2027: Makinde Says Four Years Enough To Reset Nigeria, Challenges Tinubu Over Army Expansion Funding

Reloaded News Desk

The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has said four years would be enough to reset Nigeria if elected president in 2027, while challenging the Federal Government to disclose the budgetary provision backing its expansion of Nigerian Army divisions.

Makinde spoke at the APM North-Central Consultative Meeting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, where he presented his proposed “Reset Nigeria” agenda and criticised aspects of the Tinubu administration’s economic and security policies.

The Oyo State governor said an APM administration would introduce a new security architecture, reform education, rebuild the economy around data, science and logic, and address what he described as Nigeria’s socio-political challenges.

He said the programme could be delivered within a single four-year presidential term.

“We can reset this country and give Nigeria a new security architecture, a new path for education, and an economy driven by data, science, and logic,” Makinde said.

He also proposed a transitional Government of National Unity beginning on May 29, 2027, which he said would bring new political actors into government and establish a new direction for sustainable development.

Makinde’s campaign message was accompanied by a direct challenge to President Bola Tinubu over the Federal Government’s recent expansion of Army formations.

The APM candidate questioned whether adequate funding had been provided for the exercise in the 2026 budget.

“I was looking at the budget for 2026. I was looking for the item in that budget relating to the expansion of those Army divisions. I did not see it,” he said.

Makinde argued that establishing or expanding military formations without a clear financial and operational plan would not by itself resolve Nigeria’s insecurity.

He called for proper planning, funding and consultation with affected communities.

The governor also questioned whether increased allocations to state governments from the Federation Account had translated into improved living conditions.

He acknowledged that states were receiving more money but asked whether the additional resources had significantly reduced hunger.

“The state governments were collecting more money from the Federation Account. I am not arguing with that. Yes, in terms of the totality of the money, yes, we have more money, but has it translated to fighting hunger in our society? The answer is no,” he said.

Makinde further criticised the Federal Government’s economic policies, describing them as “voodoo economics” and arguing that the removal of petrol subsidy was implemented without what he considered adequate planning and analysis.

Under his proposed presidential agenda, Makinde said government would also introduce targeted programmes for women in agriculture, market women, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.

He insisted that the 2027 election would ultimately be determined by voters rather than the financial strength of political actors or the number of billionaires backing individual candidates.

The latest intervention places Makinde’s campaign around three central arguments; a four-year national reset, a different approach to security and criticism of the Federal Government’s economic and military planning.

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