2027: Makinde Will Beat Tinubu In 12 Battleground States — AMP Campaign

The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation (MDPCO) has declared that its presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, will defeat President Bola Tinubu within the 12 battleground states recognized by the President, daring the incumbent to journey by street and have interaction Nigerians immediately throughout his marketing campaign.

The organisation, which is campaigning for Makinde on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), additionally predicted victory in Rivers State, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and different elements of the nation within the January 2027 presidential election.

In an announcement issued on Saturday and signed by its Director of Strategic Communications, Richard Ihediwa, the MDPCO mentioned Tinubu’s resolution to focus his marketing campaign on 12 states mirrored his apprehension over Makinde’s rising recognition.

The 12 battleground states recognized by the President are Oyo, Kaduna, Rivers, Plateau, Borno, Enugu, Bauchi, Sokoto, Delta, Kano, Adamawa and Lagos.

The organisation insisted that Tinubu’s deliberate visits to the states wouldn’t change voters’ dedication to reject his re-election bid, blaming his administration for the financial hardship confronting Nigerians.

It mentioned: “We challenge President Tinubu not to have a change of mind but visit the states to face the people. He should travel around the country by road and witness the decrepit state of federal highways, the squalour in which Nigerians live and the level of infrastructural decay across the country.”

The MDPCO accused the President’s interior circle of conceitedness and political overreach, arguing that their actions had deepened public resentment and weakened the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)’s electoral prospects.

It additional challenged Tinubu to maneuver past airport receptions and marketing campaign rallies to work together immediately with residents of communities and cities quite than counting on what it described as “APC rented crowd”.

“If President Tinubu believes he is popular as he claims, he should not stop at the rally ground or at the airport when he gets to any of the states,” the assertion mentioned.

The organisation additionally criticised the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, describing it as “vacuous”, whereas projecting Makinde’s “reset Nigeria” agenda as a sensible different targeted on rebuilding establishments and enhancing governance.

According to the marketing campaign council, Makinde’s programme centres on an all-inclusive, four-year transitional authorities of nationwide unity, with precedence consideration to schooling, the financial system, safety and socio-political reforms.

It mentioned the agenda would sort out poverty by means of elevated manufacturing, strengthen safety by means of intelligence gathering and coordinated motion, increase entry to high quality schooling and promote inclusive governance.

The organisation maintained that suggestions from its marketing campaign actions confirmed that Makinde’s message was gaining traction, significantly amongst younger Nigerians.

“Our Campaign is proud to acknowledge that feedback from the field indicates that Seyi Makinde’s reset Nigeria agenda is resonating with Nigerians, especially the youths, who not only see light at the end of the tunnel, but a bright sunny day under a Makinde-Daura Presidency,” it mentioned.

The MDPCO urged Tinubu in opposition to losing public sources on his marketing campaign council, which it derisively described as a “Nebuchadnezzar” Campaign Council, alleging that its members lacked the political attraction to safe votes for the President.