The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation (MDPCO) has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of appropriating key ideas from the RESET Nigeria Agenda of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, arguing that they lack the capacity to implement the vision.
The organisation made the allegation in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its Director of Strategic Communications, Richard Nnanna Ihediwa, in reaction to the APC’s 2027 election manifesto.
The MDPCO specifically faulted what it described as the adoption of Makinde’s campaign message of building “a Nigeria that works for all Nigerians” in the opening of the APC manifesto, alleging that the ruling party had presented ideas from the APM candidate’s RESET vision without acknowledgement.
It described the development as evidence of the appeal of Makinde’s policy direction, but maintained that adopting similar campaign language did not demonstrate the capacity to deliver the promised outcomes.
“You can copy Makinde’s ideas, but you cannot implement his vision,” the organisation declared.
The campaign organisation further described Tinubu’s manifesto as deceitful, questioning the credibility of its promises in view of what it called the administration’s record of unfulfilled commitments and worsening economic conditions.
Among the manifesto commitments it criticised were promises to strengthen national security, achieve six per cent annual economic growth, reduce living costs, generate 10,000 megawatts of electricity, provide 200,000 homes and establish a flagship industrial hub in each geopolitical zone.
It also questioned the feasibility of the proposed creation of one million export-linked jobs for young Nigerians, the deployment of 20,000 additional teachers and plans to expand non-oil exports.
According to the MDPCO, the manifesto failed to provide sufficiently concrete strategies for reviving Nigeria’s productive sector, creating jobs, reducing government borrowing and addressing the country’s rising debt burden.
The organisation also criticised the administration’s economic policies, arguing that increased taxes, high energy costs and declining purchasing power had placed additional pressure on households and businesses.
It questioned how the President could promise a Nigeria that works for all while many citizens continued to struggle with the cost of food, transportation and other basic necessities.
Contrasting the APC’s proposals with Makinde’s RESET Nigeria Agenda, the campaign organisation said the APM candidate’s economic philosophy placed citizens’ welfare above government revenue and headline economic statistics.
It said the agenda was designed to measure economic progress through improved livelihoods, employment opportunities, purchasing power and shared prosperity.
The MDPCO urged Nigerians to remain focused ahead of the 2027 presidential election and support Makinde’s candidacy on the APM platform, describing the RESET Nigeria Agenda as an alternative to the policies of the incumbent administration.
By Eke Janet
