Makinde to Workers: Make the Right Choice in 2027, Protect Your Welfare

Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Seyi Makinde, has urged civil servants to make the right choice in the 2027 general elections to sustain his administration’s welfare initiatives and protect their future.

The appeal was made during a recent engagement with workers in Oyo State, where the governor highlighted his administration’s record on salaries, pensions, and worker welfare, ValidViewNetwork reports.

THE APPEAL

Makinde did not mince words. “Your welfare is on the ballot. The choice you make in 2027 will determine whether the progress we have made continues or whether it is reversed,” he said.

He urged workers to look beyond party affiliations and consider the records of candidates, particularly on issues that affect their livelihoods.

“We have prioritised your welfare. We have paid salaries on time. We have cleared arrears. We have invested in your training and your future. Now, I am asking you to make the right choice,” he added.

THE CONTEXT

Makinde has built his political brand on what he describes as a people-centred approach to governance, with a focus on education, healthcare, security, and infrastructure.

His RESET Nigeria Agenda for the presidency is anchored on inclusiveness, national production, and transparency .His appeal to workers comes as the 2027 campaign heats up, with the APC and other opposition parties also courting the labour vote.

THE ANALYTICAL LENS

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Workers are a critical constituency in Nigerian elections. They are organised, they vote, and they are directly affected by government policies.

Makinde is asking them to reward his record. It is a reasonable ask. But it is also a political strategy: by framing the election as a choice between continuity and reversal, he is attempting to make the stakes personal for every civil servant who has benefited from his administration.

The appeal has been made. The workers will decide. ValidViewNetwork reports.