“For Governor Abdullahi Sule, the question of who to back for the 2027 Nasarawa governorship election should not keep anyone awake at night. It shouldn’t spark endless consultations, horse-trading, or anxiety about the future of the legacy he has painstakingly built. The answer is already in the room, and his name is Dr. Faisal Shuaib”.
These were the words of Alh. Ramalan Musa Ardo who poured out his heart in an interview with The EYEWITNESS on the burden of choice on Governor Abdullahi Sule ahead of the impending 2027 choice of candidatesby politicalparties. .
He continued: “This is not about sentiment. This is about cold, undeniable facts. Governor Sule’s eight years have been defined by quiet competence: roads that actually get completed, a state that moved from civil-service dependency to attracting real investors, security architecture that brought relative peace, and an agricultural revolution that is putting Nasarawa on the map as Nigeria’s emerging food basket. That kind of progress is fragile. Hand it to the wrong person with wrong temperament and bloated sense of entitlement and it evaporates in one term of noise and needless drama.”
“Dr. Faisal Shuaib is the only candidate in the field who does not require on-the-job training. He delivered results under national spotlight, managed billions without a whisper of scandal, and still found time to quietly fund boreholes, scholarships, and medical outreaches across the three senatorial zones without pasting his face on a single banner.”
“That is the definition of character.
<span;>He is young enough to relate with the youth, yet experienced enough to command the respect of elders. In a state where zoning, indigeneity and equity conversations can overheat, Faisal Shuaib is the only name that cools the room instead of raising the temperature”.
Governor Sule has always insisted on competence over clannishness, performance over propaganda. Dr. Shuaib is competence personified. He has the technical depth of an engineer, the managerial track record of a global health leader, and the political dexterity to unite a state as beautifully diverse as Nasarawa.”
“Picking him is not a gamble; it is insurance. Insurance that the Karu flyover will have a twin, that the solid minerals revolution will mature into refineries and jobs, that the Nasarawa Technology Village will become West Africa’s Silicon Valley, that no child will die of preventable diseases because primary health care collapsed the day a new governor was sworn in.”
“In 2027, Governor Sule does not need to search for loyalty; Faisal has shown it. He does not need to search for capacity; Faisal has demonstrated it on a national and international stage. He does not need to worry about betrayal or needless rivalry; Faisal’s politics is development, not division.”
“So Your Excellency, when the time comes to point in one direction and say “this is the person,” let it be swift, let it be decisive, let it be unanimous because when the best man for the job is already wearing your vision like a second skin, indecision is not caution; it is unnecessary risk.”
“Dr. Faisal Shuaib doesn’t just tick every box. He is the entire checklist.
<span;>For Nasarawa’s sake, for the sake of the legacy you have bled to build, 2027 should not be a puzzle. It should be a no-brainer” Ardo concluded.
