Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has announced his intention to run for the Nasarawa North senatorial district seat during the 2027 general election.
Suleiman Musa Nagogo, Director-General of the State’s Bureau for Pension Administration, made the announcement while engaging with All Progressives Congress stakeholders in the state’s Wamba Local Government Area on Tuesday.
According to Nagogo, the governor informed him of his desire to run for senator from Nasarawa North in 2027.
He said, “I have been in Wamba with a crystal clear message from His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, to simply introduce a very important subject matter to the people of my own home, Wamba Local Government Area.
“That important message is to inform them that he is desirous of contesting for the office of Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2027.”
Nagogo elucidated that following his resolve to contest for the senate seat, Governor Sule has appointed a committee to handle the project across the Nasarawa North senatorial district.
“That committee is still a committee of work in progress because we have yet to reach any reasonable milestone in the process of executing this project.
“But I consider it imperative that, as the saying goes, charity begins at home. I should be able to take it upon myself to call on my own people of Wamba Local Government and inform them about this project,” he added.
While underlining that Wamba was the APC’s home, Nagogo stated that he expected the people to fully support the Governor in his ambition to represent the zone in the Red Chamber.
“It is equally my duty to inform my own people way beforehand that in terms of capacity, in terms of the wherewithal, in terms of the in-depth knowledge and understanding of the politics of this senatorial district, Governor Abdullahi Sule is second to none,” he said.
The DG Pension Bureau emphasised that Sule had made Wamba his home, adding that there was no reason why Wamba should allow any other place to take the lead in supporting the governor to realise his political ambition.
“This is our project. This is the project of the Wamba people,” he added.
He also explained that it was also his responsibility to draw the attention of the people to the developmental strides recorded by the governor, not only in the Nasarawa North senatorial district but across the state.
“At least, we need no emphasis to make our people realise the massive transformation he (Governor Sule) has carried out in Lafia, the state capital.
