Al-Makura faults Sule over Wadada endorsement for 2027 Nasarawa governorship

A erstwhile politician of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, has criticised Governor Abdullahi Sule for naming Senator Aliyu Wadada arsenic his preferred campaigner for the 2027 governorship predetermination without wider consultation.

Speaking successful a video shared connected X by @NigAffairs, Al-Makura made it wide helium was not progressive successful the decision.

When asked whether the politician consulted him, helium responded: “Do you privation a yes oregon nary answer?”
He past gave a nonstop reply: “no.”

Al-Makura besides argued that it is excessively aboriginal for the politician to beryllium promoting a preferred candidate, particularly astatine the level of engaging the President.

He stressed that the enactment of a governorship campaigner should beryllium near to a transparent enactment process, urging the All Progressives Congress (APC) to behaviour primaries alternatively than enforce a choice.

Governor Sule had earlier announced Wadada arsenic his preferred successor during a gathering with governmental appointees and heads of authorities agencies astatine the Government House successful Lafia.
The determination signals aboriginal governmental positioning up of the 2027 wide elections.

Wadada presently represents Nasarawa West Senatorial District successful the 10th Senate.
He precocious defected from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to the APC, a determination wide linked to his governorship ambition.

Meanwhile, the endorsement has already sparked interior contention wrong the APC. For...