Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has defended his endorsement of Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada as his preferred candidate for the 2027 governorship election, responding to criticism from former governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Ali Abare, the governor's office emphasized that Sule acted within established political norms and has "done absolutely nothing wrong." The statement pointed out that the process now being questioned by Al-Makura is the same one through which Sule himself became governor, referencing an interview in which Al-Makura revealed he had chosen Sule over other aspirants when marking his 70th birthday. The government noted that such endorsements are part of the state's political tradition, citing former governor Senator Abdullahi Adamu's selection of the late Aliyu Akwe Doma as his successor. According to the statement, Sule's decision followed extensive consultations across Nasarawa, involving party leaders and stakeholders. The government reiterated that the governor exercised a right long recognized within the party's internal democracy. Al-Makura has not issued a formal counter-response.
A sitting governor publicly backing a successor mirrors the very system critics once challenged when they were in opposition. If precedent is justification, then the cycle of anointing successors is now cemented as institutional practice, not individual choice. This normalizes top-down decision-making in party politics, regardless of who holds power. The real question is not whether it is legal, but whether it strengthens or weakens internal party democracy.
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