Makinde joins 2027 presidential race on APM platform

From Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan
The historic Mapo Hill shook to its foundations on Thursday, May 14, 2026, as Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State fired the starting gun for the 2027 political season with his declaration to contest next year’s presidential poll on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
Though the programme was billed as a ‘Unity Mega Rally’, it rapidly transformed into a high-octane launchpad for a new national movement, as a powerhouse faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APM moved towards formalising a formidable strategic alliance.
The ancient Mapo Hall Arcade was draped in a sea of party colours and echoed with the roar of thousands. It serve...