Tuggar, who served in Tinubu’s cabinet, made the allegation while reacting to the outcome of the APC governorship selection process in the state, which has triggered outrage among several party stakeholders and aspirants.
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of imposing the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bauchi State, deepening the crisis rocking the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Tuggar, who served in Tinubu’s cabinet, made the allegation while reacting to the outcome of the APC governorship selection process in the state, which has triggered outrage among several party stakeholders and aspirants.
Speaking to journalists on Saturday, the former minister said APC aspirants had expected a transparent primary election but were instead informed that a candidate had already been chosen.
"We wanted an election where whoever won would emerge and whoever lost would accept the outcome. But the national chairman of our party called us and announced that M.A. Abubakar had been selected as the governorship candidate," Tuggar said.
