2027: ‘I won’t impose running mate on Borno APC guber candidate’ — Zulum

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has said the prime of the All Progressives Congress, APC, lawman governorship campaigner for the 2027 predetermination rests with the party’s governorship candidate, Mustapha Gubio.

Zulum made the remark during a sojourn to the palace of the Emir of Biu successful Biu Local Government Area, wherever helium disclosed that the APC governorship campaigner is expected to denote his moving mate adjacent week.

The politician said about 27 aspirants had indicated involvement successful becoming the party’s lawman governorship candidate.

He, however, said portion helium and different enactment stakeholders would connection proposal during the process, the last determination would beryllium made by the governorship candidate.

According to Zulum, the enactment should beryllium guided by competence, fairness and the wide involvement of Borno State alternatively than sectional considerations.

He besides urged residents to commune for a peaceful enactment process that would nutrient a suitable moving mate for the party’s governorship candidate.

Zulum recalled that erstwhile helium selected his ain moving mate, helium received proposal from then-Governor Kashim Shettima but made the last determination himself, stressing that ...