC held the grand finale of its campaign with a mammoth crowd of supporters assuring the party’s candidate of victory.
Atiku who posted photos of the campaign on his official X handle shortly after the event, appealed to eligible voters in the state to trust the ADC.
He said, “We are here to rally support for our candidate and make a final appeal to the people of Osun State to entrust the ADC with the responsibility of delivering purposeful leadership, good governance and a better future for all”.
However, DAILY POST reports that Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party and Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, APC are the major contenders.
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… ADC will win Osun governorship poll – Aregbesola
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar and the party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola storm Osogbo, Osun State capital, campaigning for the governorship candidate of the party, Mr Najeem Salaam.
The duo stormed the campaign venue around 3:30pm along with Salaam and other party stalwarts, as well s supporters who escorted the convoy from Ilesa.
On getting to the podium, Aregbesola, who sang different songs in Yoruba, urged the party supporters to disregard rumours that the party has entered into an alliance with another party.
He said the ADC is not working with any party but campaigning vigorously, and it is certain of victory on August 15.
“Don’t mind rumours that our party has entered into an alliance with another party for the Osun election on Saturday. We are not working with anyone. We have campaigned vigorously across the State, and we will win the governorship election”, he said.
As at the time of filing this report, Atiku and the candidate, Najeem, are yet to address the gathering.
Details later….
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Osun women on Monday stormed the streets of Osogbu, protesting against alleged police intimidation, political violence and killings ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
The women, bearing placards with various inscriptions, sang solidarity songs at the top of their voices.
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