By our Reporter

*As the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Working Committee moves to announce its Senatorial candidate for Nasarawa South, indications suggest the ticket will go to His Excellency Dr. Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, the Nasarawa State Deputy Governor.

A political analyst and veteran journalist God’spower Ede, observes the decision, once made public, is likely to trigger attempts by political actors to exploit divisions among constituents.

Two potential strategies have been highlighted. First, efforts to split voters along religious lines. Second, attempts to reignite community rivalries between Doma and Keana.

Ede warns that if emotions override reason, such tactics could open the door for outsiders to gain access to a seat that the Alago, who hold a marginal majority in the zone’s voting bloc, have long been expected to control.

“The Alago dominate three of the five local government areas in Nasarawa South and also maintain substantial populations in Lafia and Awe”. “That numerical strength has historically positioned the group to shape the political direction of the zone, the statement adds”.

The current APC power-sharing arrangement has effectively ceded the governorship seat to Nasarawa West and the deputy governorship slot to Nasarawa Eggon in the Nasarawa North Senatorial District. Under the present formula, securing even a House of Representatives seat from the Alago extraction appears unlikely.

Given the existing political equation, the stakeholder argue that the Senatorial ticket represents a critical opportunity for the Alago to retain influence at both the national and state levels.

“The time to rally behind the Akabe candidature for the Southern Senatorial seat is now,” said God’spower Ede,