Nasarawa West Senator, Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, has promised to continue and deepen the economic reforms and investment drive embarked upon by the administration of Governor Abdullahi Sule if elected in 2027.
Wadada gave the pledge yesterday in his goodwill message at the 2026 Nasarawa Investment Summit, where he described the event as “a strategic inflection point” in the economic journey of Nasarawa State.
Speaking to investors, policymakers, captains of industry and members of the diplomatic and business community, the senator said the summit marked a transition from “building momentum to institutionalising legacy; from attracting investments to sustaining impact; and from vision to measurable, long-term prosperity.”
He praised Governor Sule’s administration for providing a solid foundation for economic transformation through reforms, infrastructure development and strategic investment promotion initiatives led by the Nasarawa State Investment Development Agency (NASIDA).
He said the state received over $1.23 billion in investment inflows in 2024, with about $466 million already actualised according to figures from the Nasarawa Investment Reports of December 2025, while the 2025 investment portfolio was over $1.008 billion.
“They are not just numbers. They are signals of a system working. They are indicative of a conscious move away from rhetoric toward results,” Wadada said.
The senator also commended the introduction of the Lafia Declaration at the summit, terming it a big step towards sustaining reform continuity beyond political cycles through institutional memory, policy discipline and long-term planning.
As a political leader and proud son of Nasarawa State, I acknowledge and commend the leadership of Governor Abdullahi A. Sule. “His administration has done what is most important in governance: de-risking the state for investors, strengthening institutions and aligning development with strategy,” he said.
Wadada told stakeholders that his administration, if elected governor in 2027, would build on the gains already made and not undo ongoing reforms.
“We will not disrupt progress, we will deepen progress. “We will not reverse reforms, we will institutionalise and scale up,” he said.
He said investment and economic growth would remain at the core of his WADADA HEARTS Agenda, especially under Pillar Five on trade and investment.
He said priority areas under the agenda would include scaling up domestic and foreign direct investments across mining, agriculture, manufacturing and energy while also strengthening investor confidence through policy stability and contract sanctity.
The senator also revealed plans to set up a Governor’s Results Delivery Unit, real-time development and investment performance dashboards, and quarterly accountability reviews to ensure effective project delivery and measurable governance outcomes.
“Because at the end of the day it’s not what is announced that matters, it’s what is delivered,” he said.
He also called on investors and development partners to leverage on Nasarawa State’s strategic location of bordering the Federal Capital Territory, vast mineral resources and a reform-oriented investment climate.
“We will build on the investment drive of His Excellency, Governor Abdullahi A. Sule. “We will protect what has been built and we will take Nasarawa to the next level of growth and prosperity,” he said.43
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