2027: APC Group Says Makinde, APM Rejected by Oyo Residents

…As Group cites poor turnout at Oyo campaign rally, warns council chairmen against using public funds for political activities

The Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Professionals (APC-P) has described the turnout at the campaign flag-off of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo town as an indication that Governor Seyi Makinde and the party have been rejected by the people of the state.

The group also urged Governor Makinde to stop what it described as wasting Oyo State resources on his presidential ambition, insisting that the governor’s political aspiration and his anointed governorship candidate, Bimbo Adekanmbi, would not succeed in the 2027 elections.

This was in a statement issued on Sunday by its Chief Convener, Alhaji Adekunle Lawal, the APC Professionals expressed disappointment over the reported low turnout at the APM campaign rally, describing it as embarrassing for a sitting governor seeking the presidency.

The group alleged that Governor Makinde relocated the campaign rally to a smaller football field in Oyo town to avoid the embarrassment of poor attendance, but claimed that the venue was still not adequately filled by supporters.

According to the APC-P, the rally was a failure, arguing that even a local government chairmanship candidate could attract a larger crowd than what was witnessed at the event.

It further questioned the level of support enjoyed by the APM in the state, asking what the attendance would have been if the campaign had been held at the larger Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan.

The APC Professionals also vowed to ensure that any public funds allegedly deployed to finance what it described as Governor Makinde’s political ambition would be recovered after May 29, 2027.

The group consequently cautioned local government chairmen against making council funds available for the governor’s political activities, warning that they would be held accountable for their stewardship when the time comes.