The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Nasarawa State, Godwin Alaku, has stepped down in favor of the incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Abdullahi Sule, ahead of the March 18, 2023 governorship election. Alaku announced his decision at a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Press Centre in Lafia on Wednesday.
According to Alaku, the ADC in the state resolved to support Governor Sule’s bid for a second term so that residents could continue to benefit from the dividends of democracy. He stated, “We have come to the realistic conclusion that the incumbent governor, Engr. AA Sule, has performed well since taking office in 2019. In view of that, I, Hon. Godwin Williams Alaku, have decided to step down as the ADC gubernatorial candidate in Nasarawa State and plead with all our members to vote en masse for Engr. AA Sule of the APC this Saturday.”
Alaku highlighted that Nasarawa State has faced challenges in security, the economy, and governance transparency, and asserted that Engr. AA Sule has handled these issues “tremendously well.” He argued that allowing the governor to serve a second term would enable him to build on the solid foundation laid over the past three years.
While urging peaceful conduct of the governorship and House of Assembly elections on Saturday, the former ADC candidate also called on residents not to vote based on religion or ethnicity.
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