2023: Alago Adopts Engineer Sule/Dr Akabe As Sole Candidate

El Yakuq Ibraheem

The Alago ethnic nationalities under the banner of the Alago APC Forum, have adopted Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, and his deputy, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, as their sole candidates ahead of the 2023 general election.

The Alago APC Forum made this known while on a courtesy call at the government house recently.

Hon. David Ayewa, leader of the group, said the Alago people saw the need to openly throw their support behind Engineer Sule and his deputy, following the unprecedented achievements so far recorded under their stewardship.

The Alago APC Forum, which was formed four years ago, has found you worthy and hereby passes a vote of confidence on your excellency and your deputy, under a joint ticket of the APC.

“We are here gathered today, in your presence to adopt you your excellencies as the sole candidate and your running mate for this election. We will not have any other candidate other than you,” the group stated.

the Alago APC Forum commended the governor for the giant strides recorded under his dynamic leadership, especially in the areas of security, infrastructural development, investment opportunities, health care delivery, education, agriculture, and youth empowerment among others.

The group commended the governor for his guiding principles, transparency, accountability, and prudent management of public resources, in addition to his philosophy of continuity demonstrated through the completion of projects initiated by previous administrations.

The group further acknowledged that one of the major priorities of the administration is the sustenance of the security architecture of the state, which is cardinal to the development aspirations of the people.

“This is evident in your proactiveness, doggedness, resilience, and commitment, in prompt response to security situations. This endeavor has a significant impact which made our people sleep with their two eyes closed and also engage in the business of their livelihoods with that, we were able to harvest lots of crops last year,” Hon Ayewa said.

Hon Ayewa used the opportunity of visit, to appeal to the governor to extend his laudable interventions in agriculture, as according to him, all Alago lands have comparative advantage and are rich in potential suitable for the cultivation of both arable and cash crops, such as beniseed, groundnut, maize, guinea corn, millet, cassava, cashew nut, and melon among others.

The Alago APC Forum assured the governor of their unflinching support in the collective commitment to deliver the APC at the forthcoming general election.

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi  Sule In His Response appreciated the key role the Alago nation continues to play in his administration, stating that from the position of the deputy governor to the two ambassadors in the state, commissioner, permanent secretaries, head of the service, heads of other MDAs, special advisers, special assistants, among others.

Engineer Sule used the opportunity to tell them to remain tolerant of each other as political activities heighten across the country.

“Alago nation has been known as a people who are intelligent, educated, experienced and people who are definitely not hooligans, you should not allow a few who chose to be hooligans to destroy the Alago nation,” he said.

While urging Alago politicians to go and seek support from the people, the governor however appealed to the people to only elect politicians with known records of achievements.

He cautioned the electorates against selling their votes for money, stressing that once they are swayed by money politics, development ultimately suffers.

“If you decide to sell your votes, we can never see the development that we expected to see.

“We should look at the record of politicians, the kind of offices they held in the past, what they have done to us, what is it exactly they can boost of? those are the kinds of politicians that we should bring in,” he said.

The governor emphasized that if the people support politicians purely based on what they can offer them, then development has also ended right there because of what they have given them.

He equally pleaded with politicians against taking thugs who may disrupt activities during the coming primaries of the party, adding that screening exercises should be carried out under a conducive atmosphere.