2027: Tinubu broke 2023 settlement with me – Makinde

Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has defined why he’s at the moment working to unite opposition events forward of the 2027 common elections.

Makinde stated his efforts had been geared toward getting opposition events to interact in discussions and take into account what he described as the very best curiosity of Nigeria by a authorities of nationwide unity.

The former governor of Oyo State disclosed that his determination to assist President Bola Tinubu in 2023 was primarily based on an settlement to ascertain a authorities of nationwide unity, which he claimed the president did not honour.

He defined that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State signed the doc on behalf of Tinubu, whereas he signed on behalf of the G5 governors.

According to him, the doc was subsequently introduced to Tinubu, who allegedly authorised the settlement and requested them to proceed.

“Actually, in 2023, for me to support the president, we agreed on a government of national unity, and I thought he was going to do it. I thought they were going to do it. I have, I still have the agreement with us,” Makinde stated.

He added: “Governor of Lagos signed on his behalf. I signed on behalf of the G5, and after signing, we went to him and gave him the document to say, ‘Look, this is what Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed on your behalf. Are you happy with it?’ And he said, ‘Yes, please go ahead.'”

Makinde maintained that his present engagement with opposition leaders was knowledgeable by the necessity to construct a political association that will prioritise the nation’s pursuits.

“I’m involved right now in getting the oppositions, you know, to start talking, to start looking at what is the best interest of the country, and that is why we said a government of national unity,” he stated.