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Benue North-East: I will be running for Senate in 2027 - Suswam

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Apr 13, 2026

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Former Governor of Benue State and ex-Senator representing the Benue North-East Senatorial District, Gabriel Suswam, has declared his intention to return to the upper legislative chamber via the 2027 general elections.

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The two-term former governor made the declaration during a public event over the weekend.

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Suswam, who recently decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said the state, since he "started Politics in 1998, is a place where the people believe in one party.ÔÇØ

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According to him, Benue State was "completely a PDP state for its first 16 years. And then subsequently after that, they moved to the APC.ÔÇØ

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"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.ÔÇØ

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Suswam added that "as a politician, if you are still strong enough to contest an election, you always want to contest elections.

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"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; the constitution forbids me from running for governor again. So, of course, I'll be running for Senate.ÔÇØ

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