Shuaib Quits Nasarawa 2027 Gov Race, Endorses Wadada

LAFIA, Nigeria — Dr. Faisal Shuaib, a governorship aspirant on the All Progressives Congress platform in Nasarawa State, formally withdrew from the 2027 race on Monday and endorsed Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, the candidate preferred by Governor Abdullahi Sule.

Shuaib, former Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, made the announcement during a world press conference in Lafia, the state capital. The decision followed extensive consultations with supporters and stakeholders across the state's 13 local government areas, prompted by the governor's recent endorsement of Wadada.

The aspirants from Nasarawa West zone had gathered at a consultative meeting convened by Governor Sule, where they agreed to rally behind a consensus candidate ahead of the party primaries. Efforts to select a single name among the eight aspirants failed, leading them to defer to the governor's choice. "We tried, in good faith, but the truth is that we could not arrive at a single name by our own hands, so we undertook that we would rally behind whomever he chooses," Shuaib told journalists, party leaders, and supporters.