Osun: Adeleke’s victory signals 2027 upset, APM

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has declared Governor Ademola Adeleke's victory in the Osun governorship election a significant indicator of a potential upset in the 2027 presidential elections. The party asserts that Nigerians are prepared for a change in leadership, citing the Osun result as proof that voters can dismantle even the most formidable political machines when dissatisfied.

In a statement, APM's National Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Abubakar, highlighted that the Osun election outcome not only foreshadows defeat for President Tinubu in 2027 but also validates the political stance of their presidential candidate, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. Makinde's philosophy posits that no political establishment is invincible once the populace decides otherwise.

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The triumph of the people over the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship election in President Tinubu’s home State, Osun, not only foretastes the defeat that awaits President Tinubu in 2027 but also firmly established Makinde’s people-driven position that every political establishment seems unbeatable until the people decide otherwise.

The party observed that the electorate's reaction to All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders during the election signaled growing disillusionment with the ruling party. This sentiment, APM argues, could complicate the 2027 campaign for APC leaders. They also pointed to internal dissent within the APC, referencing an incident where an APC governorship candidate chanted 'APM' at a rally.

APM attributes the public's shifting sentiment to escalating insecurity, economic hardship, and what they term the Federal Government's "arrogance in failure" and "totalitarian proclivities." The party believes Nigerians are tired of the current administration's perceived shortcomings and are seeking "new realities under an honest, transparent, humane and people-oriented leadership" embodied by APM and Makinde. They praised Makinde's record in Oyo State, citing economic growth and a foreign president's visit to study his governance model as evidence of his competence.

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Nigerians can no longer continue to stomach the arrogance in failure, totalitarian proclivities, worsening insecurity and economic hardship that the Tinubu administration now represents. They yearn for new realities under an honest, transparent, humane and people-oriented leadership as now embodied in the APM and our Presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde.