By Samson Obande,  Lafia

The Alago Nation has endorsed Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada as its preferred candidate for the governorship of Nasarawa State ahead of the 2027 general election.

The endorsement was announced by the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State and political leader of the Alago Nation, Dr. Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, during a political rally held in Obi on Saturday.

The rally was organized by a political support group known as AA to AA Alago Agenda, with the aim of galvanizing grassroots support for Senator Wadada’s governorship bid.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Akabe said the Alago people have no better alternative than to remain with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, which he said has done so much for them in the last Seven years under the leadership of Governor Abdullahi Sule.

He urged the Alago people to see Wadada’s governorship project as a collective one, noting that his maternal root of Agatu extraction automatically makes him a bonafide grandson of the Alago Nation.

Dr. Akabe also solicited support for all APC candidates of Alago extraction, including Hon. Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba for Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Hon. Mohammed Oyanki for Doma North State Constituency, Hon. Musa Ibrahim Abubakar for Doma South, Hon. Isa Abdullahi Igbo for Keana Constituency, and Hon. Joseph Ada Onuku for Obi I Constituency, as well as other APC candidates in all elective positions.

The Deputy Governor also expressed his total support for Hon. Nalaraba’s Senatorial bid, putting behind him the outcome of the recent APC primary election which gave victory to Nalaraba, describing the development as the perfect will of God.

Responding, Senator Wadada appreciated the Alago Nation for the overwhelming support and pledged to reciprocate the gesture when elected.

He assured of his readiness to consolidate on Governor Sule’s achievements across all sectors and ensure that all communities in the state receive adequate government attention.

Also speaking, the APC Senatorial Candidate for Nasarawa South, Hon. Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba, lauded the AA to AA Alago Agenda initiative, saying the historic endorsement would spur them to offer quality representation if elected.

On his part, the State Chairman of the APC, Dr. Aliyu Bello, who chaired the occasion, called on Alago people to resist the antics of power mongers bent on taking the state back to the dark era, urging them to remain firmly in support of the ruling APC.

Earlier, the Convener of the AA to AA Alago Agenda, Dr. Mohammed Osolafia Egyegbola, said the event was organized to endorse APC candidates across Alago communities and to empower vulnerable persons in the area.

Other speakers at the rally, including Distinguished Senator Salihu Hussaini Egyegbola, Hon. David Ogwole Ayewa and Hon. Victoria Apawa Bako, all expressed total support for the mission to deliver APC candidates from top to bottom in 2027.

The event also featured 20,000 cash support to 300 beneficiaries from 23 electoral wards of Alago extraction as part of grassroots mobilization for Senator Wadada’s governorship bid.