The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr Abdullahi Sule, has declared that Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada is his preferred candidate to succeed him as governor of Nasarawa State in the 2027 general election.

HE described the senator as the embodiment of the spirit that has guided his administration’s approach to governance and political inclusivity.

The governor told the gathering that the process of identifying a successor had been ongoing for over a year, involving wide consultations that went beyond the boundaries of Nasarawa State.

Wadada, who is the chairman of the Senate committee on public accounts, is from Keffi in the western zone of the state; the zone governor, Sule, has been promoting him to take the governorship slot, as the last time the zone produced a governor was Sen. Abdullahi Adamu from 1999 to 2007.