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Police have locked down Osun. Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has chosen Lawal Daura as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. According to Ripples Nigeria, Makinde announced this at the Allied People’s Movement’s elective national convention in Bauchi.

Lawal Daura is a former Director-General of the Department of State Services. He was appointed to the role in July 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari and served until his dismissal on August 7, 2018, by then-Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Daura recently joined the Allied People’s Movement after resigning from the African Democratic Congress.

Makinde stated that Daura was chosen to address the country’s security situation. Yusuf Dantalle was re-elected as the national chairman of the Allied People’s Movement at the convention.

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