2027: PDP-APM alliance draws massive crowd in Oyo
May 14, 2026 1:52 pm
PPD-APM supporters at the ongoing Unity Rally in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Photos: Ademola Adegbite.
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Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday witnessed a mammoth crowd as thousands of supporters and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party alongside the Allied Peoples’ Movement converged on the historic Mapo Hall in the Ibadan South-East Local Government Area of the state for a high-profile Unity Mega Rally ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The rally followed the formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between both parties, supervised by Governor Seyi Makinde, and the National Chairman of the APM, Yusuf Dantalle.
The agreement was perfected earlier in the day at the PDP South-West Secretariat, Soji Adagunodo House, on Old Ife Road in Ibadan.
As of press time, senior government officials, prominent PDP stakeholders, and national and state leaders of the APM had already taken their seats at the venue amid heightened political anticipation.
The PUNCH had earlier reported that Makinde may formally declare his presidential ambition during a rally billed for the ancient Mapo Hall on Thursday.
The event, as earlier reported, is expected to serve as the official launch of Makinde’s anticipated 2027 presidential bid, alongside the unveiling of a political alliance between the PDP and the APM in the state.
Aside from declaring his presidential bid, Makinde is also expected to unveil aspirants seeking state and national elective positions on the platform of the APM.
It will also be recalled that Makinde had endorsed Bimbo Adekanmbi, the former state Commissioner for Finance under late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, to fly the flag of the PDP in the 2027 elections.
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