{"id":31202,"date":"2026-05-15T09:31:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=31202"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:32:06","slug":"makinde-declares-2027-presidential-bid-under-pdp-apm-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/makinde-declares-2027-presidential-bid-under-pdp-apm-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Makinde Declares 2027 Presidential Bid Under PDP\/APM Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday formally declared his intention to run for president in the 2027 general elections under an alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples\u2019 Movement (APM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Makinde made the announcement during a rally at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, where a large crowd gathered to witness his declaration. He told supporters that his candidacy would be carried on the strength of the PDP\/APM alliance, signaling a new coalition strategy ahead of the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Born December 25, 1967, in Ibadan, Makinde is an engineer, businessman, and politician who has served as governor of Oyo State since 2019. He studied electrical engineering at the University of Lagos and later trained at institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom, including MIT. Before entering politics, he built a successful career in the oil and gas sector, founding Makon Engineering and Technical Services in 1997, which grew into the Makon Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Makinde first contested the Oyo State governorship in 2015 under the Social Democratic Party but lost. He later joined the PDP and won the governorship in 2019, defeating the incumbent APC candidate. He was re-elected in 2023 with a strong margin, credited with infrastructure development, boosting internally generated revenue, and strengthening security through support for the Western Nigeria Security Network, known as Amotekun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His governance style has been marked by investments in education, health, and road networks, though he has faced criticism over large loans and government house reconstruction costs. Makinde\u2019s blend of technical expertise, private-sector success, and political leadership has made him a prominent figure in Nigerian politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By declaring his presidential bid under the PDP\/APM alliance, Makinde is positioning himself as a major opposition figure aiming to challenge APC dominance in 2027. His entry into the race underscores the growing trend of political partnerships designed to consolidate support bases and reshape Nigeria\u2019s political landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday formally declared his intention to run for president in the 2027 general elections under an alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples\u2019 Movement (APM). Makinde made the announcement during a rally at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, where a large crowd gathered to witness his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":31209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3699,2,2096,776,4,478,3,1138],"tags":[16269,16268,16226,16271,16270,12410,3304,16186,12417,3295],"class_list":["post-31202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-business","category-economics","category-educational","category-featured","category-financial","category-naija-news","category-politics","tag-2027-presidential-election","tag-apm-alliance","tag-electoral-act-2026","tag-governance-achievements","tag-ibadan-rally","tag-opposition-politics","tag-oyo-state-politics","tag-pdp-primaries","tag-political-alliances","tag-seyi-makinde"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Oyo-State-Governor-Seyi-Makinde.jpg?fit=1059%2C650&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31202"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31212,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31202\/revisions\/31212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}