The Migili Traditional Council (MTC) has appealed to Governor Abdullahi Sule and APC governorship flag-bearer Sen. Ahmed Wadada to consider Hon. Sonny Agassi, Director General of the Nasarawa State Geographic Information System (NAGIS), as the party’s running mate for the 2027 election.

The appeal was made on Tuesday in a joint statement by the MTC, led by Zhe Migili Dr. Ayuba Agwadu, and the Migili Cultural Development Association (MCDA), led by National President Dr. Abu Isaac Ishaq and issued to journalists in Lafia.

The Migili/Koro people, Dr. Ishaq said, are spread across Lafia, Doma, Obi, Awe, and Keana local government areas, with a voting population of over 50,000.

As part of the greater Kwararafa Confederacy, they have remained a major voting bloc in Nasarawa State since 1999.

Despite delivering bloc votes in successive election cycles, Dr. Ishaq lamented, the Migili/Koro nationality has been denied key positions, including the office of deputy governor.

He noted that the Migili were among the first settlers in the Lafia division, and argued that the time has come for the community to be considered for the number two slot.

“We have gone round pleading and soliciting for support from our brothers. This is the Migili project,” the statement said. “For the first time, the Migili Traditional Council, the Cultural Development Association, and the Youth Council have united to fight for this.”

The group described the Migili/Koro as peaceful, law-abiding, and organized, and urged Governor Sule, as APC leader in the state, to give the community a chance at the deputy governorship.

“We are appealing to the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, who is the leader of APC in Nasarawa State, and the APC flag-bearer, to consider Sonny Agassi as his running mate,” the statement added. “We are pleading that this time around we should be given the position of deputy governor, and our choice is DG NAGIS, Honourable Sonny Agassi.”