Politics
Makinde Unveils Four Pillars of APM’s Reset Agenda
By Our Reporter
The African Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has said the Reset Agenda of his campaign is a genuine course towards developing the country.
The Oyo State Governor made the remark on Tuesday at a town hall meeting in the South-South geopolitical zone held in Uyo.
Makinde assured the people of the area that he was conversant with the prevailing situation, where pollution and poor living conditions had become the order of the day, despite the region’s oil resources, which provide a steady source of revenue for the country.
He outlined the four major pillars of the Reset Agenda to include education, security architecture to reduce militancy, entrepreneurship development to expand the middle class, and economic growth.
He said the agenda was also geared towards providing opportunities for out-of-school children and improving the country’s socio-political and economic development.
Makinde accused the Federal Government of planning to introduce a tax law that was inconsistent with prevailing realities, stating that wealth, rather than poverty, should be taxed, contrary to what he said was being done by the federal authorities.
While calling for the expansion of the country’s economy to accommodate different opinions and businesses, he stated that the current administration had fallen short of expectations.
“We also need to improve the participation of a federal system of government, rather than unitary system as been practiced in the current dispensation all in the name of democracy.”
The APM presidential candidate further accused the Federal Government of converting funds meant for the three tiers of government to the Federal Government alone, rather than doing the needful.
He insisted that he stood by his words that funds meant for states were being diverted into flimsy projects and non-existent infrastructural development.
Makinde condemned the idea of fuel price modulation, arguing that the government should instead provide an acceptable template for Nigerians.
“What are they modulating that is not working?” he asked.
He also questioned the present administration’s efforts to impose the ruling party on the South-South geopolitical zone and across the country, which he attributed to selfish interests.
While promising to reclaim the states through massive voting, Engr. Seyi Makinde urged Nigerians to take the 2027 elections seriously.