2027: Fresh Trouble Hits Bauchi APC Over Candidates’ Substitution

THISDAYLIVE | 12-09-2026 02:39am |

Some State House of Assembly candidates in Bauchi State have alleged that their names were substituted after they won the party's primary elections. The allegations come months after the APC appointed former House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara to lead a reconciliation committee to address grievances among party members in the state. The development has further widened cracks within the party, amid resignations of prominent chieftains and aspirants and growing complaints over alleged imposition of candidates and lack of internal democracy ahead of the 2027 general elections. One of the affected candidates, Hon. Abdulhamid Rufai, who is seeking to return to the Bauchi State House of Assembly to represent Z...

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