The immediate past minister of foreign affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has lost the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2027 election in Bauchi State.
The former minister, who tendered his resignation from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet on March 30 to pursue his governorship ambition in Bauchi State, was defeated by a former governor, Mohammed Abubakar.
The APC Governorship and House of Assembly Primaries Committee headed by AIG John Abang (rtd), announced the results on Saturday morning.
Abang said the former defeated the immediate past Minister and fiveother aspirants to clinch the ticket.
He announced the results as 57,517 votes for Abubakar, the winner, 26,001 votes for Tuggar, while Nura Manu Soro garnered 13,638 votes.
Other contenders in the race included Bala Maijama’a A. Wunti, who scored 13,648 votes, Kabir Baba Ma’aji with 8,157 votes, Baba Abubakar Suleiman who secured 7,688 votes, and Yakubu Yakubu Abdullahi who polled 7,181 votes.
