The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of copying ideas from his party’s manifesto, challenging it to explain its performance after three years in power.
Makinde made the allegation on Monday during the APM presidential campaign rally in Jos, Plateau State, where he urged voters to reject the APC in the 2027 general election and support his presidential ambition.
The Oyo State governor unveiled his party’s manifesto, tagged Reset Nigeria Agenda, on November 4 in Abuja. The APC, meanwhile, is scheduled to unveil its manifesto, titled From Reforms to Prosperity, on Tuesday.
Makinde said the ruling party had begun adopting ideas from his manifesto, particularly its promise to build a Nigeria that works for everyone.
“Let me quickly say this: when we unveiled our reset agenda, I said in Abuja that they would soon start stealing our ideas. Now they have started,” Makinde said.
“They say theirs is ‘reform to prosperity’. They now say they want a Nigeria that will work for everybody. What have they been doing over the past three years?”
He accused the Tinubu administration of pursuing policies that favour a privileged few while leaving ordinary Nigerians struggling with economic hardship.
“They have built a Nigeria that works only for them. Send the oppressors packing. Send them back to Lagos, and let us bring in the team that will reset Nigeria,” Makinde said.
He urged supporters to take the party’s campaign message to their respective polling units, insisting that grassroots mobilisation would determine the outcome of the election.
“Go back to your various units and spread the reset message. Elections are won at the unit level. If Nigeria is not working for you, then let us reset it,” he said.
The APM candidate identified insecurity as a major obstacle to Plateau State’s economic development, particularly its tourism industry.
He said the state’s favourable weather and tourism potential could attract visitors, stimulate economic activities and create jobs for young people if the security challenges were addressed.
Makinde’s Reset Nigeria Agenda is built around four major pillars: economic reforms, security, education and restructuring of the country’s socio-political system.
At the manifesto unveiling in Abuja, he said his proposed administration would focus on reducing the cost of living, improving public services, strengthening security and ensuring that economic reforms translate into better living conditions for Nigerians.
His running mate, Lawal Daura, said the APM leadership was in Plateau State to seek residents’ support for its plan to restore the state’s reputation as a peaceful tourism destination.
Daura lamented the security challenges that had affected the state and expressed confidence that the party’s proposed policies would help address them.
The APM National Chairman, Yusuf Dantelle, also criticised the Federal Government over the removal of the petrol subsidy, questioning whether the policy had improved the living conditions of Nigerians.
He argued that the government had justified the subsidy removal on the grounds that the savings would improve citizens’ welfare, but said the promised benefits had yet to materialise.
“Subsidy has been withdrawn, according to the federal government, for one purpose: to give Nigerians a better life. But are we better off after that? We are paying through our noses. Food is not available. We cannot go to our farms. We cannot do anything,” Dantelle said.
He urged Nigerians to support the APM, describing it as a political platform committed to equitable distribution of resources, constitutional governance and improved living standards.
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