No political ambitions beyond current tenure, am not Contesting again – Nigerian Governor
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Friday, stated that he has no ambition of becoming a lawmaker either in the Senate or the House of Representatives, after the end of his eight-year governorship tenure.
Sule ran his first tenure as the state governor from 2019 to 2023 on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
However, Sule, who sought to run for another four-year tenure in the 2023 governorship election was met with a challenge from the opposition – the Peoples Democratic Party, and its governorship candidate, David Ombugadu.
Ombugadu dragged Sule to court, challenging his 2023 election victory.
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal had, on October 2, sacked the governor and declared Ombugadu winner of the poll.
Unsatisfied with the judgment, Sule approached the appeal court where he was declared the winner of the election.
While speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, Sule noted that his major aim is to rule the state, and not run for the Senate or House of Representatives.
The governor said, “I came in only to be a governor. I did not come in to be a chairman, a senator or a member of the House of Representatives. I don’t have any dreams for those offices.
“I have no dream of becoming even president. I have no dreams for that. I can tell you categorically that Abdullahi Sule would not go for Senate after leaving office. By the time I finish my eight years, I can do whatever I want to do.
“You can take it from me confidently that I have no intention to run for the office of a senator. You can keep this tape and play it one day.”
The governor also said that he was expecting to win the Supreme Court judgment, adding that he could now get to work as the court case was over.
Prominent activist, Aisha Yesufu, had criticised the apex court’s judgment affirming Sule’s election victory, saying that it was a coup on the people who made their choice but were denied their mandate.
