The camp of Allied Peoples Movement, APM, presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has vowed that its principal will defeat President Bola Tinubu in 12 key battleground states in the 2027 presidential election.
The camp made the vow in a statement issued on Saturday by its Director of Strategic Communications, Richard Ihediwa.
According to the group, President Tinubu’s planned visits to the states will not change growing opposition to his re-election.
It listed the states where Makinde will defeat Tinubu as Rivers, Oyo, Kaduna, Plateau, Borno, Enugu, Bauchi, Sokoto, Delta, Kano, Adamawa and Lagos, as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The group blamed the alleged resentment on the economic hardship Nigerians are facing under Tinubu’s administration, accusing the President’s policies and members of his inner circle of worsening public discontent through political arrogance.
It alleged that the administration has spent trillions of naira on wasteful programmes and projects while ordinary Nigerians continue to struggle.
“Mr President should know that his visit to these states, if he eventually does, will not in any way change the direction or the determination of the people to vote him out.
“We challenge President Tinubu not to have a change of mind but visit the states to face the people,” the statement said.
