‘Collect Their Money, Spend It, But Vote Your Heart’, Makinde Tells Supporters

The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, has urged his supporters to accept money offered by politicians but vote according to their conscience. Makinde gave the advice on Saturday at his presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State, where he told supporters not to feel guilty about collecting such money while remaining loyal to their preferred candidate.

“Don’t bother at all. When they bring money, it is your money, collect it, but vote your heart and I know your heart is with us and APM,” he said. <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> The Oyo governor pledged to reset Nigeria’s economy, security architecture and socio-political environment if elected president.

He said Nigerians unhappy with the state of the country should support his “Reset Nigeria” agenda. “If you are not happy with the way things are in our country today, if you are not happy that there is no enough inclusivity, if you are not happy that your government cannot tell you the truth, they cannot handle our issues with sincerity, then there is only one part for us and the part is to reset Nigeria.

So, I am asking you today to be a resetter,” Makinde said. Also addressing the rally, the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Lawal Daura, said the politics of lies, deceit and hypocrisy was threatening democracy in Nigeria. He said the APM’s reset agenda was designed to tackle these challenges and ensure that anyone elected into government would be committed to honesty and sincerity.

The party’s national leader and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said the APM’s agenda had solutions to Nigeria’s problems. Mohammed said he was supporting Makinde’s presidential ambition because the governor had demonstrated that he was hardworking and committed to carrying everyone along. The rally drew party supporters dressed in outfits bearing the APM colours, as well as party leaders, including its national chairman.