{"id":159565,"date":"2025-04-15T22:52:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T21:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-have-capacity-to-be-president-gov-makinde"},"modified":"2025-04-16T20:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T19:04:11","slug":"i-have-capacity-to-be-president-gov-makinde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-have-capacity-to-be-president-gov-makinde","title":{"rendered":"I have capacity to be President \u2013 Gov Makinde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday declared that he has what it takes to become Nigeria\u2019s president.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed this in an interview on Channels TV\u2019s Politics Today.<\/p>\n<p>Makinde is a second-term governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said the 2027 elections would be a contest between Nigerians and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, rather than between PDP and APC.<\/p>\n<p>Makinde said: \u201cI don\u2019t have any doubt that I have the capacity to occupy the highest office in this land and I have what it takes but what I want to do right now, is it what Nigerians are asking for right now, is it what my party will say we should do, we don\u2019t know; we still have a long time to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut where we are right now is that we must fix our party, we must have a platform for you to even aspire to be anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me also say this: If my political journey ends here, I am also happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday declared that he has what it takes to become Nigeria\u2019s president. He disclosed this in an interview on Channels TV\u2019s Politics Today. Makinde is a second-term governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. 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