Nasarawa APC hails Speaker over loyalty, support for party, Govt.

By Okpashi Odama

The Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Aliyu Bello, on Monday led members of the State Working Committee of the party on a thank you visit to the Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau in his office in Lafia, the State capital.

The visit to the Speaker, according to the State APC Chairman is to appreciate him for accepting the outcome of the APC primaries for Karu/Keffi/Kokona Federal Constituency in good faith.

He said he led the working committee of the party on an appreciation and consolation visit to the Speaker whom he said deserves every commendation for accepting the outcome of the primary election considering his position as Speaker of the state legislature.

The State APC Chairman urged those who couldn’t make it in the just concluded APC primaries to emulate the Speaker by accepting the outcome in the interest of peace, unity, progress and development of the party.

“We came as a party, first to appreciate him for being a man of God, a man of faith and man who believes in destiny.

“After the APC Primaries, despite the outcome of the primaries, the Speaker came out clearly to identify with the party, the Governor and all the party winners, it is something that need to be appreciated and we came to appreciate him.

“The Speaker has really shown to the world that he believes in God, if it was somebody as Speaker of the state legislature, he would do something differently” he said.

Dr. Bello said that the visit was also to console and plead with the Speaker as well as to thank him for believing in the party.

According to him, the Speaker is a point of example, He is a shiny star that others should copy and emulate.

“The message is either you win or you lose, some of them won in the other times and some people supported them.

“So we appeal that if you loose this time, tomorrow is another day. There are other positions in the state and federal that you can be fit into. So we are calling on those that lost out during the party primaries to emulate the Speaker by accepting defeat in good faith” he said.

The APC Chairman said that leadership comes from God, hence the need for politicians not to over heat the polity.

Responding, Dr Danladi Jatau, Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has appreciated the Chairman and his team for the visit and assured them of his continued commitment for the victory of the party beyond 2027.

“Today, I received the State APC Chairman and other officials. They are here to appreciate me. Secondly, they are also here to console me for what has happened in the last APC primaries.

“I have accepted it even in the Chamber as the will of God that is how its supposed to be as leadership comes from God . And I have moved on, we should move forward for the victory of the party” he said.

The Speaker assured the party leadership of his continued commitment to mobilise support for the victory of the party candidates in 2027.