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.
Glah was presented as the party’s deputy governorship candidate at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
“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.
“Together, we offer Adamawa a competent, balanced and results-oriented team dedicated to transforming the fortunes of our state,” he said.
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.
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.
A Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, she is also recognised for her work in engineering, sustainability, leadership development and community service.
Accepting the nomination, Glah thanked the party leadership and the people of Adamawa State for the confidence reposed in her.
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.”
The former NNPCL official said her professional experience had taught her that leadership required responsibility, teamwork and measurable results.
“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.
Glah said politics should be a platform for unity rather than division and reaffirmed her commitment to the ticket and the people of Adamawa.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
The APM said the ticket would focus on economic growth, effective governance and inclusive development ahead of the 2027 Adamawa governorship election.
