….Denies one term promise
BY BENEDICT NWACHUKWU, ABUJA
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has debunked the stories that he promised that he would go for one term as the governor of the state.
Sule made the clarification on Monday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, when he returned his completed APC Governorship expression of interest and nomination forms for a second term in office.
“I never said that I’m coming out for first term. And let me use the opportunity at the national television clarify that, what happened was that the same opposition that are showing interest actually send someone to ask me that what will be my reaction about people who are calling me one term (Governor) and I said to them if God Almighty makes it one term.
“I, Abdullahi Sule would be more than happy to spend my one term and go back. So, what they did was to pick it exactly where I said to spend my one term because they are afraid. They shouldn’t be afraid of Abdullahi Sule, they should come in and make it one term. Is not too late. They should come and beat me at the polls and make it the one term.
“It’s always exciting, it’s actually a time for that, we truly appreciate the leadership being provided. the Leadership being shown by our new chairman of the party, distinguish Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Turakin Keffi and all the new members of the working committee, we have seen orderliness, we are actually seeing the capacity and the competence of this new members of the working committees.
“To me it is a very exciting moment; more exciting team for me personally because this form that I just submitted was purchased for me by common people in Nasarawa state coming out together raising 500, 1000, 2000. They were ready to raise the funds to buy this forms for me so, that is what it is exciting for me and the submission of this form.
“I think the more people that are showing interest the more it is proven to the world how exciting the party is. What ever that is good, would attract people. There are so many other parties that don’t even have anybody that is purchasing form apart from the two political parties we have . In fact if you have one thousand people who are showing interest, it clearly shows that at the end of the day we will select the best.
“So, it is not everyone that bought a form that is going to be seen as anything serious. And I think the more the merrier that are showing interest to buy our form which is the most expensive . So at the end, we are the party to beat, we are the party of excitement, we are the party of attraction that is the reason why you are seeing that.”
On the form tucked into the forms which requires the aspirant to sign his withdrawal even before the primaries, Gov. Sule said, “I think it is a form that requires explanation and we are going to do our best to get explanation before signing the form.”
