Kebbi 2027: Idris, Deputy face off over Augie’s emergence as running mate

Subtle governmental tensions are emerging wrong the Kebbi State section of the All Progressives Congress, APC, up of the 2027 governorship predetermination pursuing Governor Nasir Idris’ determination to regenerate his deputy, Umar Abubakar-Tafida, with a erstwhile commissioner for finance, Ibrahim Muhammad Augie arsenic his moving mate.

The improvement has placed Governor Idris, his deputy, Umar Abubakar-Tafida, and Augie astatine the centre of a caller governmental controversy.

The announcement of Augie arsenic the governor’s moving mate was made on Sunday at the Presidential Lodge successful Birnin Kebbi by the APC National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Muhammad Argungu, during a sojourn by stakeholders from the Argungu Emirate to the governor.

Argungu said the determination followed nonrecreational ineligible proposal concerning Tafida’s eligibility to proceed arsenic the governor’s moving mate for the 2027 election.

He said the enactment had considered the ineligible issues arising from the 2023 governorship predetermination and subsequently settled for Augie arsenic Idris’ caller moving mate.

Argungu besides sa...