A former Inspector General of Police and governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has stated that there will be no zoning arrangement for the Nasarawa State governorship seat ahead of the 2027 elections.
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Abubakar Adamu, who hails from Nasarawa South, also declared that he remains the frontrunner in the race for the party’s ticket.
The incumbent governor, Abdullahi Sule, is reportedly considering a successor from Nasarawa West.
However, Abubakar Adamu insisted that no consensus arrangement will be adopted in selecting the APC governorship candidate in the state, stressing that the use of direct primaries would ensure a fair and level playing field for all aspirants.
He explained, “The electorate will be allowed to pick their candidate, unlike in the indirect primaries system where delegates could be influenced against a candidate.”
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Adamu reiterated that there is nothing like zoning in Nasarawa, stressing that since 1999, when democratic rule returned, the state has never zoned the governorship seat.
He further explained that under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and the incumbent APC, zoning of the governorship seat has never worked.
Adamu said that while the governor in his wisdom wants to support somebody from Nasarawa West, his zone, Nasarawa South, is also saying it should be left open.
He added that although he does not expect any patronage from the governor, the electorate will determine who emerges come 2027. He pointed out that he has gone to the 147 wards in the state and has seen their problems, and told them to work together and focus on Nasarawa State.
He further said that they always manipulate through indirect primaries, expressing delight that the threat has been removed and nobody can take his delegates and keep them somewhere and tell them to vote a certain way.
Abubakar Adamu explained that consensus would never take place in Nasarawa State when more than one person have said they do not want it, assuring that they will be vigilant in order to make sure that the primaries are free and fair.
Speaking further, Adamu lamented the state of the capital, Lafia, noting that for a long time, it has not been given the priority it deserves, lamenting that it still looks like a glorified local government headquarters, as previous administrations did not prioritise the city as a capital.
