Tuggar Campaign Refutes Allegiance to Abubakar, Denounces Outcome of Bauchi APC Guber Primary

ThisDay· 3h ago· 1 min read

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

The campaign organisation of Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar Thursday refuted a report that supporters of the erstwhile Minister of Foreign Affairs had decided to back the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mohammed Abubakar, in the 2027 governorship election in Bauchi.

In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to Tuggar, Alkasim Abdulkadir, the campaign described the reports as false, insisting they did not reflect the position of the Tuggar Campaign Organisation.

According to the statement, those who addressed the press and claimed to be speaking for Tuggar’s supporters had themselves acknowledged that they were not authorised to represent the former minister or make declarations on his behalf.

“Our attention has been drawn to reports claiming that supporters of Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar have accepted the outcome of the APC…

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