{"id":14176,"date":"2026-05-29T02:42:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=14176"},"modified":"2026-05-29T02:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:42:49","slug":"2027-osun-apm-backs-makinde-as-presidential-candidate-declares-names-of-nass-state-assembly-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/2027-osun-apm-backs-makinde-as-presidential-candidate-declares-names-of-nass-state-assembly-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Osun APM backs Makinde as Presidential candidate  \u2026 declares names of NASS, State Assembly candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent <\/p>\n<p>As political parties are rounding up their presidential primaries, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Osun State has endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, as its preferred presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n<p>This is just as the Primary Election Committee announced the names of candidates for the National and State Assemblies across the Federal and State Constituencies. <\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Primary Committee, Hon Adewale Adebayo, declared that Makinde has been affirmed across the 332 wards of the state. <\/p>\n<p>He described the results from the primary as a demonstration of unity, consensus, and shared conviction in the future of the party and nation. <\/p>\n<p>He held that \u201cIn every generation, political movements survive not only by competition, but by cohesion, discipline, and collective purpose. Today, APM is sending that message clearly and boldly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe affirmation of our candidates across all elective positions reflects the confidence of the party in credible leadership and our determination to move forward as one united political family. Sometimes, the strongest democracy is not in division, but in agreement built on trust, consultation, and common vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He stated that \u201cAfter the successful conduct of our primaries, we have today affirmed His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, the sole Presidential aspirant of our great party, is the Presidential Candidate of the Allied People\u2019s Movement for the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a responsible political party, we have also activated reconciliation mechanisms to engage and encourage aggrieved members to remain committed to the collective interest of the party as we prepare for the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election and subsequently the 2027 General Elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He however disclosed that the party has intensified its efforts to attract members and structures of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State and other residents into the party ahead of the polls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to use this opportunity to call on members and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and indeed other well-meaning Nigerians, to embrace APM as a credible and formidable platform to resist every subtle attempt by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to weaken opposition voices in Nigeria.\u201d027: Osun APM backs Makinde as Presidential candidate<\/p>\n<p>\u2026declares names of NASS, State Assembly candidates<br \/>\nBy Our Correspondent <\/p>\n<p>The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Osun State has endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, as its preferred presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.<\/p>\n<p>This is just as the Primary Election Committee announced the names of candidates for the National and State Assemblies across the Federal and State Constituencies. <\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Primary Committee, Hon Adewale Adebayo, declared that Makinde has been affirmed across the 332 wards of the state. <\/p>\n<p>He described the results from the primary as a demonstration of unity, consensus, and shared conviction in the future of the party and nation. <\/p>\n<p>He held that \u201cIn every generation, political movements survive not only by competition, but by cohesion, discipline, and collective purpose. Today, APM is sending that message clearly and boldly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe affirmation of our candidates across all elective positions reflects the confidence of the party in credible leadership and our determination to move forward as one united political family. Sometimes, the strongest democracy is not in division, but in agreement built on trust, consultation, and common vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He stated that \u201cAfter the successful conduct of our primaries, we have today affirmed His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, the sole Presidential aspirant of our great party, is the Presidential Candidate of the Allied People\u2019s Movement for the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a responsible political party, we have also activated reconciliation mechanisms to engage and encourage aggrieved members to remain committed to the collective interest of the party as we prepare for the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election and subsequently the 2027 General Elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He however disclosed that the party has intensified its efforts to attract members and structures of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State and other residents into the party ahead of the polls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to use this opportunity to call on members and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and indeed other well-meaning Nigerians, to embrace APM as a credible and formidable platform to resist every subtle attempt by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to weaken opposition voices in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent As political parties are rounding up their presidential primaries, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Osun State has endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, as its preferred presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. 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