Nasarawa state governor Abdullahi Sule has said the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election by fellow All Progressives Congress(APC) governors is not an attempt to mock Nigerians but rather a “belief” in his principal’s leadership qualities.
”It is a conviction of the governors, it is a belief of the governors. There is no sign of a mockery in this,” Governor Sule said on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
On Thursday, the APC’s 22 governors, all its members in the National Assembly, and its National Working Committee (NWC), alongside zonal leaderships, endorsed and adopted President Tinubu as the party’s sole candidate.
Although the president has not yet formally announced his intention to run for re-election.
This action has led to criticisms from opposition parties and other stakeholders who claim the president’s attention should be focused on issues of governance.
But Governor Sule feels there should be no grounds for complaints over an endorsement, as the opposition party acted similarly while in power.
”And with due respect, this is not the first time this has happened. At one point, the PDP had 31 governors in this country, and this sis not long ago, and they did not play on the intelligence of Nigerians.”
”In 2014, the governors of the PDP came and endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan, and the world did not come to an end, and people did not blame them that they were making a mockery of the people.”
”It is all part of the belief of the governors of the ruling party that the President has done well and has done much,” he said.
The governor was also quick to dismiss claims that the country was turning into a one-party state.
”When you hear the term one-party system, the APC has roughly 23 out of the 36. We forget this history very quickly.”
”We have issues right now, and we are working with reforms that have been done. Before it can be the best time for Nigeria, you have to go through this process. We are saying the process is what is been followed right now,” he said.
