Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has officially announced his intention to run for the Benue North-East Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
Suswam made this known on Monday during an interview on Arise TV.
It will be recalled that the former governor, in February, confirmed his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling APC, although the PDP maintained that he had effectively exited the party earlier.
Speaking during the interview, Suswam described his decision as a “political realignment” based on conviction rather than personal gain.
He explained that Benue State has traditionally aligned with a dominant political party, noting that the state was previously under PDP control before shifting to the APC.
According to him, his decision reflects the preference of the majority of people in the state.
“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,” he said.
Addressing his ambition for 2027, the former two-term governor stated, “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.”
