2027 Guber Race: Nasarawa State Spoilt for Choice? Who Will Succeed Engr. Sule?
By Eric M. Kuju
With the flurry of political activities currently going on in Nasarawa State, one will think that 2027 is just a few months away. There are actually still 17 months to March 2027 but the State is witnessing an unprecedented overflow of aspirants, each boasting notable credentials, diverse backgrounds, and distinct constituencies. As at the last count – as stated by the self-named ‘Reporter of the Nasarawa State masses’ Comrade Victor Tsaku – there are at least 31 persons aspiring to be Governor of Nasarawa State come 2027. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) alone harbours over 75 percent of these aspirants.
While primary elections will prune this humongous number – in fact, there are a good number of aspirants that will eventually not buy any nomination forms – the real contest promises to be multi-party, multi-dimensional, not the familiar APC–PDP duel. Could it be then said that Nasarawa State is spoiled for choice or are the electorate in for an overwhelming and confusing period?
Too Many Options or Healthy Competition?
Imagine walking into a restaurant that offers over 50 different dishes, all of them mouth-watering, including delicious meals such as jollof rice, pounded yam with egusi, white soup, ogbono and many other scrumptious options. What can you do? You cannot have them all. Your stomach cannot carry it. You have to make a choice. The people of Nasarawa State are in a similar situation. They have to choose one out of the many aspirants come 2027.
With at least six strong parties (APC, PDP, SDP, ADC, Labour Party, and NNPP) positioning serious candidates, the people of Nasarawa may never have had such breadth of choice. Or are we setting up a scenario of decision paralysis?
Party Primaries To The Rescue?
Party primaries will undoubtedly narrow the field. There will certainly not be up to 31 ‘serious’ gubernatorial candidates come March 2027 yet unlike previous cycles dominated by APC and PDP, the coming general election is likely to feature multiple viable tickets. This reflects a democratized political space, where voters now focus increasingly on individual credibility rather than party allegiance.
Another thing we will most likely see is the migration (decamping) of the politicians from one party to another. In fact, it has already begun. A number of disgruntled PDP and APC politicians have already moved from their former parties to the party of ‘coalition’ ADC. The likes of former Minister of Environment Barr. Mohammed Abdullahi, Major Gen. Nuhu Angbazo (Rtd), Senator Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo, Senator Suleiman Adokwe, former Deputy Governor Mike Abdul and many other big wigs have joined the ADC. More movement is still expected in the coming months. Such movements are expected to continue till even after the party primaries.
A quick question: does one expect an aspirant such as Dr. Faisal Shuaib who has entered the race with such a force to back down if he loses the APC primaries? Right now it just seems unthinkable! How about the former IG of Police Mohammed Abubakar? Same question can be asked about a number of the aspirants and the answer is the same. It just looks like they will do everything possible to be on the ballot paper come March 2027. As it is, only one of them can fly the APC flag in that election so expect some high profile decamping. In fact, it is being muted in some quarters that the ‘serious’ aspirants are already making alternative arrangements to pursue their aspirations.
And the people of Nasarawa State are no strangers to dealing with multiple political parties. In the 2023 General Elections, four political parties (APC, NNPP, PDP and SDP) won elections in the State. The electorate in Nasarawa State deftly picked candidates of their choice from different political parties. For example, on the day of the presidential election which held alongside the National Assembly election, voters in Akwanga, Nassarawa Eggon and Wamba Local Government Areas (which constitute Nasarawa North Senatorial Zone and a federal constituency) largely voted Labour Party’s Peter Obi for President, Senator Godiya Akwashiki of SDP for Senate and Hon. Jeremiah Umaru of APC for the House of Representatives seat. They were given three ballot papers and apparently, most of them endorsed a different political party on each ballot paper. It was a similar story in the other two senatorial zones of the State and the same political mastery is expected in 2027.
This will make the politicians less loyal or attached to political parties because in their mind, ‘I can always move to another political party and win on the strength of my candidature and not necessarily because of the strong political party.’
To Zone Or Not To Zone?
Zoning is a term that has become very common in the political space of Nigeria and it is no different in Nasarawa State. In the past, whenever there was a consensus that the position of Governorship should go to a particular senatorial zone in the State, it often trimmed the number of aspirants. Can such an arrangement help this time around?
On Sunday June 29, 2025, political stakeholders from the western senatorial zone of the State held a meeting in Keffi. The meeting was at the behest of the Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau and major stakeholders of the party were present including Governor Abdullahi Sule, former National APC Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the Honourable Minister of Women Affairs Hajiya Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim. The purpose of the meeting was to mount pressure on the powers that be to zone the seat of governorship to the Nasarawa West.
In his remarks at the event, the NSHA Speaker Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau, urged stakeholders to rally together to ensure the zone produces Governor Sule’s successor. He said: “It is our turn to produce the next Governor. We have supported other zones in the past, and now we expect their support,” Jatau said. “We can achieve this if we stay united and avoid betrayal.”
In a similar tone, former APC National Chairman who is also the first Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, declared that it was the rightful turn of the Keffi Zone to occupy the top seat.
“Keffi Zone ruled for eight years, Lafia Zone for 12 years, and now Akwanga Zone will complete its eight years in 2027. It is our turn, and I will not tolerate betrayal,” Adamu warned.
The meeting resolved to form a strategic committee to coordinate efforts toward securing the 2027 APC ticket for a candidate from the zone.
Not too long after the Keffi meeting, another meeting held in Lafia. This was a meeting of political stakeholders in Lafia Local Government Area which is in Nasarawa South Senatorial Zone. The meeting effectively endorsed former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu Abubakar to vie for the seat of Governor come 2027.
The Lafia meeting was chaired by a former Vice Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University Keffi in person of Professor Mohammed Akaro Mainoma. Member representing Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency, Hon. Abubakar Sarki Dahiru Maiyama was also part of this meeting which endorsed the former Police IG.
Apart from these eminent personalities, it is also being rumoured that former IGP Mohammed Abubakar also enjoys the support of former Governor and Senator Umaru Tanko Al-makura.
This already tells those interested that zoning may not work this time around even within the APC. The proponents of zoning are largely from the western senatorial zone while the opponents are largely from (or support) the other two senatorial zones.
On Monday September 22, 2025, the position of the APC stakeholders from Nasarawa South Senatorial Zone was made obvious. Former Governor Umaru Tanko Almakura led a group of very eminent personalities to the Nasarawa State Government House. The group consisted of the former IG of Police Mohammed Abubakar, former Member representing Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency Dr. Joseph Kigbu, Member representing Doma/Awe/Keana Federal Constituency Hon. Hassan Nalaraba, the Nasarawa State APC Chairman Dr. Aliyu Bello and many others. The State Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe who is also from the zone, was also in the meeting.
In his remarks at the event, Senator Umaru Tanko Almakura said the southern zone supports every aspirant’s constitutional right to contest, whether zoning is discussed or not, emphasizing that it is wrong to deny any zone participation.
The former Governor expressed confidence that Governor Sule would choose his successor in the best interest of the State and assured that the Nasarawa South Senatorial District would stand by his decision.
He, however, appealed for peace among aspirants so that when the Governor eventually makes his choice, the party can rally behind that candidate.
Al-Makura recalled the 2019 governorship election, noting that “nothing contributed more to the success of the election of Governor Sule than the fairness and transparent processes of the primary election.” He said the people of the State do not regret electing Sule and therefore expect him to take another decision they will not regret in producing his successor.
State APC Chairman, Dr. Aliyu Bello, in his speech, said the meeting was meant to demonstrate that the southern zone is united and will move as a bloc once a decision is made.
He recalled that since the creation of the State, governorship contests have been open to all zones, but the party has always followed the direction of its leader. He cited the example of the 2019 primaries, where many aspirants contested and later accepted the outcome of the fair process.
“We came here to show you that our zone is united, and that we will go as a bloc once the decision is taken,” he stated.
From their remarks you could tell that their visit was simply meant to counter the efforts of the western zone.
While Senator Abdullahi Adamu perfectly captured the sentiments of the proponents of zoning the opponents insist that since every zone has tasted the number one seat in Nasarawa State, the 2027 race should be a free-for-all for all the zones for the ‘strongest’ candidate to get the seat.
Another factor that makes zoning less helpful is the disposition of the other political parties in the State. The issue of zoning has only been mentioned in APC gatherings. For the main opposition PDP, it looks like the ticket belongs to their gubernatorial candidate in 2019 and 2023 in person of Hon. Dr. David Emmanuel Ombugadu. Ombugadu is from Nasarawa North Senatorial Zone. The ADC is also not currently talking about zoning.
For SDP whose frontline candidate was Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada (until his recent movement to APC), there is also no actual talk about zoning. Senator Wadada is from the western senatorial zone – the zone that seemingly has the most to benefit from the zoning arrangement – but he has ironically always spoken against zoning in politics. For instance, during an interaction with journalists in his Keffi home in December 2024, Senator Wadada had the following to say: “Why I have never been an advocate of zoning in my life is because zoning gives room to emergence of mediocre. And zoning is against democracy as far as I am concerned. Consensus can be gotten but you don’t zone. Because if you zone, you are subtracting or divorcing or dividing and democracy is government of the people, for the people and by the people. If you say the people of this area, you do not have the right or privilege to participate this time because it is zoned to that, you have tampered with the meaning of democracy. Just go for what is good and right. That is what will save us.”
What Moves Nasarawa Voters?
It is politicians that are mostly concerned with things like zoning. The voters are typically more preoccupied with factors such as religion and tribe. In fact, in the 2023 general election religion was a major factor in the contest. With the race fiercely between PDP’s David Emmanuel Ombugadu and APC Abdullahi A. Sule, the general election felt like it was between Christians and Muslims. The polity was so heated that it was a miracle that things did not boil over.
With 2027 fast approaching, although there is nothing to hint that the electorate have relegated the issue of religion, it does not look like it is going to be as controversial as in 2023. This is primarily because of the anticipated plural nature of the contest. It is expected that on the ballot in 2027, there will be multiple candidates from each of the two major religions. For this reason, religion will most likely not be such a dividing factor in 2027.
Another factor is the tribe. Tribalism has always been a strong factor in the politics of Nasarawa State. In fact, before the 2023 elections, it was even a bigger factor than religion. This was because it was a possibility to find people from different religions in some families in Nasarawa State. Virtually all the tribes in Nasarawa State had Christian and Muslim people so it was easier to disagree on the basis of tribe than religion. That was until the 2023 general elections.
In the politics of 2027 however, tribalism is making a return to the fray albeit with a different look. It is now under the guise of ‘Indigenes’ and ‘Non-Indigenes’. The issue of who is an indigene of Nasarawa State and who is not is too controversial to tackle within the limited space provided in this piece but there are allegations that the furore is targeted at specific governorship hopefuls with Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada being the hardest hit. The proponents insist that a candidate from one of the indigenous tribes of Nasarawa State must be the one to succeed Governor Abdullahi Sule in 2027.
Another very important factor in the politics of 2027 is money. Money has always been an important factor in politics in Nigeria. What makes it special this time around is the indication that many of the aspirants this time around seem to have a lot of money to spend. One instance that showed the amount of money the aspirants were willing to spend is the Eid al-Adha in June this year. Despite how expensive rams were, some of the governorship hopefuls bought hundreds of rams to distribute among stakeholders and others. A medium sized ram went for about N400,000 in that period but a governorship aspirant was said to have purchased and distributed hundreds of them along with cash and other material gifts. A person who was able to spend hundreds of millions of naira in just one Salah obviously has a stupendous amount of money to pursue his ambition. It is being rumoured that there are at least four aspirants with such heavy war chest ready for the elections.
What Should Move Nasarawa Voters?
The Nasarawa voters must move beyond the usual mundane considerations of religion, tribe/indigeneship or money. What they should be concerned about is more concrete things such as proven track records, vision and feasibility, community connection, integrity and the ability to build bridges.
For track record, the Nasarawa voters must dig deep into the history of each contestant. What positions have they occupied? Were they effective in such positions? What projects or programs did they oversee in such positions? What impact did those projects or programs make in the community? These are questions that every voter must ask and answer about each candidate before making a decision.
Vision and feasibility primarily refers to the manifesto of the candidate and the ability of the candidate to actually fulfil what is contained in the manifesto. For now none of the aspirants has published a manifesto. This is because campaigns have not even officially began. But when it is time, voters must insist that every aspirant presents a lucid document as a manifesto. With such a document in hand, the voter can interrogate and decide which one is the best workable plan to take Nasarawa State to the next level in development and progress. For example, Nasarawa State is now well known for its solid minerals. The State has now – in a way – become synonymous with lithium. Which of the manifestos presents a clear path towards fully developing the solid minerals sector of the State?
Another thing that voters should watch out for is the candidate’s links with the grassroots. How accessible is the person? Voters must be weary of candidates who feel they are the best thing to happen to the world after sliced bread. A Governor must be one who has the heart of service with no single air of arrogance around him. Nasarawa State has many parts that are rural areas and so has no business with an elitist Governor who will not be able to the struggles of an overwhelming majority of the citizens. The electorate have to look through his past to know if he has a track record of engaging with the grassroots because some politicians can be so down-to-earth when they are courting your votes. You know the real man before he became an aspirant.
Closely related to the above is the issue of integrity and accountability. You always want a candidate with integrity and with no problem being accountable to the people. The leader should a servant of the people not just in name but indeed.
Who Are The Aspirants?
It must be stated here that even the person who was able to curate up to 31 names of persons interested in replacing Governor Abdullahi Sule in 2027, did not exhaust all the names. This write up can certainly not cover all 31 names. Only a few that can be described as ‘frontline’ will be mentioned. ‘Frontline’ in this context refers to persons who have openly expressed interest in the race and have people – both offline and online – canvassing support.
There are those that have already gone all out to indicate their interests to occupy the number one seat in Nasarawa State while there are some that could be said to be ‘testing the waters’.
The candidates mentioned below are also not in any particular order.
Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada
Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada was basically the first among the aspirants to openly declare his desire to become Governor. He contested the APC primaries in 2019 which he lost to Engr. Abdullahi Sule. Since then, he had always maintained that he would take a shot at the seat again after Governor Sule’s two terms in office. Senator Wadada is now keeping to his word.
Known by some as the ‘Linksman’, no one can doubt Senator Wadada’s ability to relate with people at the grassroots. As a former House of Reps member, former Chairman Peugeot Automobile Nigeria and current Senator, his network in the corporate and government circles are not also in doubt.
He is a Muslim from Keffi Local Government Area of the Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone.
Dr. Faisal Shuaib
Currently Dr. Faisal Shuaib seems like the frontrunner. He is likable and he seems to have endless resources – monetary and connections especially. Of all the candidates DFS (as he is now fondly called) is the one with the most similarities with Governor Abdullahi Sule. Coming into the race in 2019, Abdullahi Sule was seemingly with the least exposure to grassroots politics. Dr. Faisal is currently having a similar ‘challenge’. Just like Abdullahi Sule in 2019, DFS seems to have connections that makes ‘limitless resources’ available to him. So far, those resources are working for him because he remains in the conversation as the man to beat.
He is a Muslim from Toto Local Government Area of the Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone.
Dr. David Emmanuel Ombugadu
You do not emerge runner-up in two consecutive gubernatorial elections unless you have an undeniable popularity and acceptability. In fact, there are still a very large number of persons who insist that Ombugadu won the 2023 election. At least the election petition tribunal agreed with him. According to the official results released by INEC, David Emmanuel Ombugadu won about 43 percent of votes cast in that election. It will not be too wrong to assume that majority of those votes are guaranteed to repeat the voting pattern. With these, you can say that of all the potential candidates, David Emmanuel Ombugadu has a head start with his 283,016 votes.
On the other hand, it will be naïve to assume that things have remained the same. Even his party PDP is quite different from what it was in 2023. Many of its big wigs have left. They have moved to ADC or APC leaving the PDP weaker.
Another factor that worked for him was the religious card. It remains to be seen whether that card will remain useful in 2027.
He is a Christian from Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the Nasarawa North Senatorial Zone.
Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu
Popularly known as Doktan Talakawa, Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu was at the House of Representatives between 2011 and 2015 representing Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency. He gained popularity as a result of his numerous medical outreaches within and outside Nasarawa State through his Eggon Medical Forum (EMF) then and now Doctors On The Move Africa (DOTMA).
Although he has unsuccessfully tried to return to the House in 2015, 2019 and 2023, he is still a force to be reckoned with in the politics of Nasarawa State especially the Southern senatorial zone. In fact, he has galvanized the Eggon people of the Southern senatorial zone of the State and is often regarded as their political leader. This can serve as a spring board for his campaigns for 2027.
Dr. Kigbu who is also the Federal Commissioner representing Nasarawa State at the National Populations Commission and a member of the ruling APC, has made it clear that he intends to be on the ballot come 2027, giving the impression that he has not closed his mind to the possibility of having to move to another political party to achieve his ambitions.
He is a Christian from Lafia Local Government Area of the Nasarawa South Senatorial Zone.
Engr. Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna
A distinguished academic and engineer, Prof. Haruna holds multiple PhDs in Electrical Engineering and Entrepreneurship. He has extensive experience in industry and academia, and notably served as the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), where he spearheaded the development of Nigeria’s first ventilator and solar energy projects.
Prof. MS Haruna is relatively quiet among the gubernatorial hopefuls but his promoters assure all that care to listen that he has all it takes to pursue this race to the very end.
He is a Muslim from Karu Local Government Area of the Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone.
Dr. Ahmed Musa Mohammed
Hon. Dr. Ahmed Musa Mohammed (Baraden Nasarawa) is the current Accountant General of Nasarawa State. Although he is yet to openly declare his intention to run for the office, there is barely anyone resident in Nasarawa State that has not seen a campaign poster carrying his name and picture for Governor. He has had to come out recently to debunk allegations that he was mobilizing different political groups to aid in his aspirations. He stated categorically that his current focus is to the government of Engr. Abdullahi Sule.
In the list of persons currently regarded as aspirants, Dr. Ahmed Musa Mohammed can be regarded among the most politically experienced, having served as Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly for two terms between 2007 and 2015.
He is Muslim from Nasarawa Local Government Area of the Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone.
Major Gen. Nuhu Angbazo
The retired Major General with several years of distinguished military service, Angbazo held various command and staff appointments, including General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division. He contested the PDP gubernatorial primary in Nasarawa State in 2023, losing to David Ombugadu. His years of military training and service means his expertise includes security consultancy, public administration, diplomacy, project management, and peacekeeping, all very valuable assets to govern Nasarawa State. He is however somewhat of a greenhorn as far as mainstream politics is concerned. This could either be an advantage or disadvantage for him.
General Angbazo now in the ADC, unlike many of the other aspirants, has not been too vocal about an aspiration to occupy the number one seat in Nasarawa State.
He is a Christian from Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the Nasarawa North Senatorial Zone.
Barr. Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi
Barr. Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi is a seasoned lawyer and politician, who has occupied significant roles in government from 1996 when he served as the Executive Chairman of Karu Local Government. He also served two stints as Attorney General of Nasarawa State between 2003 and 2005 and then 2011 to 2013. He also served as Special Adviser to the then Governor of Nasarawa State and then Secretary to the State Government of Nasarawa State between 2017 and 2019. He also served as Nigeria’s Minister of State for Science and Technology and later Minister of Environment under President Muhammadu Buhari.
He recently resigned from the APC and moved to the ADC to join forces with other big wigs to wrestle power from his former party. Although he has a rich political pedigree, the former Minister still has work to do to gain more acceptability.
He is a Muslim from Karu Local Government Area of the Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone.
Hon. Jonathan Gaza Gbefwi
A federal lawmaker currently representing Karu/Keffi/Kokona Federal Constituency for the third consecutive term at the National Assembly, Hon. Jonathan Gaza Gbefwi is among the most likeable politicians. He is currently is SDP and may be positioning to benefit from the exit of Senator Wadada from SDP to APC. There are however quiet rumours that he is also receiving overtures from the ADC to fly their flag for governorship at the 2027 general elections.
He is a Christian from Karu Local Government Area of the Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone
IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu (Rtd)
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu served as Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police between 2019 to 2021 with many years of experience at the INTERPOL. The former police IG comes into the race with expertise in security, public administration, conflict management and diplomacy amongst others. He enjoys immense support from his Local Government which is the seat of power.
He is a Muslim from Lafia Local Government Area of the Nasarawa South Senatorial Zone.
There are some other persons whose ambitions are not as pronounced. While there are those keeping their ambitions close to their chest, others are being egged on by zealous supporters to contest to replace Governor Abdullahi Sule come 2027. Some of such persons include the immediate past Accountant General of Nasarawa State Dr. Zakka Ledkwi Yakubu, Senator Suleiman Adokwe, Hon. Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba, Senator Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo, Dr. Shuaibu Labaran Magaji, Alhaji Abubakar Giza (Abu Giza), Prof. Abdulkarim Kana, Arch. Shehu Tukur, Alhaji Abdullahi Maidoya and Dr. Musa Muhammed Maikaya. Even this list is not exhaustive as there are still many others not captured.
Women Are Still Missing In Action
For all the talk about gender equality and affirmative action, there is absolutely no woman in Nasarawa State that has so far declared or indicated interest in becoming Governor come 2027. This suggested a deeper problem considering the notion that there is hardly any woman from Nasarawa State with the resources (monetary and otherwise) needed to compete with the men at this level of politics. This is probably why the APC North Central Zonal Women Leader, Dr. Mrs. Esther Sam Alu is taking time to advocate for “men to shift a little so that women can also sit on the table”. In an interview with Eggonnews, the women leader had this to say: “You know, for the men, I wouldn’t want to say that the men are not being selfish or so. No. We know that the men are ahead of us. They are the men. All we are saying is, we are not saying that any man should stand up and then we want to collect his seat and sit down. No. What we are pleading with the men is for the men to shift a little, so that we can sit down. If there are 10 seats that men are seated, we are saying they should shift a little, so that the seat can accommodate 15 people, 5 women. That is all we are saying.
“And we have been talking about this 35% affirmative action. If you look at it, I don’t think we have even reached 5%. So, it’s not a kind of a war. We are not competing with the men.”
Who Will Governor Sule Endorse?
Who will enjoy the endorsement of the incumbent Governor Abdullahi Sule? In the history of Nasarawa State only Senator Umaru Tanko Almakura has not enjoyed the endorsement of an incumbent Governor. In fact, he beat an incumbent. Senator Abdullahi Adamu does not count since he was the first. It is safe to say that whomever Governor Abdullahi Sule endorses is already ahead in the race. But the Governor himself is still keeping that information close to his chest. While responding to APC stakeholders from the southern senatorial zone, the Governor declared that he was going to announce his preferred candidate but at the right time. The position of the stakeholders was to kick against zoning which will most likely favour the western senatorial zone.
The Governor affirmed that the Nigerian constitution gives every citizen the right to contest for any office and that he would not stop anyone.
“The constitution of Nigeria allows not just the aspirants but any citizen of this state to contest for the office of the governor. Nobody can stop it, and I won’t stop it. I believe in democracy, and I live in a democratic nation,” Sule said.
He thanked his immediate predecessor, Senator Al-Makura, for the support he received during his election but made it clear that he would not be forced to name a successor prematurely.
Sule cautioned aspirants against overconfidence, noting that his eventual support for a candidate does not guarantee victory, as seen in other states. He said his priority is ensuring that the state’s resources are effectively managed, adding that he would consult widely with party leaders before making a decision.
He pledged to support the eventual APC candidate financially “from his own pocket,” stressing that he would not collect money from any aspirant.
“When the time comes, I will consult with the right people. When I tell them who I have in mind, and if the majority disagree, we will collectively reflect and come out with the right person,” the Governor assured.
Conclusion
As Nasarawa State marches steadily toward 2027, one thing is clear: the political atmosphere has never been this charged, competitive, and uncertain. With a crowded field of aspirants, the question is not whether the people will have options, but whether they will make the right choice from those options. The familiar fault lines of zoning, religion, tribe, and money are already visible, but history has shown that the electorate in Nasarawa is capable of rising above these limitations to vote with discernment. The ultimate task before the people is to separate noise from substance, crowd from character, and promises from workable plans. In the end, it is not about who spends the most or shouts the loudest, but about who has the vision, credibility, and integrity to steer Nasarawa into a future of prosperity and stability. If voters keep this in focus, then the multitude of aspirants will not be a curse of confusion but a blessing of healthy democracy, ensuring that, truly, Nasarawa State is spoiled for choice.
