The Seyi Makinde/Lawal Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has commenced a series of zonal town hall meetings across Nigeria as part of its grassroots mobilisation and nationwide consultations ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The campaign organisation said the meetings would provide platforms for citizens and key stakeholders to engage directly with the presidential candidate, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, and his running mate, Lawal Daura, on issues affecting the country.
The campaign’s Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication, Tony Ehilebo, disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday while briefing journalists on the organisation’s activities and mobilisation efforts. Ehilebo said the zonal town hall meetings would take place across the six geopolitical zones and would be driven by issues of national importance, particularly those relating to national stability and the welfare of Nigerians.
According to Ehilebo, the North-West meeting will kick off the programme in Katsina, the Katsina State capital, while the South-South zonal town hall meeting will hold in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The North-Central meeting is scheduled for Monday in Lafia, Nasarawa State, while the South-East meeting will hold in Enugu, Enugu State. He said dates and venues for the North-East and South-West meetings would be announced subsequently.
Ehilebo described the town hall meetings as “issue-based and citizen-driven,” saying they were designed to enable the campaign to listen to Nigerians and incorporate their concerns into its political agenda. He said the campaign’s central message was to “Reset Nigeria” into a country where leadership would be accessible, accountable and focused on service to the people.
The Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign message of Reset Nigeria is resonating across the country, Ehilebo said, adding that the campaign was seeking to build a political movement in which citizens would have a stronger voice in determining how national resources were managed and how government policies were formulated. The campaign’s proposed “Reset Nigeria” agenda would prioritise transparency in the management of public resources, accountability in governance and greater recognition of the contributions and aspirations of ordinary Nigerians.
Ehilebo also claimed that the Makinde/Daura campaign had continued to gain support across different parts of the country since Makinde emerged as the APM’s presidential candidate. He attributed the growing support to what he described as Makinde’s connection with Nigerians across ethnic, religious and socioeconomic lines. The campaign spokesperson further pointed to recent off-cycle and bye-elections as evidence of what he described as growing grassroots support for the APM.
The campaign organisation also thanked its supporters and other Nigerians for what it described as their solidarity and urged them to remain engaged as the party intensifies its nationwide mobilisation. The meetings form part of the APM campaign’s broader efforts to take its “Reset Nigeria” message directly to voters and stakeholders ahead of the January 2027 presidential election.
Key points
- The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) begins nationwide town hall meetings to engage citizens and stakeholders on issues affecting the country.
- The campaign’s central message is to “Reset Nigeria” into a country with accessible, accountable leadership focused on service to the people.
- The zonal town hall meetings will take place across the six geopolitical zones, driven by issues of national importance.
