Grassroots 121 Action Targets 200,000 Votes for Makinde as 5,000 Canvassers Mobilize Across Ekiti.

Grassroots 121 Action Targets 200,000 Votes for Makinde as 5,000 Canvassers Mobilize Across Ekiti.

A political pressure group, Grassroots 121 Action, has inaugurated 5,000 polling unit canvassers in Ekiti State as part of a grassroots mobilization drive aimed at securing a minimum of 200,000 votes for Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, in the 2027 presidential election.

The mobilisation initiative was announced in Ado Ekiti, where the group said its newly inaugurated coordinators and canvassers would operate across Ekiti’s 16 local government areas and 2,445 polling units. The structure is intended to facilitate direct engagement with voters, identify community concerns and sustain political mobilisation ahead of the election.

Convener of Grassroots 121 Action, Lanre Fajuyi, said the group’s 200,000 vote objective would require sustained grassroots organisation rather than a one off political gathering. She urged the coordinators to remain committed to engaging communities and promoting voter participation while respecting the rights of voters and other political stakeholders.

The group also criticized aspects of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, particularly its handling of economic challenges including poverty, unemployment, food insecurity and the rising cost of living. Those criticisms represent the political group’s assessment and should be understood as its stated position rather than independently established findings contained in the reports reviewed.

The Ekiti mobilization comes as political parties and support organisations intensify preparations for the 2027 presidential election. Makinde, who is also the sitting governor of Oyo State, emerged as the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in May 2026. The APM has subsequently commenced its national campaign activities and established a presidential campaign structure around the Makinde Daura ticket.

News reported in September that the APM had begun its 2027 electioneering activities, while Makinde has continued engagements with voters and political stakeholders across different parts of the country. News has also reported on the development of the Makinde Daura campaign organisation and the candidate’s stated policy agenda.

The 200,000 vote figure announced by Grassroots 121 Action remains a campaign target set by the organisation. It should not be interpreted as an electoral projection or evidence of the number of votes Makinde will ultimately receive in Ekiti State. Actual election results will depend on voter choices, turnout, the final candidates and parties on the ballot, campaign activities and the official electoral process.

The development nevertheless illustrates the increasing importance of polling-unit-level mobilisation as political organisations prepare for the 2027 presidential contest. In Ekiti, the emergence of another organized canvassing structure adds to the wider political activity already taking place ahead of the election.

For voters, the expanding campaign activity provides an opportunity to scrutinize candidates, parties and their policy proposals before making electoral decisions. The final outcome will be determined through the constitutional and electoral process administered by the Independent National Electoral Commission.