Governor Abdullahi Sule announced the 2026 Nasarawa Investment Summit, slated for 6‑7 May 2026, and introduced a "Lafia Declaration" intended to lock in reforms and outline a development roadmap for the state capital, which currently lacks a comprehensive master plan. The unveiling took place in the Conference Hall of the Abdullahi Sule Investment Centre in Lafia.
Sule said the summit, themed "Bold Transitions: Building a Legacy for a Sustainable Future," will consolidate achievements from the past seven years and shape long‑term economic planning for Lafia. He emphasized that the event will embed a political‑economy dialogue framework to boost investor confidence and provide a venue for the Lafia Declaration, a voluntary pledge for political consensus among key actors.
"The Summit incorporates a deliberate political-economy dialogue framework aimed at reinforcing investor confidence. It will also serve as the platform for launching a Lafia Declaration, a voluntary commitment to build a political consensus for continuity by key stakeholders, including gubernatorial aspirants, the legislature, judiciary, development partners, and investors with a view to sustaining the State's economic reform trajectory beyond the political cycle," Sule stated.
The declaration seeks binding commitments from aspirants, legislators, judges, development partners and investors to keep reforms alive past the 2027 transition.
Governor Sule's push for a "Lafia Declaration" signals an attempt to shield Nasarawa's reform agenda from the inevitable political turnover in 2027. If stakeholders honour the pledge, investors may see a more predictable climate, potentially attracting projects that benefit ordinary Nigerians. Failure to secure genuine consensus could leave the state's development plans vulnerable to future political shifts.
