{"id":199309,"date":"2026-04-22T18:13:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-chieftains-warn-senator-wadada-on-tinubu-intimidation"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:22:10","slug":"apc-chieftains-warn-senator-wadada-on-tinubu-intimidation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-chieftains-warn-senator-wadada-on-tinubu-intimidation","title":{"rendered":"APC Chieftains Warn Senator Wadada on Tinubu Intimidation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>All Progressives Congress chieftains in Nasarawa State sent a serious warning to the state gubernatorial aspirant, Senator Ahmed Wadada.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by Zamani Daniel and Ibrahim Tukur, the ruling party chieftains warned Senator Wadada against intimidating his opponents over his purported support by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>According to the party stalwarts, Wadada\u2019s purported closeness with the president will not fetch him victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know Mr. President to be a true democrat and a believer in upholding the wishes of the majority. This is why we are bothered and surprised that Wadada is boasting that Mr. President will hand-pick him ahead of more entrenched and popular aspirants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the saying goes, democracy is a game of numbers. Anyone who thinks he is popular enough should market himself to the people. Let Nasarawa citizens and party members choose who is best for them. With direct primaries now adopted by stakeholders, aspirants should market themselves to the people rather than use crooked means to get endorsement,\u201d they stated.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes as incumbent governor Abdullahi Sule endorsed Wadada\u2019s governorship aspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Sule\u2019s endorsement had stirred criticism in the ruling APC.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Wadada was elected under the Social Democratic Party but recently resigned his membership from the APC.<\/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. All Progressives Congress chieftains in Nasarawa State sent a serious warning to the state gubernatorial aspirant, Senator Ahmed Wadada. In a statement by Zamani Daniel and Ibrahim Tukur, the ruling party chieftains warned Senator Wadada against intimidating his opponents over his purported support by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 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