The former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan has announced his plan to contest for the Benue North-East Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections.
Suswam who made the declaration on Monday, April 13, said he would be contesting under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking on the new trajectory for his political career, the two-time governor explained his reason for running under the ruling APC.
He said, “Benue State, since I started politics in 1998, is a place where the people believe in one party. “Benue State for its first 16 years was completely a PDP state. And then subsequently after that, they moved to the APC.”
“As a Benue son, I won’t be an exception to what my people want and what my people believe. They now believe in the principles and philosophy of the APC,” Suswam said.
The former governor added that as a young politician, one would always be eager to serve his or her people.
He also noted that with his willingness to serve he cannot contest for the seat of governor in the state but the Senate.
“I’m a politician. And as a politician, if you are still strong enough to contest an election, you always want to contest elections. The only election that I can contest now is the Senate.
“Of course, I can’t go back to run for governor even if I want to run for that, the constitution forbids me from running for governor again. So of course, I’ll be running for Senate,” the former governor stated.