2027: Makinde picks Buhari’s man, ex-DSS boss Daura, as running mate
The presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) and Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has announced former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) Lawal Daura, as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. Makinde made the announcement at the elective national convention of the APM held in Bauchi on Thursday. […] The post 2027: Makinde picks…
In a significant development for the 2027 presidential election, Seyi Makinde, the candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) and Governor of Oyo State, has chosen Lawal Daura as his running mate. Daura, a former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), replaces Ibrahim Bala, who had initially been named as Makinde's running mate but was meant to serve as a placeholder.
Makinde revealed that Daura's appointment was a strategic decision aimed at addressing the country's security challenges. At the APM's national convention held in Bauchi, Yusuf Dantalle secured re-election as the party's national chairman. Daura had joined the APM recently after resigning from the African Democratic Congress following his defeat in the Katsina ADC governorship race.
Lawal Daura was appointed as DSS Director-General in July 2015 by former President Muhammadu Buhari, a position he held until his dismissal on August 7, 2018, following a controversial blockade of the National Assembly complex by DSS operatives.
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