Tuggar Campaign denies backing Bauchi APC governorship candidate

By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi

The Tuggar Campaign Organisation has dismissed reports that supporters of Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar have accepted the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Bauchi State and pledged allegiance to the party’s candidate, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar (SAN).

In a statement issued on Wednesday by Tuggar’s Special Assistant on Media, Alkasim Abdulkadir, the organisation described the reports as false and inconsistent with its position.

“Our attention has been drawn to reports claiming that supporters of Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar have accepted the outcome of the APC governorship primary in Bauchi State and shifted their allegiance. This claim is false and does not represent the position of the Tuggar Campaign Organisation,” the statement said.

The denial followed a press conference by a group of persons who identified themselves as supporters of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and announced their support for the APC governorship candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The group, led by one of Tuggar’s coordinators, Musa Abdullahi, made the declaration at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Bauchi on Tuesday.

However, the Tuggar Campaign Organisation said the individuals had admitted that they were not speaking on behalf of Ambassador Tuggar and lacked the mandate to make declarations in his name.

It maintained that the position expressed by the group was personal and should not be taken as the stance of Ambassador Tuggar or his supporters.

The organisation also reiterated its position that no valid APC governorship primary election was conducted in Bauchi State.

According to the statement, the process that produced the party’s candidate was neither preceded by broad consultations nor based on the voluntary agreement of all aspirants and key stakeholders.

“It therefore cannot be regarded as a legitimate consensus under the principles of internal party democracy,” it added.

The organisation said Ambassador Tuggar remained committed to the APC, its constitution and the rule of law.

It urged media organisations to distinguish between the views of self-appointed groups and the official position of the Tuggar Campaign Organisation.

“Ambassador Tuggar’s support base spans all 20 local government areas of Bauchi State and cannot be represented by a handful of individuals,” the statement added.

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