Abubakar Wins APC Nomination for 2027 Bauchi Governorship

Former Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has secured the All Progressives Congress nomination for the 2027 Bauchi State governorship election, marking a significant political comeback. The results were announced early Saturday by the chairman of the APC Governorship and House of Assembly Primaries Committee, retired Assistant Inspector General of Police John Bassey Abang.

Abubakar, who served as governor from 2015 to 2019, won a decisive victory, polling 57,517 votes. His closest rival, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, received 26,001 votes. Other contenders included Bala Maijamaa Wunti with 13,648 votes, Nura Manu Soro with 13,638, Kabir Baba Maaji with 8,157, Baba Abubakar Suleiman with 7,688, and Yakubu Yakubu Abdullahi with 7,181 votes. The primary, held on May 22, featured seven aspirants after two others withdrew in the preceding days.

The victory sets the stage for a potential rematch with incumbent Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party, who defeated Abubakar in the 2019 election. That loss marked the first time a sitting governor in Bauchi State failed to win a second term. With Governor Mohammed serving his final term, the APC...