2027: Nasarawa ethnic group demands deputy gov slot

The Migili Cultural Development Association is demanding the Deputy Governorship position in Nasarawa State for the upcoming 2027 elections. The association, representing the Migili ethnic group, is appealing to the State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, to consider one of their own for the role under the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform. This demand stems from a perceived lack of political representation despite the Migili people's consistent support for the APC since Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999.

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We have gone round pleading and soliciting support from our brothers. As I said, this is the Migili project. For the first time, the student union, the youth, the cultural development association, and the traditional council have united to fight for this.

Dr. Abu Isaac Ishaq, the National President of the association, stated that traditional rulers have been actively lobbying other ethnic groups for support in this campaign. He emphasized the unity of various Migili organizations, including student unions, youth groups, the cultural development association, and the traditional council, in pursuing this "Migili project." Ishaq highlighted the Migili people's peaceful and organized nature, noting they were among the first settlers in the Lafia Division.

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Migili as a tribe, we are peaceful people, we are law-abiding people, we are a very organised people. We are the first to settle in Lafia Division. We are therefore appealing to the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, who is the leader of the APC in the state, to consider the Migili Nation for the deputy governorship slot.

Ishaq further detailed the Migili people's presence across five local government areas in the Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Lafia, Doma, Obi, Awe, and Keana, with a combined voting strength exceeding 50,000. He assured that if granted the Deputy Governorship slot, the Migili community would mobilize all their votes to ensure a landslide victory for the APC in the 2027 general elections. This call echoes a similar appeal made by Migili Youth Stakeholders to Governor Sule regarding the governorship running mate position.

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Our people are spread across the five local government areas of Nasarawa South Senatorial District, which include: Lafia, Doma, Obi, Awe, and Keana, with a total voting strength of over 50,000.