By Akinwale Kasali
Usman Alkali-Baba, a former Inspector General of Police, IGP, has finally withdrawn from the Yobe State Governorship Race.
The former Police Chief bowed to pressure following the endorsement of Baba Malam Wali as the All Progressives Congress, APC, Consensus Candidate for the 2027 Governorship Election in Yobe State.
Alkali Baba was part of
a group of six APC aspirants that include Senator Ibrahim Bomai, Mustapha Maihaja, Bashir Machina, Usman Baba, Kashim Musa Tumsah and Lawan Kolo Geidam, opposed to the Party’s decision to make Wali the Party’s Consensus Candidate.
Earlier, Lawan Kolo Geidam had, also, withdrawn from the contest and declared support for the consensus arrangement adopted by the party leadership.
His decision reduced the number of dissatisfied aspirants from six to five.
It, however, took the intervention of Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, Party Elders and Political Stakeholders across the 17 Local Government areas of Yobe State, before the former Police Chief decided to let go.
Announcing his decision to let the Party’s decision take its cause, Alkali Baba said: “After wide consultations with Vice President Kashim Shettima, Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, party elders and political stakeholders across the 17 local government areas of Yobe State, I have decided to protect unity within the APC and maintain peace and stability in the state”.
According to him, the decision was difficult but necessary for the progress of both the Party and Yobe State.
He appealed to his supporters to remain peaceful and continue backing the APC and whoever eventually emerges as the Party’s Governorship Candidate should be supported.
The remaining four aspirants who are opposed to the Party’s Consensus Candidate arrangement are Senator Ibrahim Bomai, Mustapha Maihaja, Bashir Machina and Kashim Musa Tumsah.
They said that a Primary must hold, stating that the final outcome of the Primary will be accepted.
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