Sule: HURIWA Working with PDP to Hijack My Mandate

Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia

The Nasarawa States Governor, Abdullahi Sule, yesterday, accused the Human Right Writers Association (HURIWA) of working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to hijack the mandate given him to govern by the state.

The governor made the accusation in reaction to a media publication credited to HURIWA, urging the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate his alleged utilisation of state funds to support his legal battle, following the recent judgement by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal against him.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, Sule called on the public to consider the allegation as another distractive strategy coming from an obviously partisan group working for the PDP.
He said: “It is on record that my administration has remained consistent in the promotion of transparency and accountability in governance, especially the management of state’s meagre resources since assumption of office in 2019 and cannot use a penny belonging to the state to pursue my matter at the Appeal Court or any personal cause.

“I hereby assure all individuals and groups, including HURIWA, who are working to hijack the mandate freely given to me in the March 18, 2023 governorship election by the people of the state that they will not succeed by the grace of God.”
Sule said he had since directed his legal team to appeal the erroneous ruling of two members of the three-man panel of the tribunal and should do everything within the confines of the law to ensure that the mandate given to him remained in place till 2027.
“We wish to reiterate the call on the good people of Nasarawa State to remain calm and peaceful in their conduct, no matter the provocation from members of the opposition party in the State,” the governor advised.