Presidential candidate of the Allied People Movement, APM, and governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has promised to reset Nigeria within four years if elected president in 2027, insisting that he has the energy to govern Nigeria.
Makinde made the promise on Monday in Lafia, Nasarawa State, during the North Central Town Hall meeting of his campaign.
He described himself as re-setter and assured that if elected, in four years, he will reset this country
Makinde explained that the reset agenda would cover security, education, the economy and the socio-political environment, and can be achieved in one term.
‘Listen to me very carefully. The reset agenda can be concluded in four years. After all, we had somebody who was head of state in this country for 10 months and he was able to end military rule and usher in the democracy that we now enjoy,’ he added.
As president, Makinde said he will run a transitional government of national unity that will culminate in new players and a new agenda for Nigeria’s sustainable development.
‘We can reset this country,reset and give Nigeria a new security architecture. Reset and give Nigeria a new path for education. Reset our economy, utilizing data science and logic,’ he declared.
Makinde thanked the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, and the government and people of the state for accommodating his team since their arrival, saying they did not play politics with bitterness.
The Oyo governor said the 2027 election will be decided by Nigerians, not by pundits, pollsters or billionaires.
‘This election is not going to be determined by the number of billionaires you have in your corner or how much billion you have to spend. This election will be determined by the people of Nigeria,’ he stated.
He argued that effective governance requires energy, citing his own schedule in the last 24 hours which saw him move from Ibadan to Abuja, then a three-and-a-half-hour drive to Lafia, with meetings till 2 a.m.