Ex-IGP Alkali withdraws from Yobe Guber race

Former Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman Alkali, has withdrawn from the Yobe authorities governorship contention nether the All Progressives Congress, (APC)

Alkali announced his withdrawal that ended his governorship aspiration successful a connection made disposable to journalists on Wednesday. 

The erstwhile constabulary brag noted successful the connection that, helium decided to retreat from the contention aft bid of consultations with Vice President, Kashim Shettima, and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni arsenic good arsenic Borno State elders, among others.

“After owed consultations and exhaustive meetings with the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, the Executive Governors of Yobe and Borno state, elders and governmental associates, arsenic good arsenic immoderate precise captious stakeholders crossed the seventeen Local Government Areas, I person decided to retreat my aspiration to the governorship summons up of the 2027 wide elections,” helium said.

According to him, the determination was a voluntary 1 for the involvement of enactment unity, stableness and advancement of the  state. 

“Having made this decision, we person to but impulse our teaming supporters to stay calm, law-abiding and proceed to enactment our large party, the APC, arsenic good arsenic the eventual gubernatorial candidate”, helium added.

The retired constabulary brag was a...