Makinde picks ex-DSS DG Daura as running mate

Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has picked former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election.

Makinde announced Daura’s selection on Thursday at the APM national convention held at the Government House in Bauchi.

According to a statement by Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, Makinde said Daura was chosen specifically to strengthen the country’s security architecture.

The governor said his administration would also focus on lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty, which he attributed to poorly implemented policies in recent years.

Makinde said he was prepared to work with like-minded politicians to build a better Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections.

Daura served as DSS Director-General from July 2015 to August 2018 before his removal following a controversial DSS operation at the National Assembly complex.

He was previously an African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship aspirant in Katsina State but resigned from the party on Sunday, citing injustice and instability within the ADC.

He subsequently announced his decision to join the APM.