The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of plagiarising his party’s manifesto.
Makinde levelled the allegation on Monday during the APM presidential campaign rally in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
The Oyo State Governor, who is running on the platform of the APM, said his party unveiled its manifesto titled ‘Reset Nigeria Agenda’ on November 4, while the APC is scheduled to launch its own manifesto, ‘From Reforms to Prosperity’, on Tuesday. 
He urged supporters to take the reset message to their polling units, stressing that elections are decided at the grassroots.
“Let me quickly say this: when we unveiled our reset agenda, I said in Abuja that they would soon start stealing our ideas. Now they have started,” he said.
“They say theirs is ‘reform to prosperity’. They now say they want a Nigeria that will work for everybody. What have they been doing over the past three years?”
Makinde accused the APC-led Federal Government of building a country that works only for those in power, adding that its policies have worsened the living conditions of ordinary Nigerians.
“They have built a Nigeria that works only for them. Send the oppressors packing. Send them back to Lagos, and let us bring in the team that will reset Nigeria,” he said.
“Go back to your various units and spread the reset message. Elections are won at the unit level. If Nigeria is not working for you, then let us reset it.”
Makinde said security remains a central pillar of his agenda, noting that restoring security in Plateau would revive its tourism potential, attract visitors and create jobs for youths.
His running mate, Lawal Daura, said the APM leadership was in Plateau to seek residents’ support for its plan to restore the state’s status as a peaceful tourism destination, lamenting the security challenges bedevilling the state.
Also speaking, the National Chairman of APM, Yusuf Dantelle, criticised the Federal Government’s removal of petrol subsidy, saying the policy has not translated to better living conditions for Nigerians.
“Subsidy has been withdrawn, according to the federal government, for one purpose: to give Nigerians a better life. But are we better off after that? We are paying through our noses. Food is not available. We cannot go to our farms. We cannot do anything,” Dantelle said.
He called on Nigerians to embrace the APM as a platform committed to equitable resource distribution, constitutional governance and improved welfare.
