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Ex-Minister Tuggar loses APC governorship ticket in Bauchi
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket for the 2027 election in Bauchi State.
Tuggar, who resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet on March 30 to contest the governorship election, was defeated by former Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar.
The APC Governorship and House of Assembly Primaries Committee, chaired by AIG John Abang rtd, announced the results on Saturday morning.
Abang declared Abubakar the winner with 57,517 votes, while Tuggar polled 26,001 votes to come second.
Other results announced showed Nura Manu Soro with 13,638 votes, Bala Maijama’a A. Wunti with 13,648 votes, Kabir Baba Ma’aji with 8,157 votes, Baba Abubakar Suleiman with 7,688 votes, and Yakubu Yakubu Abdullahi with 7,181 votes.
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