Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has announced his intention to contest for the Benue North-East Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
While declaring his interest, Suswam said that since the constitution does not allow him to contest for governor again, he has decided to run for the Senate in 2027.
He also said that Benue State supported the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for 16 years but has now shifted its support to the APC and will back its candidates in the 2027 elections.
Suswam made this known during an interview with Arise News on Monday, where he said he is still strong enough politically to contest and win elections.
“Benue State, since I started politics in 1998, is a place where the people believe in one party,” he said. “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.
“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,” he declared.