By Shuaibu Usman Muhammad
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Thursday, warned governorship aspirants gunning from various political parties to ensure decorum in their activities.
Governor Sule said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has yet to lift the ban on political activities for the 2027 general elections, calling for restraint.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Affairs, Hon. Peter Ahemba, stated this in Lafia during a bi-monthly press briefing.
Recently, loyalists to some prominent governorship hopefuls in the state had resorted to social media rebuttals on political permutations which sparked serious tension in the polity.
The governor’s aide added that the disparaging comments from faithful of certain politicians are overheating the polity, describing it as worrisome and distractive.
During the briefing, Hon. Ahemba disclosed that Governor Sule has directed security agencies to tighten up security measures to contain the ominous trend of security challenges in recent times, vowing to continue to support security formations and deal decisively with criminal elements.
He lauded the efforts of traditional rulers in the state for their unwavering commitment to supporting government’s conscious move to end insecurity, maintaining that Nasarawa remains one of the most peaceful states in the country.
According to him, security concerns need public collaboration to address them, urging communities to provide actionable intelligence to security agents for quick response.
He added that government is ready to deploy technology to arrest insecurity plaguing the state, insisting that discussion is at advanced stage to procure security gadgets from a security firm to support the fight against insecurity.
While commenting on the education sector, he explained that no fewer than one thousand nine hundred and forty “qualified administrative staff” from the State Universal Basic Education Board have been redeployed to the classroom in order to bridge manpower gap in the basic education sub-sector.
He, also, disclosed that government had revoked nine contracts awarded to some contractors for the construction of primary schools due to the contractors’ failure to mobilize to sites eleven months after the contracts were awarded.