Abdullahi Sule, the governor of Nasarawa State, has claimed that he has been under pressure to contest for the Nasarawa North senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections.
The governor made the revelation while hosting the state executive council members, led by Deputy Governor Emmanuel Akabe, at his residence in Gudi Country Home in the Akwanga local government area of the state.
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa has said he is under pressure to contest for senate in the 2027 election.
Governor Abdullahi Sule says he is under pressure to contest for senator
According to Daily Trust, Governor Sule cited pressure from some stakeholders who are asking him to contest, and the need for Nasarawa North to have quality representation.
His statement reads in part:
“With all the pressure coming from our leaders, and so I don’t want them to feel offended that I have not been responding, I promise them I will contest when the time comes.”
Governor Sule disclosed that he had been planning to support one person, but had a change of mind when the person joined the call on him to contest for the position.
He went further to explain that he is consulting with stakeholders before he makes the final decision and that traditional rulers and senior politicians from Nasarawa North are also persuading him to contest for the senatorial seat.
Reactions as Sule claims being under pressure
However, the governor’s claim has started generating reactions from the people of the state. Below are some of their reactions:
Mohammed Zakariyau said it is the governor’s interest:
“You are interested in going and nothing else because that’s your sole choice, nobody can decide your future for you, and therefore, the issue of ‘under pressure from certain quarters is immaterial here'”
Cos Mafuyai projected that the governor may not perform if elected as a senator:
“People who are pressured don’t perform once elected, but people who nurse the ambition into elective office and work hard to win do.”
Nigerians have started reacting to the claim by Governor Abdullahi Sule that he is under pressure to contest for the 2027 general elections.
Nigerians react as Governor Sule says he is under pressure to contest
Bem Haanya urged the governor to be wary of betrayal:
“Na so dem mount pressure on Darius Dickson Ishaku o. Groups from Southern Taraba were flocking to Government House, Jalingo, to persuade him to contest for the senatorial seat, yet on election day, they abandoned him.”
Emmanuel Yohanna Allu questioned the governor’s claim:
“If you want to contest, no one is stopping you, but don’t use the word pressure. If I may ask, who is pressuring you?”
Longji Goro Job criticised the governor:
“One or two clowns that they normally give pocket money will tell them, ‘Oga, why not go for senate,’ and they will say under pressure.”
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