The Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has said that Nigeria is in need of total resetting, promising that if elected, the APM will give serious attention to the security challenges facing the country.
Speaking at a party mega presidential rally in Jos, Plateau State, on Monday, Makinde promised that if elected as president of Nigeria in 2927, he will address the insecurity that is threatening Nigeria’s survival.
The Oyo State Governor, who accused other political parties of stealing the reset agenda from the party, urged Nigerians to vote wisely in the upcoming elections.
He urged the people to vote for him and the party’s governorship candidate in Plateau State, Danauta Kyarshik Samuel, and his deputy, Ms Kaneng Rwang Pam.
Addressing the large crowd at the rally, party National Chairman Yusuf Mamman Dantalle promised that an APM-led federal government would restore Plateau’s tourism potential by resolving the state’s insecurity problem.
Dantalle said that hitherto, he, like other lovers of tourism, made it a point of duty to spend days in a month in Plateau, but now such visits had been curtailed because of insecurity.
He expressed regret that the state’s reputation as a tourism haven of Nigeria had been tarnished, stressing that the APM had the agenda to “set things right” for both the state and Nigeria.
He said, “Our greatest desire is to restore Plateau State to its former status as a home of peace, tranquillity, and tourism. The state’s reputation has been tarnished, and APM promises to reset the state by restoring peace to the once peaceful state.”
He said an APM government would identify and remove “evil” or corrupt individuals who they believed are negatively influencing Nigeria.
While distinguishing himself from the wealthy elite, Dantalle said, “I am not a man of money, I am a man of the land,” framing APM’s political struggle as one driven by the support of the people rather than financial gain.
He added, Plateau State has been a state of peace and tranquillity, home of tourism and anything good used to be found on the Plateau. I, as a person, years back, used to come to the Plateau at least three times a year.
“Unfortunately, some people have tried to spoil the Plateau, but we are here with an agenda to set things right for the Plateau and for Nigeria.
The national chairman later handed over the party’s flag to the governorship candidate and his deputy.
