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Six governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Yobe State have rejected the alleged endorsement of a consensus candidate ahead of the 2027 governorship election
They insisted that the process violated provisions of the Electoral Act and the party’s constitution, and passed a vote of no confidence in the state APC Chairman Alh. Mohammed Gadaka, accusing him of bias and partiality.
They jointly stated this in a statement issued at the end of their meeting held on Thursday in Abuja.
The group demanded Gadaka’s immediate withdrawal from all matters relating to the conduct and supervision of the Yobe State primary elections.
The aggrieved aspirants include former Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; Senator representing Yobe South, Ibrahim Bomai; Mustapha l Maihaja, former Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency; Lawan Geidam, former Mandate Secretary for Youths and Sports in the FCT; Kashim Tumsah, former board member of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited; and Bashir Machina, former Chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council.
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The statement reads in part, “Following the continuous apparent partisanship displayed by the Yobe State APC Chairman, it is very clear that the APC chairman is highly compromised and the aspirants do not have confidence that he is capable of holding or supervising a free, fair, transparent and credible direct primary election.
“In the light of the above, the aspirants strongly demand the immediate withdrawal of the Yobe State APC Chairman from all matters relating to the conduct and supervision of the Yobe state primary election”.
While restating their confidence in the national leadership of the APC, the group also reaffirmed their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid.
The aspirants said attempts to impose a candidate on party members without due consultation and adherence to democratic procedures would create tension and division within the APC in the state.
The purported endorsement of a particular candidate as the APC governorship consensus candidate does not conform with the requirements and provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 and the APC Constitution. No individual or group has the authority to impose a candidate on party members without following due process.
It will be recalled that Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, alongside other APC stakeholders, allegedly endorsed Baba Wali, a former Secretary to the State Government, as his preferred successor.
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