My Parents, Others Pressuring Me To Run For Senate – Gov Sule

The governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has disclosed that he is considering running for the Nasarawa North Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections because of overwhelming pressure from parents and  supporters

Sule disclosed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday.

The governor dismissed claims that he was following in the footsteps of his predecessors, who moved to the Senate after completing their terms as governor.

He said, “The overwhelming pressure from parents, supporters, people who have worked with me throughout the period is so overwhelming that it is a situation that I can reconsider.

“Every time I have made any statement, I have kept this statement for the entire six and a half years I have been a governor. Every time I had said I was going to do something, I did it.” 

When asked if he genuinely needed the senatorial ticket, he replied in the negative.

Sule said he was someone to be reckoned with even before being elected as governor in 2019.

“Before I became a governor, I was highly relevant in this country. I was the managing director of African Petroleum.

“I got my name from the capital market for that. I am one of the governors who ran one of the most successful companies, at one time the most capitalised company in Nigeria, Dangote Sugar Refinery PLC. I made my name from there. I have done a lot of other things,” he said.

Sule also highlighted his leadership role in politics.

“Among the governors, I am currently the Chairman of the North-Central Governors’ Forum. As a matter of fact, in two days’ time, Nasarawa State is going to be the host of what is going to be the zonal congress in Lafia,” he stated.