The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has promised to serve only one four-year term if elected president in the 2027 general election.
Makinde, who is the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) made the pledge on Saturday during a town hall meeting organized by the party in Yola, Adamawa State.
He also promised to run an inclusive government and tackle major challenges facing Nigeria, including insecurity and poverty.
“Our government will not last beyond four years. And it will be an all-inclusive government,” Makinde said at the event.
The Oyo State Governor’s pledge comes as political parties step up preparations for the 2027 general election.
Makinde’s position is similar to that of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, who has also promised to serve a single four-year term if elected.
The one-term pledges have also brought renewed attention to Nigeria’s informal power-sharing arrangement between the North and the South.
President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is from the South, is seeking re-election in 2027.
