Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and ex-NNPC executive, Bala Wunti, have lost the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Bauchi State ahead of the 2027 elections.
Former Governor Mohammed Abubakar secured the party’s ticket after defeating six other aspirants in the primary election, the results of which were announced early Saturday following hours of delay.
Chairman of the APC Governorship and House of Assembly Primaries Committee for Bauchi State, retired AIG John Abang, declared Abubakar winner with 57,517 votes.
Tuggar came second with 26,001 votes, while Nura Manu Soro polled 13,638 votes.
Bala Wunti closely followed with 13,648 votes. Other aspirants included Kabir Baba Ma’aji, who scored 8,157 votes; Baba Abubakar Suleiman with 7,688 votes; and Yakubu Yakubu Abdullahi, who secured 7,181 votes.
The outcome sets the stage for a familiar political contest in Bauchi, where Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party defeated Mohammed Abubakar in the 2019 governorship election.
Tuggar had resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet earlier this year after complying with the directive requiring political appointees seeking elective offices in 2027 to step down before March 31.
With the primary concluded, the APC will now look to rally behind Abubakar as it prepares for the 2027 governorship battle in Bauchi State.
