Makinde: I’m open to working with Atiku, Obi ahead of 2027

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde, the APM presidential candidate, says he is open to working with Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 election and that talks are ongoing.

Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate Seyi Makinde says he is open to working with Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Naija News reports.

“Not only that I’m open, we’re actively discussing this,” Makinde said in an interview on Arise Television.

He added, according to 234Radio: “Depending on what we see between now and the election time, we may be rivals, we may be collaborators, we may be — one may be the client of the other.”

Makinde, who backed President Bola Tinubu in 2023, has accused him of breaking an agreement by choosing Adebayo Adelabu as minister over his nominee, AllAfrica reported.