7th NSHA Leadership : Gov. Sule accused of allegedly working against Nasarawa interest ***As APC Concern Youth vows to resist consensus theory in Nasarawa

By David Okpashi

As the Nasarawa state House of Assembly prepares to elect its leadership next week Tuesday for the 7th Assembly, A group under the auspices of concerned APC youth Saturday accused Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state of imposition of the immediate past speaker of the House, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi against the interest of the Nasarawa people.

The group in a press conference in Lafia alleged that they are aware that the governor who is the father of all is blindly supporting the imposition of the immediate past speaker Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi for the third term.

Leader of the group, Salihu Abdullahi Osuko vowed during the briefing that the APC concern Youths though members of the party will resist the governor’s action, expose other enemies of the state who either by hook or crook want to cause confusion in the state by orchestrating a plan to hold an illegal inauguration of the 7th Assembly,where only Pro Balarabe Abdullahi members Elect will be allowed into the hallow chamber to vote.

“Mr Governor Sir, we want to assure you that we will resist any attempt to set the state on fire therefore we are urging His Excellency Engineer Abdullahi A Sule Executive Governor of Nasarawa State to play the role of a Good father in this matter.

“Your Excellency Sir you are the Chief security officer of the state and you have been demonstrating that in the past four years that is why Nasarawa is among the most peaceful and progressives States in Nigeria.

Therefore the Election of Speaker Nasarawa state House of Assembly must not be a do or die affairs that can put the state into anarchy or chaos”, the group stated..

” We are calling on all security agencies in the state as well as all the good peace loving people of Nasarawa State to shine your eyes and stand up against enemies of the state who are so desperate to get or maintain power at the expense of the general peace and development of the state.

According to the statement: “The system that provides enabling environment,laws and freedom for the people to choose their leader through the ballot without any sentiment, intimidation,fear or favour, must be obeyed and adhered to strictly in the conduct of election to produce the speaker and other principal officers

.”As Nasarawa State House of Assembly members Elect prepares to elect their new presiding officers , Democracy must prevail in order to have a credible and acceptable principal officers through a transparent and legitimate process

Following happenings and ongoing agitation from different quarters on the election of the next Speaker and principal officers of the 7th Nasarawa State House of Assembly and the tension thereof. We, the Concerned APC Youth wish to state our positions on the matter at hand as follows.

The APC concern youth who described the alleged move by the state governor and others as unfortunate noted with dismay the leadership race for the Speakership taking a bad dimensions where some resorted to campaign of calumny and blackmail instead of marketing the credibility of their Aspirant.

“Distinguished gentlemen of the press we want to use this press conference to re assured Nasarawa State Governor Engineer Abdullahi A Sule that we believe in him as a Democrat, incorruptible and God fearing leader to allow democracy to prevail during the election of the incoming speaker of Nasarawa State house of Assembly.

We need peace in Nasarawa, Democracy must prevail and Election of Speaker must not be a do or die Affairs” the statement added..