BREAKING: Ex-Foreign Affairs Minister Tuggar Loses APC 2027 Bauchi Governorship Ticket

Esther ChinenyeMay 23, 2026Last Updated: May 23, 2026

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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket for the 2027 elections in Bauchi State.

Tuggar was among the early appointees who complied with President Bola Tinubu’s directive requiring cabinet members seeking elective positions in 2027 to resign before March 31, 2027.

The result was announced on Saturday morning after a delay by AIG John Abang (rtd), Chairman of the APC Governorship and House of Assembly Primaries Committee for Bauchi State.

According to the announcement, former Governor Mohammed Abubakar emerged winner of the primary after defeating six other aspirants.

Abubakar polled 57,517 votes to secure the ticket, while Tuggar came second with 26,001 votes. Nura Manu Soro scored 13,638 votes.

Other contenders included Bala Maijama’a A. Wunti, who recorded 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.

Meanwhile, it was recalled that incumbent Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed had previously defeated the APC’s 2027 governorship candidate in the 2019 election while running under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).