The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of stealing ideas from his party’s Reset Agenda and repackaging them under its “Reform to Prosperity” slogan ahead of the 2027 general election.
Makinde, who spoke at an APM campaign rally in Jos, Plateau State, said the ruling party had failed to build a country that works for all Nigerians despite being in power for 15 years. “When we unveiled our Reset Agenda, I said they would soon start stealing our ideas. Now they have started,” he declared.
He accused the APC-led government of creating “a Nigeria that works only for them,” urging Nigerians to embrace the APM’s proposed agenda to address the country’s challenges. “If Nigeria is not working for you, then let us reset it,” he told supporters.
Makinde identified insecurity as a major obstacle to Plateau State’s economic development, arguing that restoring peace would revive tourism, attract investment, expand economic activities and create employment opportunities for young people.
He urged party supporters to take the Reset message to the grassroots, stressing that electoral victory depended on mobilisation at polling units and calling on Nigerians to reject what he described as oppression.
Also speaking, the APM vice-presidential candidate, Lawal Daura, pledged that the party would restore Plateau’s lost glory as a peaceful and thriving tourist destination, lamenting that insecurity had undermined the state’s reputation.
Recalling his previous visits to Plateau, he said he used to visit the state at least three times annually because of its peaceful atmosphere and tourism attractions. “Unfortunately, some people have tried to spoil the Plateau. But we are here with our resolute agenda to set things right for the Plateau and for Nigeria,” he said.
The APM National Chairman, Yusuf Dantelle, who also addressed the rally, accused the Federal Government of worsening Nigerians’ economic hardship through fuel subsidy removal, questioning the benefits citizens had received from the policy.
Dantelle said Nigerians were grappling with soaring living costs, food shortages and insecurity, which had made farming and other economic activities increasingly difficult. “We are paying through our noses. Food is not available. We cannot go to our farms. We cannot do anything,” he lamented.
Describing the APM as a rescue movement, Dantelle said the party was committed to ensuring equitable distribution of national resources and accountable governance. “We are not here to lie to you or deceive you. We are here as messengers of God and humane people who work within the confines of the Constitution,” he said, urging Nigerians to support the party in its bid to reset the country.
(The Whistler)