Presidential poll : Why Peter Obi won Nasarawa – Gov Sule

Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has explained why the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) lost the state to the Labour Party’s Peter Obi in the presidential election.

Addressing reporters Thursday at the Government House in Lafia, the state capital, the governor said internal wrangling that arose from the party’s primaries were not actually the main reason for the electoral loss.

He said the presidential election was between political parties against a movement.

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“The election was between political parties against a movement. It was difficult for political parties because they didn’t know where the movement was going. But thank God that our candidate, Bola Tinubu, won the election,” Sule said.

The governor expressed confidence that the March 18 governorship election will be different, expressing confidence that APC will retain the state.

He said: “There are so many reasons why people lost elections. But in our own case, what makes us great might have contributed to us losing the election. One of the things that make Nasarawa great is the fact that because of the proximity of the state to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), a lot of people from other parts of the country, who probably do not share the sentiments of APC, went against us.”

Sule said states like Lagos, Benue, Kaduna, Kebbi do not have internal wrangling due to the primaries they conducted in their various political parties, yet they lost the presidential election to opposition parties.

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