A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC and former governorship candidate in Taraba State, Chief David Sabo Kente, on Wednesday turned down the request of his supporters to purchase forms for him to contest the seat of the Governor in 2027.
Our correspondent reports that supporters and political associates of Kente across the 16 local government areas of the state had on Wednesday gathered in Wukari to endorse Chief Kente and offered to purchase the nomination form for him from their pocket to run for the office of the Governor in 2027.
Kente contested the governorship seat in Taraba state under Peoples Democratic party (PDP) banner in 2015
He moved from PDP to Social Democratic Party (SDP) and secured the ticket of the party to contest the governorship election in Taraba state in the same year.
He later decamped to All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2019 and became a leading figure in the party.
Kente however turned down the request and offer, noting that the essence of the meeting was for the forum to review where they are coming from and chart a way forward, including reviewing the performance of the government at the State level.
Most of the speakers at the meeting argued that old members of the party were sidelined by the Kefas administration while Chieftains of APC who had invested their personal resources to build the party over the years were being neglected and excluded from the affairs of the party in the State.
The forum warned that members of APC in the state may be compelled to support any candidate of their choice if the party in the state fails to carry them along.
He said though he was part of those instrumental to the election of the incumbent governor Agbu Kefas but he was making consultations on the next line of action whether to contest or not.