{"id":199049,"date":"2026-04-18T18:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gov-sule-presents-preferred-successor-sen-wadada-to-tinubu"},"modified":"2026-04-18T19:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:53:38","slug":"gov-sule-presents-preferred-successor-sen-wadada-to-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-sule-presents-preferred-successor-sen-wadada-to-tinubu","title":{"rendered":"Gov Sule Presents Preferred Successor Sen Wadada to Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Abdullahi Sule on Friday led Senator Aliyu Wadada to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he formally presented him to President Bola Tinubu as the consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Sule of Nasarawa State recently announced Wadada as his preferred successor.<\/p>\n<p>Sule made the announcement during a meeting with political appointees at the Nasarawa State Government House.<\/p>\n<p>He told the gathering that the process of identifying a successor had been ongoing for over a year, involving wide consultations that went beyond the boundaries of Nasarawa State.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the consultations included discussions with foreign and prospective investors, youth groups, women organisations, traditional rulers, party officials and various stakeholders from across the state\u2019s three senatorial zones, as well as selected members of his cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Abdullahi Sule on Friday led Senator Aliyu Wadada to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he formally presented him to President Bola Tinubu as the consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State. Governor Sule of Nasarawa State recently announced Wadada as his preferred successor. 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