Bauchi Guber: Leading APC aspirant, Umar withdraws from race

A leading gubernatorial aspirant for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bauchi State, Shehu Umar, has withdrawn from the race.

Umar revealed his withdrawal in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday.

Earlier, a coalition of support groups backing his aspiration advised him to withdraw his aspiration and refrain from participating in the party primaries.

The groups alleged that the atmosphere is not conducive for him to continue in the race.

According to the groups, the primary election process is fraught with irregularities, unclear, and highly ambiguous, stressing that what is currently playing out is merely imposition and selection rather than a democratic election.

With the development, the race for the APC governorship ticket for Bauchi is now between the former governor of the state, Mohammed Abubakar, and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar.

Bauchi Guber: Leading APC aspirant, Umar withdraws from race