Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has arrived in Katsina State as he begins a fresh phase of his campaign for the 2027 presidential election.
Makinde is in Katsina for a North-West zonal town hall meeting with citizens, political stakeholders and other groups as part of the nationwide consultations being organised by his campaign ahead of the election.
The engagement is the first in a series of meetings planned across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
The Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation had announced that the North-West town hall would hold in Katsina on Tuesday, September 22.
The campaign said the meetings were designed to provide an opportunity for citizens and stakeholders to discuss issues affecting the country while also allowing the APM presidential candidate and his running mate, former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Musa Daura, to present their plans ahead of the 2027 election.
Tony Ehilebo, Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication to Makinde, said the campaign had commenced nationwide consultation and grassroots mobilisation.
“As we continue with our consultation and mobilisation, it is imperative to, through you, inform Nigerians that we have commenced our scheduled town hall meetings for broad-based citizen and stakeholder engagement slated to hold in the six geo-political zones across the country,” Ehilebo said.
He added that the Katsina meeting was the beginning of the zonal engagements, with the campaign expected to move to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on September 25 for the South-South meeting.
The North-Central town hall is scheduled to take place in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on September 28, while the South-East meeting is billed for Enugu on September 30. Dates for engagements in the remaining zones are expected to be announced later.
The campaign has been built around Makinde’s “Reset Nigeria” message, with his team saying the consultations will focus on national stability, citizen welfare, accountability in governance, transparency in the management of public resources and greater citizen participation.
Makinde’s arrival in Katsina comes amid increased political activity around his presidential bid and comes weeks after the APM formally presented him as its presidential candidate.
The Oyo governor secured the APM presidential ticket at the party’s national convention in August and subsequently picked Daura as his running mate. Daura, a former intelligence chief, joined the APM after leaving the African Democratic Congress and was unveiled as Makinde’s running mate at the party’s convention in Bauchi.
