Adamawa APM gov candidate picks ex-NNPCL manager as running mate

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The Allied Peoples Movement has unveiled a retired senior executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Safriel Glah, as the running mate to its Adamawa State governorship candidate, Abdulrahman Haske, for the 2027 election.

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Glah was presented as the party’s deputy governorship candidate at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday.

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The party said the ticket was designed to combine Haske’s private-sector experience with Glah’s more than three decades of public-sector and oil and gas industry experience.

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Speaking at the event, Haske described the choice of Glah as a strategic decision based on competence, integrity, experience and a proven record of service.

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He said, “Today marks an important milestone in our collective vision for a more prosperous and forward-looking Adamawa State. In Safriel Glah, we have found a partner whose distinguished career embodies excellence, discipline, professionalism and selfless service.”

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Haske said that while his background was shaped by entrepreneurship, investment and private-sector leadership, Glah brought extensive experience in public administration, engineering management, environmental governance and institutional leadership.

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“Our partnership represents a convergence of complementary strengths. While I have spent years building businesses, creating opportunities and promoting enterprise, Glah has built an outstanding record in public administration, policy implementation and strategic leadership.

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“Together, we offer Adamawa a competent, balanced and results-oriented team dedicated to transforming the fortunes of our state,” he said.

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He added that the combination of public-sector experience and private-sector innovation would provide a foundation for economic growth, job creation, improved service delivery and shared prosperity in the state.

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Glah spent more than 34 years in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry before retiring as General Manager and Head of Environment, Health, Safety and Environment at NNPCL.

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A Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, she is also recognised for her work in engineering, sustainability, leadership development and community service.

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Accepting the nomination, Glah thanked the party leadership and the people of Adamawa State for the confidence reposed in her.

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She said, “I stand before you today humbled and profoundly grateful as I accept the responsibility of serving as the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement alongside my principal and Governorship Candidate, Hon. Abdulrahman Bashir Haske. I deeply appreciate the confidence placed in me and the privilege to serve.”

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The former NNPCL official said her professional experience had taught her that leadership required responsibility, teamwork and measurable results.

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“As Deputy Governorship Candidate, I will support my principal, complement his leadership and work with our team to promote a vision of inclusive development, opportunity, accountability and sustainable progress for Adamawa State,” she assured.

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Glah said politics should be a platform for unity rather than division and reaffirmed her commitment to the ticket and the people of Adamawa.

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“I pledge my loyalty, cooperation and dedication as we undertake this journey together. To the people of Adamawa State, I am ready to listen, ready to work and ready to serve,” she said.

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Meanwhile, the APM National Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, and the Adamawa State Chairman of the party, Badejo Bello, described the Haske-Glah ticket as a combination of experience and private-sector expertise.

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Dantalle said the party deliberately assembled a ticket that combines Haske’s entrepreneurship, innovation and economic vision with Glah’s experience in public service, policy implementation and institutional leadership.

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Similarly, Bello said Glah’s emergence would strengthen the party’s campaign, arguing that her public-sector career and management experience complemented Haske’s background in business, youth empowerment and enterprise development.

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The APM said the ticket would focus on economic growth, effective governance and inclusive development ahead of the 2027 Adamawa governorship election.

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