The Seyi Makinde-led Allied People’s Movement (APM) reset agenda drew supporters and political defectors in Lafia, Nasarawa State, yesterday, as the party held its North-Central engagement alongside the PBAT Door-to-Door campaign.

The APM gathering, held at the Ta’al Conference Centre, attracted supporters and defectors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties, according to the organisers.

Oyo State Governor and APM presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, promised to reset Nigeria within four years if elected president in the 2027 general election.

Makinde made the pledge at a North-Central town hall meeting with women in agriculture, market women, women living with disabilities and widows.

He said his proposed administration would introduce special intervention programmes for vulnerable groups, adding that a comprehensive economic reset would improve the living conditions of Nigerians.

“When the tide is high, all the boats will rise. When we reset Nigeria, reset our economy, the impact will be felt by everybody,” he said.

The governor said effective governance required energy and stamina, although he did not want age to become an issue in the 2027 presidential contest.

Citing his activities in the preceding 24 hours, Makinde said he had travelled from Ibadan to Abuja before driving for three and a half hours to Lafia, where he held meetings with party candidates in the North-Central zone until 2 a.m.

“So, you need a lot of energy to be able to serve and govern our people effectively, and Seyi Makinde has the energy,” he said.

On the economy, Makinde said Oyo State had reduced its dependence on federal allocation from more than 80 per cent in 2019 to 65 per cent by 2022.

He, however, claimed that the removal of fuel subsidy in 2023, which he said was not properly analysed, had pushed the state’s dependence on federal allocation back to almost 80 per cent.

The governor said his proposed administration would focus on restructuring the country’s security architecture, improving education and resetting the economy through data science and evidence-based decision-making.

“If elected president in 2027, we can reset this country. Reset and give Nigeria a new security architecture. Reset and give Nigeria a new path for education.

“Reset our economy, utilising data science and logic, and reset our socio-political environment in four years,” he said.

Makinde said he would establish a transitional government of national unity from May 29, 2027, to provide a new direction for the country’s sustainable development.

“As your president from May 29, 2027, we will run a transitional government of national unity that will culminate in new players and a new agenda for Nigeria’s sustainable development,” he said.

He urged Nigerians to support his proposed reset agenda, saying it was aimed at creating a country where life would be better for all citizens.