MDPCO to Tinubu: You Can Copy Makinde’s Ideas, Can’t Execute His Vision

The Presidential Campaign Organisation of Makinde-Daura (MDPCO) has criticized President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly copying the ideas from the manifesto of APM presidential candidate Seyi Makinde and presenting them as their own. The MDPCO specifically pointed out the embarrassing plagiarism and intellectual theft by the APC during the opening of Tinubu's manifesto, which featured Makinde's popular catchphrase "resetting to a Nigeria that works for all Nigerians" without giving credit.

In a statement by the MDPCO's Director of Strategic Communication, Richard Ihediuwa, the organisation stated that the "intellectual appropriation amounts to a tacit admission that Makinde's RESET Nigeria vision offers an unassailable alternative to President Tinubu's faltering leadership." While the MDPCO acknowledged that Tinubu could copy Makinde's ideas, they emphasized that he lacked the necessary leadership capacity, intellectual depth, physical vigor, and integrity to implement Makinde's core vision of a "Nigeria that works for all Nigerians."

The statement further alleged that the APC has exposed its "intellectual bankruptcy and policy deficit" by stealing the APM's ideas, which the APC is unable to implement. The MDPCO pointed out that the APC's record of regressive economic policies, excessive fiscal burdens, and disregard for citizens' welfare demonstrates a governing philosophy that is fundamentally at odds with the people-centered vision of RESET Nigeria.

Furthermore, the MDPCO expressed disappointment in Tinubu's 2027 election manifesto, describing it as a "woeful compendium of lies and deceit" filled with bogus claims and projections that the APC cannot achieve. They highlighted Tinubu's promises to improve security, economic growth, lower living costs, increase electricity generation and housing, boost industry and trade, create jobs, and deploy more teachers, all of which are based on the false foundation of a government with a history of failed promises.