Kigbu Withdraws from Lafia/Obi APC Reps Primary

…..Denies ₦50m Inducement Claim

By Abel Zwanke, Lafia. 

A former aspirant for the Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency seat under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Isaac Ali Kigbu, has withdrawn from the party’s primary election, citing the need to preserve unity and peace within the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Kigbu announced his withdrawal on Sunday in a press briefing shortly after the APC primary election for the constituency was scheduled to hold. 

According to him, the decision followed extensive consultations with party leaders, including Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State.

He said his action was guided by the overriding interest of party cohesion and stability.

“After extensive consultations with party leadership, and in particular with His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, I have reached the considered decision to withdraw my candidacy from this contest,” he stated.

“This decision is anchored on a single principle: the unity, cohesion, and peace of our great party, the APC. Politics is transient, but the strength of our platform and our collective resolve to deliver good governance to the people of Nigeria must endure.”

The former aspirant called on his supporters across Lafia and Obi Local Government Areas to remain loyal to the APC and support the party’s candidate in the forthcoming elections.

“At this moment, the greater service I can render is to place party harmony above personal ambition, so that we approach the 2027 general elections as one indivisible family,” he said.

“To my teeming supporters across Lafia and Obi, I say thank you for your unwavering trust and sacrifice. I call on you to sustain that same spirit by standing firmly behind our party and its chosen candidate, and to embrace unity and peace within our ranks.”

Kigbu also urged party members and residents of the constituency to support the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“I also urge you to lend your full support to the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, which represents our collective pathway to economic recovery, security, and inclusive development,” he added.

He further maintained that his commitment to public service remained unwavering despite stepping down from the race.

“For me, public service is not bound by the outcome of one election. As long as God grants me life and strength, I remain committed to the cause of Service to Humanity,” he stated.

Meanwhile, Kigbu dismissed allegations circulating on social media that he was induced financially to withdraw from the contest.

“Let it be stated clearly, I,. Isaac Ali Kigbu, have not received the sum of ₦50 million, nor any form of inducement, from any individual or group in relation to this process,” he said.

“My withdrawal is an act of conviction and loyalty to the party, not of compromise.”